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Robert Service's "The Law of the Yukon"
Today’s poem might be the photo-negative of Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus;” the personified Yukon does not mince words in saying the tired, huddled…
1 month, 1 week ago
Wisława Szymborska's "In Praise of My Sister"
Today’s poem enjoys (among other things) the sheer relief of escaping from other poets. Happy reading.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
Ezra Pound's "Meditatio"
Today’s poem ponders man’s dignity. Happy reading.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
Thomas Lux’s “A Little Tooth”
Today’s poem lets the reader experience all the dread and feeling of parenthood in nine lines. Happy reading.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
Herman Melville's "In the Prison Pen"
Today’s poem comes from a writer not remembered for his poetry, but when Melville’s early success as a novelist seemed to falter, he dedicated a numb…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Carl Sandburg's "Back Yard"
Today’s poem is all summer atmosphere. Happy reading.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
Robert Frost's "For Once, Then, Something"
Today’s poem is a poem about the way looking gets in the way of what we perceive. Happy reading.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
Edgar Guest's "A Boy and His Dad "
Today’s poem speaks unironically of a pastoral Eden where fathers and sons commune with one another while the fish jump. Happy reading.
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1 month, 4 weeks ago
Richard Armour's "Parental Pride"
Today’s poem takes a well-meant jab at the things we say about babies. Happy reading.
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2 months ago
William McGonagall's "Attempted Assassination of the Queen"
Today’s poem comes from the pen of the perfect mid-week poet. Happy reading.
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2 months ago