The Daily Poem

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Larry K. Richman's "The Joys of House Wrecking"

“The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation slow, laborious and dull.” -Roger ScrutonLarry Richman (1934-2023) was born in Philadelphia and grew up on a small Bucks County chicken farm north of the city. He attended local schools and then Colora ...  Show more

 . 4min 33sec

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Larry K. Richman's "The Joys of House Wrecking"

“The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation slow, laborious and dull.” -Roger ScrutonLarry Richman (1934-2023) was born in Philadelphia and grew up on a small Bucks County chicken farm north of the city. He attended local schools and then Colora ...  Show more

 . 4min 33sec
Geoffrey Chaucer's "Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales"

Though J. R. R. Tolkien translated portions of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, he did not live to complete the project. Fortunately another Inkling, Nevill Coghill, succeeded where Tolkien could not, and produced the modernized verse-rendering that today’s selection comes from. Happy ...  Show more

 . 5min 37sec
John Keats' "This Living Hand"

Today’s poem has a way of reaching out and grabbing you. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe 

 . 4min 50sec
E. E. Cummings' "anyone lived in a pretty how town"

Today’s poem–in which men and women are the two halves of a bell’s tone–voices the rhythms and joys of life in an unconventional way that has to be heard and understood with the body before the mind. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with othe ...  Show more

 . 4min 8sec
Walter de la Mare's "Good-bye"

Today’s poem is about (not) getting the last word. Happy reading.Walter de la Mare, born on April 25, 1873 in London, is considered one of modern literature’s chief exemplars of the romantic imagination. His complete works form a sustained treatment of romantic themes: dreams, de ...  Show more

 . 5min 5sec