The Locals by Stefan Beck
Why Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters still resonates 100 years later
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
"You've Got to Start Somewhere" by Deborah Landau : The Poetry Foundation
Read this poem by an American poet: You've Got to Start Somewhere by Deborah Landau : The Poetry Foundation
Monday, June 22, 2015
"Fireflies in the Garden" by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation
Read this short poem, which is good for children: Fireflies in the Garden by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation
Robert Frost (1874-1963)
American poet
Sunday, June 21, 2015
"Father's Day: My One-Word Poem" by Monty Gilmer
FATHER'S DAY: MY ONE-WORD POEM
by Monty Gilmer
Fatherless.
First appeared in Six-Word Memoirs, http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com
by Monty Gilmer
Fatherless.
First appeared in Six-Word Memoirs, http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com
Friday, June 19, 2015
"[Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way]" by Juan Felipe Herrera / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation
Read this poem by American poet Juan Felipe Herrera: [Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way] / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation
To read a biography of Juan Felipe Herrera, click here.
To read a biography of Juan Felipe Herrera, click here.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Saturday, June 13, 2015
"The Circus Animals' Desertion" by William Butler Yeats : The Poetry Foundation
Irish poet and dramatist William Butler Yeats was born on this day in 1865. Read this poem of his: The Circus Animals’ Desertion by William Butler Yeats : The Poetry Foundation
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
Friday, June 12, 2015
"Ah, Ah" by Joy Harjo : The Poetry Foundation
Read this poem by a Native American poet: Ah, Ah by Joy Harjo : The Poetry Foundation
Thursday, June 11, 2015
"The Mosquito" by Rodney Jones / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation
Listen to a recording of American poet Rodney Jones reading this poem of his: The Mosquito / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
"'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' Turns 100" by The Editors
Read this article: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” Turns 100 By The Editors
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a poem by T. S. Eliot that was first published in the June 1915 issue of Poetry: A Magazine of Verse.
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a poem by T. S. Eliot that was first published in the June 1915 issue of Poetry: A Magazine of Verse.
T. S. Eliot (1888-1965)
American-born British poet and critic
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
"Glass" by A. R. Ammons / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation
Read this poem by American poet A. R. Ammons (1926-2001), and listen to a recording of him reading it: Glass / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation
Saturday, June 6, 2015
"Lydia Puckett" by Edgar Lee Masters : The Poetry Foundation
Read this poem from its author's Spoon River Anthology (1915): Lydia Puckett by Edgar Lee Masters : The Poetry Foundation
Edgar Lee Masters (1869-1950)
American author
Friday, June 5, 2015
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
"Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer : The Poetry Foundation
The subtitle of this poem, which is good for children, is "A Ballad of the Republic, Sung in the Year 1888": Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer : The Poetry Foundation
On June 3, 1888, the poem "Casey at the Bat," by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, was first published in the San Francisco Daily Examiner.
On June 3, 1888, the poem "Casey at the Bat," by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, was first published in the San Francisco Daily Examiner.
Ernest Lawrence Thayer (1863-1940)
American writer and poet