Charlotte Mew's "In the Fields"

My old knee injury usually alerts me to changes in the weather, but in today’s poem Kooser offers a litany of other indicators. 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.substa ... Show More

Today’s poem is a tribute to the seasonal liftings-of-the-veil that reveal to us the beauty undergirding the world. 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/subsc ... Show More

In today’s poem: the dignity of old age, and Charles Dodgson as the Victorian Weird Al. 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 

‘Goblin Market’ was the title poem of Christina Rossetti’s first collection, published in 1862, and while she disclaimed any allegorical purpose in it, modern readers have found it hard to resist political interpretations. The poem’s most obvious preoccupation seems to be the Vic ... Show More

Continuing on our theme of "Canada". the girls discuss the Dionne Quintuplets, the 5 babies born in rural Ontario and became a depression-era sensation. This one is sad! Babies should not be a tourist attraction (hot take)We also discuss Broadway, of course.Sign up on Patreon for ... Show More

Dans un royaume en proie aux guerres de religion, le début du règne de Marguerite de Valois n’est pas de tout repos. Catholique, elle est mariée à un roi protestant dans l’espoir de ramener la paix, en vain. Refusant de se cantonner à la place que lui imposent sa naissance et son ... Show More

On this week's episode, A.O. Scott joins host Gilbert Cruz to talk about the value of close reading poetry. And New York Times Book Review poetry editor Greg Cowles recommends four recently published collections worth reading.Books mentioned in this episode* "New and Collected He ... Show More

Elle était une icône de la chanson française. Françoise Hardy est morte à l’âge de 80 ans. Son fils Thomas Dutronc l’a annoncé ce mardi 11 juin dans un message sur Instagram. « Maman est partie »Autrice, interprète et compositrice, elle a offert à son public près de 30 albums en ... Show More

You may recognize the name Susanna Horenbout, but how much do you really know about her story? Today, I'm excited to have Dr. Emma, our resident art historian, with us to dive into the fascinating life of this remarkable artist and explore her connections to the Tudor court a ... Show More

"Charlotte et Sylvie : comment sont-elles sorties de l'engrenage de l'alcool ?" diffusée le jeudi 27 mars 2025 à 13h55 sur France 2.Charlotte et Sylvie sont des battantes, des survivantes qui ont été dépendantes à l’alcool pendant des années. Elles nous parlent sans détour de cet ... Show More

Anne of Green Gables is a classic novel for readers of all ages, by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, first published in 1908. Full text YouTube video version Attribution for thumbnail image: "The Green Gables farmhouse," by JAKclapclap47. 

Anne of Green Gables is a classic novel for readers of all ages, by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, first published in 1908. Full text YouTube video version Attribution for thumbnail image: "The Green Gables farmhouse," by JAKclapclap47. 

Anne of Green Gables is a classic novel for readers of all ages, by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, first published in 1908. Full text YouTube video version Attribution for thumbnail image: "The Green Gables farmhouse," by JAKclapclap47.