Today's poem- I just discovered The Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, which pairs audiovisual readings of poems. Jack Gilbert's amazing poem comes alive as it is performed. Especially that last 12 lines, after the quiet rumination leading up to them. www.brinkerhoffpoetry.org/poems/the-fo...

Today's poem- Ilya Kaminsky www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Check out this Open Mic Anthology which was curated by a friend on substack Scroll down to read and listen to my poem, as well as the other poems! open.substack.com/pub/filtered...

Today's poem- Is written by a Maine poet and workshop friend www.poetryfoundation.org/.../therapy-... Therapy from the Garden By Glenn Morazzini

Happy to be named a finalist in the 2025 Poetry Maine Chapbook Contest. Congratulations to Jude Law, winner, and the other finalists! www.mainewriters.org/maine-chapbo...

Today's poem- I am currently taking a workshop with this wonderful poet and instructor, Sarah V. Scweig. Transport yourself from winter's doldrums with "Waves" yalereview.org/article/sara...

It's showtime, friends! The presale period for my long-awaited poetry book "The Unfolding" has begun! I'd be forever grateful if you would consider ordering a copy. Books are discounted during the presale period. Scan the QR code ot click on the link: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/the-...

We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.

“Another Deadly One” by #ICEstapo in Minneapolis prompts the @newversenews.bsky.social #poem by B. N. Faraj. newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/01/anot... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

Today's poem- Isn't it marvelous? In the cold depth of winter's clutch, you can listen to this reading by Arisa White, feel the serenity of summer's fleeting days enter you like a sigh. Note the use of anaphora, in which the poem becomes an uttered prayer www.mainepublic.org/.../the-weig....

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This is how enjambment can work in a poem. Bridge 77 on the Macclesfield Canal allows a horse to cross the canal without having to untie it from the canal boat.

Bonus poem for today: Wonderful lush language that resonates with the changes of being with child poets.org/poem/i-could... I Could Be a Whale Shark Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Today's poem- Did you hear Carl Sandburg's poems in school? Hee was my first formal exposure to poetry, around 4th grade. Thanks to W. Whitman Books, who have a marvelous poet's corner on their website, where you can read more. www.facebook.com/bestreads304/: www.wwhitmanbooks.com/poets-corner...

Anti-Heroin Chic journal is back from hiatus and open to submissions! Site link- heroinchic.weebly.com I had 2 poems in the Dec. 2024 (last) issue. You can read them here- heroinchic.weebly.com/blog/poetry-...

Friends, please take a look at my substack page and newest post, and consider a free subscription! nancysobanik.substack.com

merwinconservancy.org/.../another-... Another Year Come WS Merwin I have nothing new to ask of you, Future, heaven of the poor I am still wearing the same things I am still begging the same question By the same light, Eating the same stone, And the hands of the clock still knock without entering

Today's poem- www.nobelprize.org/.../1996/szy... Utopia By Wisława Szymborska Click on "poetry" in the side menu to find "Utopia" and others by Symborska

Today's poem- No better way to let the spirit open than to be still, and take in the sights, sounds, smells, and feels of the world surrounding us. Visit W. Whitman Books facebook page here to view today's post for "Trying to Pray" and others by James Wright: www.facebook.com/bestreads304

Two days in a row! Another poem published today in The Orchards Poetry Journal, Winter 2025, with thanks to Editor Karen Kelsey, Jenna, and Carol Lynn of Kelsay Books. Nancy Sobanik "Pulling Taffy" page 127 orchardspoetry.com

Rilke and Pantheism? open.substack.com/pub/nancysob...

Today's poem- Note the gorgeous use of rhyme/near rhyme and the sonic effect it has in the reading of this wonderful poem. Congratulations Kari Gunter-Seymour! ciderpressreview.com/.../.

Poems of Gratitude, Home, and Enduring open.substack.com/pub/mayacpop...

cold light- a stone briefly remembers being water #haiku #poetry

Today's poem- What goes unsaid in this poem? Is it an indictment? A relating of regret, or a defense? It is uncanny how relevant to today Rich's poems remain.

Friends, follow the link to find links to sites that curate poetry readings. While you are there, please consider subscribing to my substack for more helpful petry content. Happy listening! nancysobanik.substack.com/p/where-to-l...

Today's poem- "borrowed" inspiration posted by Suzanne Cleary (thank you!) Ode to the Heart by Ellen Bass

Welcome, weekend and poetry warriors! Today's poem post is instead this reading I just watched with Yusef Komunyakka, who somehow I just recently learned about! www.youtube.com/watch?v=acSD... I suggest skipping the opening remarks with barking dog...the reading starts at 1:26 into the video

Today's poem- I read this great poem in Gyroscope Review, Winter 2025 Issue

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Today's poem: mobiusmagazine.com/poetry/dante... Dante on the Metro

The Men open.substack.com/pub/swwimmia...

Amira Cheung Simhani, a Top 15 winner of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2025, reads winning poem 'Why the sky never closed behind her'. Read this year's winning poems and find out more about the Award: bit.ly/FoyleYoungPoets

We studied Terrance Hayes' fantastic "Lighthead's Guide to the Galaxy" in workshop this week- this reading and commentary by Tiana Clark is worth the watch youtu.be/FQrw9USXTKo?...

Kanye West Is Not Picasso by Leonard Cohen open.substack.com/pub/onlypoem...

Today's Poems- My thanks to Anna DiMartino, Editor Jackdaw Press and Jackdaw Review for publishing two of my poems (see pg.14-15) in this stunning flipbook, Issue 3- online.fliphtml5.com/nnzao/ioyf/#... Be sure to check out www.jackdawpress.com.

POEM #276: "Keepsakes" by Lana Hechtman Ayers (@lanaayers23.bsky.social) "what the heart holds it holds despite rebuttals from blurred photos home movie reels or grandma’s pshaws & there are chrysanthemums growing in the past that move like a storm blowing in" stonecirclereview.com/keepsakes

Today's poem- Jane Hirshfield Autumn Again the wind flakes gold-leaf from the trees and the painting darkens— as if a thousand penitents kissed an icon till it thinned back to bare wood, without diminishment.

Today's poem- This Griffin Poetry Prize poem is longlisted and quite devastating griffinpoetryprize.com/.../.

Today's poem- taken from the Carcanet Press page, posted today as part of an anthology. Poet David Morley I really love this!

I happily stumbled upon this site, which archives poets reading their poems. Enjoy listening to David Morley~ poetryarchive.org/poet/david-m...

The ever prescient Ursula LeGuin, 2014

Today's poem- this poem by Peter Gizzi floored me. Here is Gizzi reading the poem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9Lw... This World Is Not Conclusion Peter Gizzi

Today's poem- For those of us not taken up in the Rapture, I give you this- by Maryann Corbett

Today's poem- this fabulous epistolary poem manipulates rich language, the contrast of night and day, and form (note how it slows down and speeds up reading with the short line fragments), to create a poignant letter poets.org/poem/letter-...

"hospice window" by Kala Ramesh. pulsevoices.org/haiku/hospic... To read more of our published haiku, visit our website at: pulsevoices.org/haiku/ #haiku #poem #Medsky #medicine #medicalhumanities #healthcare #hospice #patient

Today's poem- The first ode is such a delight- here's a party I'd like to attend! Barbara Hamby plumepoetry.com.

Today's poem- Read it here: sparksofcalliope.com/2023/03/17/t...

Today's poem- Charles Simic