A Poem A Day
This haunting masterful poem from Stephanie DuPont invites readers into the tortured consciousness of a historic New England house, where the echoes of Salem’s dark past intertwine with supernatural visitors and centuries of accumulated secrets.
Continue readingThe poem is narrated by a child who believes they are a changeling – a fairy child left in place of a human child
Continue readingWalter de la Mare, born in 1873 in Kent, England, began his career as a bookkeeper before transitioning to writing full-time
Continue readingRudyard Kipling’s poem “The Vampire” tells the story of a foolish man’s infatuation with a woman who doesn’t reciprocate his feelings
Continue reading“The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes is a haunting narrative poem that tells a tragic tale of love and sacrifice in 18th-century England.
Continue readingChristina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market” is a narrative poem that tells the story of two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, who are tempted by goblin merchants selling exotic
Continue readingThe Kraken by Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) Below the thunders of the upper deep, Far, far beneath in the abysmal
Continue readingMary Elizabeth Coleridge (1861-1907) was an English novelist and poet born into a prominent literary family in London. As the great-grandniece of the famous Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Continue readingRobert Herrick, born in London in 1591, was an English lyric poet and cleric who became one of the most notable Cavalier poets of the 17th century
Continue readingChristopher Jones founded Lost Prophet Press in 1992 and published the literary magazines Thin Coyote and Knuckle Merchant: the Journal of Naked Literary
Continue readingMadison Julius Cawein (1865-1914) was an American poet known as the “Keats of Kentucky.” Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Cawein was a prolific writer who published around 36 books of poetry over his lifetime.
Continue readingGale Acuff has had hundreds of poems published in a dozen countries and has authored three books of poetry. His poems have appeared in Ascent, Reed, Arkansas Review, Poem, Slant, Aethlon, Florida Review
Continue readingEdgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, critic and editor best known for his tales of mystery and horror. He is considered a central figure in the American Romantic movement and was one of the first American practitioners of the short story.
Continue readingSara Teasdale (1884-1933) was an American lyric poet known for her intimate and emotional poetry. Her collections, including “Helen of Troy and Other Poems”
Continue readingSara Teasdale (1884-1933) was an American lyric poet known for her intimate and emotional poetry. Her collections, including “Helen of Troy and Other
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