A Poem A Day (Day 11): A Fragment from Sappho

To read the Mary Bernard version, click here: Mary Bernard

To read the Guy Davenport version, click here: Guy Davenport

A Poem A Day (Day 10): "The Soul's Geometry" by Frances Hatfield

To buy the book, click here: Rudiments of Flight -- Frances Hatfield

A Poem A Day (Day 9): "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats

To read the poem, click here: The Song of Wandering Aengus

To hear Donovan's musical adaptation, click here: Donovan's Aengus

To hear the musical version by The Waterboys, click here: Waterboys

A Poem A Day (Day 8): "Prefix: Finding the Measure" by Robert Kelly

To read the poem, click here: "Finding the Measure"

A Poem A Day (Day 7): "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg

To read the poem, click here: "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg

A Poem A Day (Day 6): "The God Abandons Antony" by C. P. Cavafy

To read the poem, click here: "The God Abandons Antony"

To hear Leonard Cohen's exquisite adaptation, click here: "Alexandra Leaving"

Note: a buddy of mine just criticized my pronunciation of "delectation," but I don't care what the dictionaries say. I've been pronouncing it with a short "e" for many years, and I will fight for that. For me, delectation requires that delectable short "e."

A Poem A Day (Day 5): "Failing and Flying" by Jack Gilbert

To read the poem, click here: "Failing and Flying"