Tuesday 3 April

Today's poem is "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost. I've found a recording of Frost reading his own poem.

Robert Frost - Fire And Ice by poetictouch

I've also found a youtube read rather differently by JoAnn Marie Salmoretti

I remember doing Robert Frost's poems as part of my o-level (remember that?) Two poems that made a big impression on me then were Mending Wall and Birches. Here is Robert Frost reading these:

Robert Frost - Mending Wall by poetictouch

Robert Frost - Birches by poetictouch

Monday 2 April

Here's another of our Lent poems read by the author. "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden can be heard on the page that opens by clicking here

Saturday 31 March

I'm reading today's poem: "The Donkey" by GK Chesterton.

Friday 30 March

Brenda reads today's poem: "Afterwards" by UA Fanthorpe

There are some of Fanthorpe's poems read by the author on the Poetry Archive web site - click here.

If you missed yesterday's poem scroll down - that, too, was read by the author.

Thursday 29 March

Sorry, this is a day late but it was a busy day yesterday. As compensation, I've found yesterday's poem, "Sheep Fair Day" by Kerry Hardie, read by the author. 

And here's a picture of a local sheep fair - at Thame:

Wednesday 28 March

Today's poem, by Rowan Williams, is "Rublev." It's inspired by a famous Icon by Andrej Rublev.

I found two versions of the Icon, the first must be the original icon:

I couldn't find any reference to the source of this version but it looks as if it has been created from the icon. It shows the angels in much more detail. The faces on all three are the same and I'm reminded of Burne Jones's women who all have the same expression.

Here are some Burne-Jones images:

Today's poem is Skylight by Seamus Heaney. Alfie introduces Brenda reading it.

Monday 26 March

Today's poem is "The Kingdom" by RS Thomas. Rosie reads it

Saturday 24 March

Today's poem is by Adrienne Rich. I'm reading it and Jack introduces me.

Friday 23 March

Today's poem is "On his blindness" by John Milton. The last line is the very famous quotation: "They also serve..."

Thursday 22 March

Brenda reads today's poem

Wednesday 21 March

I'm reading today's poem which is by Emily Dickenson. It has been really difficult to find pictures to go with yesterday's and today's poems so I'm leaving ot to your imagination.

Tuesday 20 March

Today's poem is "The Soul's Garment" by Margaret Cavendish. It's read by Nadine

Monday 19 March

Brenda reads today's poem: "Epitaph" by Sir Walter Raleigh