In his collection BROTHER FIRE, W.S. Di Piero seeks illumination in all its forms.

Poem of the Day: "Lightning Bugs"
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The poems in the Everyman Library's Pocket Poet anthology SOLITUDE form a tribute to the interior life. Today's episode of the Knopf Poetry podcast features another poet of solitude. Mark Strand chose to read "Man and Camel," the title poem from his new collection which will be in stores this September.

Poem of the Day: "The Waking"
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Podcast: Listen to a recording of Mark Strand reading "Man and Camel":
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Last April, we fell in love with Camille Paglia's BREAK, BLOW, BURN. Now a national bestseller, this book has introduced thousands of readers to 43 poems that Paglia calls the world's best in English. Some of her choices, including "Leda and the Swan" by William Butler Yeats (which we mailed to this list last year), are well-known and long dead members of the literary canon. But Paglia also leads readers to poets and poems they might not be familiar with yet. Below, read a poem Paglia selected by Wanda Coleman (1946 - ), with her complete analysis of the poem following.

Plus, don't forget to tune into today's episode of the Knopf Poetry podcast. A surprise guest makes an appearance reading his own not-yet-published poem!

Poem of the Day: "Wanda Why Aren't You Dead"
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Podcast: Listen to a recording of Alexander McCall Smith reading a poem from his forthcoming novel, Espresso Tales:
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Sharon Olds chose to read "The Race" for today's episode of the Knopf Poetry podcast. This poem was originally published in 1992 in her book called THE FATHER and is now available along with more than 100 poems spanning her seven published volumes in STRIKE SPARKS: SELECTED POEMS, 1980-2002.

Poem of the Day: "The Race"
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Podcast: Listen to a recording of Sharon Olds reading "The Race"
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Jack Gilbert, now in his eighties, writes verse that reveals his fierce ideals and provides us with a beautiful, sometimes stark view of what a life devoted to poetry has meant for him. "How Much of That Is Left in Me?" appears in his recent book, REFUSING HEAVEN, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry. Other poems from that book are featured in today's episode of the Knopf Poetry Podcast and in the downloadable broadside, designed by Abby Weintraub, using a photograph by Dale Satorsky.

Poem of the Day: "How Much of That Is Left in Me?"
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Podcast: Listen to a recording of Jack Gilbert reading "Getting Away With It"
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Langston Hughes is one of the most celebrated Knopf poets, a star of the Harlem Renaissance whose lyrical poems and novels still have broad appeal.

Poem of the Day: "I, Too" and "Aunt Sue's Stories"
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Podcast: Listen to a recording of Langston Hughes reading "Aunt Sue's Stories"
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Today, a homemade psalm for Easter from Brooks Haxton's book, UPROAR: ANTIPHONIES TO PSALMS.

Poem of the Day: "Scrolls"
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