A Poem Today

About A Poem Today

A Poem Today for the poets and poetry of the past and present. From Lupara Press & Sawed-off Editions, a small letterpress shop in Maine. In this feed you will find some of our favorite poems through time. www.shroomsofdoom.com

Publisher

Erik Lomen

Category

arts · arts · arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Dec 2025

Latest episode

4 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

19 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Feb 2026

   Muriel Rukeyser - U.S. 1

   Two Poems from Muriel Rukeyser's U.S. 1 - The Road // From The Book Of The Dead

2. 

   2 Feb 2026

   Philip Lamantia - Narcotica

   Two Poems from Narcotica by Philip Lamantia - Opium Cocaine Hemp // Memoria

3. 

   30 Jan 2026

   Kenward Elmslie - Bare Bones

   Bare Bones by Kenward Elmslie

4. 

   28 Jan 2026

   Bob Kaufman - The Collected Poems

   Three poems from The Collected Poems Of Bob Kaufman - Jail Poems // Mingus // Blues Note

5. 

   26 Jan 2026

   Shiv Mirabito - Uncle Skallywag

   Five poems from Shiv Mirabito's book Uncle Skallywag - Uncle Skallywag // Insider Outsider For Ira Cohen // We Shall Overcome // Xerox Revolution // Watching The Blue Super Moon Rise Over CBGB’s At Newark Airport On New Years Eve // Carousing With Corso

6. 

   23 Jan 2026

   Lew Welsh - Hermit Poems

   Hermit Poems by Lew Welch

7. 

   21 Jan 2026

   Keith Waldrop - Semiramis If I Remember (Self-Portrait as Mask)

   Chapter one: "Ruins" from Semiramis If I Remember (Self-Portrait as Mask) by Keith Waldrop

8. 

   19 Jan 2026

   Lionel Ziprin - Songs For Schizoid Siblings

   A few sections from Songs For Schizoid Siblings by Lionel Ziprin

9. 

   16 Jan 2026

   Joe Brainard - I Remember

   A few pages from Joe Brainard's poem I Remember

10. 

    14 Jan 2026

    Ira Cohen - Poems From The Akashic Record

    Two poems by Ira Cohen from his book Poems from the Akashic Record - From The Moroccan Journal 1987 // Taxi Poem (for Vali Myers)

11. 

    12 Jan 2026

    George Andrews - Three Poems

    Three Poems by George Andrews - Live Rock // Acid Head Blues // Peyote

12. 

    9 Jan 2026

    Jack Micheline - Sixty-Seven Poems For Downtrodden Saints

    From Sixty-Seven Poems For Downtrodden Saints by Jack Micheline - Chasing Kerouac's Shadow // Poem To Buk & The Brave

13. 

    7 Jan 2026

    Gerrit Lansing - A February Sheaf

    Poems From A February Sheaf by Gerrit Lansing // The Welcome // The Bereft // Annisquam Nights // In Erasmus Darwin's Generous Light // Boxcar Moonlight Scene

14. 

    5 Jan 2026

    Gregory Corso - The Golden Dot

    Four poems from The Golden Dot by Gregory Corso

15. 

    2 Jan 2026

    Fanny Howe - Holy Smoke

    Open Limits from Holy Smoke by Fanny Howe

16. 

    31 Dec 2025

    John Wieners - Hunting Cigarette Butts

    Hunting Cigarette Butts from Stars Seen In Person by John Wieners

17. 

    30 Dec 2025

    Stephen Jonas - Canto I and II for Jack Spicer

    Canto I and II from Two For Jack Spicer by Stephen Jonas

18. 

    23 Dec 2025

    Michael Gizzi / Geoffery Young - Rejection

    Rejection by Michael Gizzi and Geoffery Young from The Figures 1997

19. 

    20 Dec 2025

    d.a. levy - Suburban Monastery Death Poem

    Suburban Monastery Death Poem by d.a. levy

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