A quiet pocket in your day.
Each episode, a single poem - spoken with care. Some are old favourites. Some, my own. All are offered as invitations to pause… to feel, to breathe, to remember the beauty of being alive.
Let the wonder of words find you - whether you’re walking the dog, sipping your morning tea or in between the noise.
Because sometimes, a single poem is all it takes to shift the whole sky.
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode offers a brief poetic interlude for your day.
Today's poem is Mending Wall by Robert Frost from the book North of Boston, published in 1914.
For more about the author, go to https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert-frost (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert-frost)
For more about Linnet head to https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry (https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry) and sign up for her newsletter - in your inbox every full moon.
To watch Linnet perform her poetry, subscribe to
https://www.youtube.com/@linnetpoetry (https://www.youtube.com/@linnetpoetry)
#poetry, #spoken word, #daily poem
11 Sept 2025
For one who is exhausted: a blessing
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode is under two minutes and offers a brief moment of beauty for your day.
Today's poem is For one who is exhausted: a blessing by John O'Donahue from the book Benedictus, published in 2007.
For more about the author, go to https://www.johnodonohue.com/ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mahy)
For more about Linnet, head to https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry (https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry) and sign up for her newsletter - in your inbox every full moon.
To watch Linnet perform her poetry, subscribe to
https://www.youtube.com/@linnetpoetry (https://www.youtube.com/@linnetpoetry)
#poetry, #spoken word, #daily poem
27 Aug 2025
Plans Gone Wrong
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode is under two minutes and offers a brief moment of beauty for your day.
Today's poem is Plans Gone Wrong by Margaret Mahy from the book Non-Stop Nonsense, published in 1996.
For more about the author, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mahy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mahy)
For more about Linnet head to https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry (https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry) and sign up for her newsletter - in your inbox every full moon.
to watch Linnet perform her poetry, subscribe to
https://www.youtube.com/@linnetpoetry (https://www.youtube.com/@linnetpoetry)
#poetry, #spoken word, #daily poem
14 Aug 2025
when a poem comes knocking
Today’s Pause for a Poem is when a poem comes knocking, by Linnet Hunter, not yet published and written in 2019.
Take a moment to pause, breathe and let the rhythm of the words carry you.
For more about the poet, head to
https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry (https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry)
to watch Linnet perform her poetry, subscribe to
https://www.youtube.com/@linnetpoetry (https://www.youtube.com/@linnetpoetry)
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode is under two minutes and offers a brief moment of beauty for your day.
#poetry, #spoken word, #daily poem
12 Aug 2025
Yes
Today’s Pause for a Poem is Yes by Muriel Rukeyser, first published in 2002.
Take a moment to pause, breathe and let the rhythm of the words carry you.
For more about the poet, head to https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/muriel-rukeyser (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/muriel-rukeyser)
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode is under two minutes and offers a brief moment of beauty for your day. Find out more about Linnet here. https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry (https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry)
#poetry, #spoken word, #daily poem
10 Aug 2025
not my best side
Today’s Pause for a Poem is Not my best side by Ursula A Fanthorpe, published in 1978.
This is an ekphrastic poem, wriiten in response to the painting by Uccello of St George and the dragon. This poem will be much more delicious if you look at the painting as you listen. View it here.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5037936 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5037936)
Take a moment to pause, breathe and let the rhythm of the words carry you.
For more about the poet, head to https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ua-fanthorpe (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ua-fanthorpe)
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode is under two minutes and offers a brief moment of beauty for your day. Find out more about Linnet here. https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry (https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry)
#poetry, #spoken word, #daily poem
8 Aug 2025
Lake Isle of Innisfree
Today’s Pause for a Poem is Lake Isle of Innisfree by W B Yeats, first published in 1889.
Take a moment to pause, breathe, and let the rhythm of the words carry you.
For more about the poem, head to
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43281/the-lake-isle-of-innisfree (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43281/the-lake-isle-of-innisfree)
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode is under two minutes and offers a brief moment of beauty for your day. Find out more about Linnet here. https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry (https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry)
#poetry, #spoken word, #daily poem
5 Aug 2025
Let this darkness be a belltower
Today’s Pause for a Poem is Let this darkness be a belltower by Rainer Maria Rilke, published in 1922 from Sonnets to Orpheus II, 29. Translation by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows.
Take a moment to pause, breathe, and let the rhythm of the words carry you.
For more about the poet, head to
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/rainer-maria-rilke (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/rainer-maria-rilke)
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode is under two minutes and offers a brief moment of beauty for your day. Find out more about Linnet here. https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry (https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry)
#poetry, #spoken word, #daily poem
3 Aug 2025
The Journey
Today’s Pause for a Poem is The Journey by Mary Oliver, first published in 1963.
Take a moment to pause, breathe and let the rhythm of the words carry you.
For more about the poet, head to https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-oliver (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-oliver)
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode is under two minutes and offers a brief moment of beauty for your day. Find out more about Linnet here. https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry (https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry)
#poetry, #spoken word, #daily poem
30 Jul 2025
grounded
Today’s Pause for a Poem is grounded, by Linnet Hunter, not yet published and written in 2021.
Take a moment to pause, breathe and let the rhythm of the words carry you.
For more about the poet, head to
https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry (https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry)
to watch Linnet perform her poetry, subscribe to
https://www.youtube.com/@linnetpoetry (https://www.youtube.com/@linnetpoetry)
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode is under two minutes and offers a brief moment of beauty for your day.
#poetry, #spoken word, #daily poem
30 Jul 2025
Pause for a Poem - introduction & welcome
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer, and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode is under or around two minutes and offers a brief moment of beauty for your day.
This is a brief introduction inviting you to pause in your day for a poem or take one with you on your walk.
30 Jul 2025
Look, stranger
Today’s Pause for a Poem is Look, stranger by W H Auden, first published in 1936.
Take a moment to pause, breathe and let the rhythm of the words carry you.
For more about the poet, head to https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/w-h-auden (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/w-h-auden)
Pause for a Poem is a short-form poetry podcast by Linnet Hunter - spoken word poet, writer and apprentice autoharpist. Each episode is under two minutes and offers a brief moment of beauty for your day. Find out more about Linnet here. https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry (https://www.wildsky.coach/poetry)
#poetry, #spoken word, #daily poem
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