Name: James Arthur: "Ode to an Encyclopedia" by Academy of American Poets
Duration: 2 min 6 s
Description: Recorded as part of the Poem-a-Day series, October 16, 2015

I remember James Arthur and his no less interesting younger brother as schooboys at UCC. He was a challenging fellow then and is no less so now with this engaging and thoughtful poem.

Recorded by Ari Banias for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 27, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Ari Banias: “Task”

Recorded by Atsuro Riley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 28, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Atsuro Riley: “We Be Ludere”

Recorded by Geoffrey Brock for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Geoffrey Brock: “Goodbye”

Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Léonie Adams: “Early Waking”

Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 31, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Lola Ridge: From “IV. The Stone” [The morning came like primroses]:

Recorded by Katerina Iliopoulou and Jackson Watson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Katerina Iliopoulou and Jackson Watson: “Cape Tenaron”

Recorded by Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa: “The Wicked Lady”

Recorded by Anthony Joseph for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Anthony Joseph: “Empires”

Recorded by Andrea Cote and Craig Epplin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 5, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Andrea Cote and Craig Epplin: “Somber Bull”

Recorded by Tomica Bajsić for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 4, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Tomica Bajsić and Nina Bajsić: “When You Hit Yourself with an Axe While Chopping Wood”

Recorded as part of the Poem-a-Day series, October 16, 2015


James Arthur: "Ode to an Encyclopedia"

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James Arthur: "Ode to an Encyclopedia"

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