Bidwell Hollow

Louis Untermeyer made the unlikely leap from poetry critic to TV star. But then his past caught up to him. Find out what happened in this episode of the Bidwell Hollow podcast.

Legendary authors Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne once were friends. How they met is the focus of this episode of the Bidwell Hollow podcast.

The first-ever Bidwell Hollow Podcast trailer is now available. You can listen to it, watch the trailer video, and read the trailer’s transcript below. And the first season of Bidwell Hollow will launch on Feb. 23. You can subscribe now wherever you prefer to listen to podcasts. The Bidwell Hollow podcast tells true but little-known […]

Welcome to the June 21-24, 2018, edition of Bidwell Hollow. In this episode, we recognize the birthdays of Octavia E. Butler, Ian McEwan, Anne Carson, and Erich Maria Remarque. Today, June 21, is the summer solstice, the start of summer, in the Northern Hemisphere. This episode’s poem is by Frank Modica. It’s titled, “Say the Word.” […]

Welcome to the June 18-20, 2018, edition of Bidwell Hollow. In this episode, we recognize the birthdays of Salman Rushdie, Charles Waddell Chestnutt, Sarah Kay, and Paul Muldoon. Our poem is by Cale Young Rice. It’s titled, “Haunted Seas.” Let’s have a wonderful week. And, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, may you enjoy these […]

Welcome to the June 14-17, 2018, edition of Bidwell Hollow. In this post, we recognize the birthdays of writers Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Edgar Wideman, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andy Weir. James Owens provides our poem. It’s titled, “A Prayer for Unison.” Remember, you, too, could have a poem featured on Bidwell Hollow. Visit BidwellHollow.com […]

Welcome to the June 11-13, 2018, edition of Bidwell Hollow. In this post, we highlight the birthdays of W. B. Yeats, Frank X Walker, and Bill Naughton. Yeats’s “When You Are Old” is this edition’s poem. Thank you for supporting Bidwell Hollow. May your week be filled with joy, creativity, and happiness. W. B. Yeats […]

Welcome to the June 7-10 edition of Bidwell Hollow. It’s the birthday of poet Gwendolyn Brooks. This edition also recognizes the birthdays of Saul Bellow, Patricia Cornwell, and Maurice Sendak. Lola Ridge’s “Potpourri” is this edition’s poem. If you have five seconds today, please share Bidwell Hollow with someone you think will enjoy it. Thank […]

It’s the June 4-6, 2018, edition of Bidwell Hollow. This episode highlights the birthday of Alexander Pushkin, Maxine Kumin, and Val McDermid. Our poem for today is by James Verner. It’s titled, “Fernweh.” Verner reads the poem in the podcast version of this episode. And June 6 is the 74th anniversary of D-Day when 156,000 […]

Welcome to the May 31-June 3, 2018 edition of Bidwell Hollow. May 31 is the birthday of Walt Whitman and Elizabeth Coatsworth. And June 3 is the birthday of Beat Generation poet and writer Alan Ginsburg. Whitman’s, “A Noiseless Patient Spider,” is this episode’s poem. Thank you for reading and sharing Bidwell Hollow with others. […]

It’s the May 28-30, 2018 edition of Bidwell Hollow. Today is Memorial Day in the U.S., a holiday in which we remember those who gave their all in service to their country. In today’s episode, we recognize the birthdays of Countee Cullen, Colm Tóibín, Ian Fleming, and Aaron McGruder. And our poem is Cullen’s, “I Have […]

Welcome to the May 24-27, 2018 edition of Bidwell Hollow. Birthdays in this episode include the writer and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, authors Michael Chabon and Margaret Forster, and poet Maxwell Bodenheim. Our poem is by Emerson. It’s titled, “Fable.” In the U.S., we’re on the precipice of the Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start […]

Welcome to the May 21-23, 2018 edition of Bidwell Hollow. It’s great to be back. I appreciate your condolences and patience during my break. Birthdays in this edition include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Maria Semple, Robert Creeley, and Jane Kenyon. Our poem for today is by Roger W. Pelizzari. It’s titled, “The Beginning of Real […]

The past four months of providing Bidwell Hollow has been incredibly rewarding. Many of you have emailed or commented to let me know the spot that Bidwell Hollow fills in your lives. When I first started this, I wondered if anyone would care. Many of you do. And I’m thankful for it. But producing a […]

Today is Friday, April 27, 2018. It’s the birthday of poet Cecil Day-Lewis. It’s also the writer and poet Patricia Lockwood’s birthday. An excerpt from Day-Lewis’s “Juvenilia” is our poem for today. Thank you for subscribing to, and supporting, Bidwell Hollow. Have a wonderful Friday. Cecil Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis (affiliate link) became a leading poet […]

Today is Thursday, April 26, 2018. It’s the birthday of poets Marilyn Nelson and Natasha Trethewey. It’s also the birthday of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Our poem for today is by Rick Bursky. It’s titled, “The Legerdemain,” from his collection, “I’m No Longer Troubled by the Extravagance.” Rick reads his poem on the podcast version […]

Today is Wednesday, April 25, 2018. It’s the birthday of writer Emma Straub. And “Robinson Crusoe” first published on this date in 1719. Our poem for today is “Fallen Angel” by Danielle Van Alst. It’s from her collection, “A Thousand Little Words: Poems of Life, Loss, Love, and Beauty.” Van Alst reads her poem in […]

Today is Tuesday, April 24, 2018. It’s the birthday of poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren. It’s also the birthday of composer John Williams. And it’s the 102nd anniversary of the Easter Rising. Our poem for today is “Vision” by Warren. Let’s have a fine Tuesday. Thank you for subscribing. Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn […]

Today is Monday, April 23, 2018. It’s the birthday of poet Edwin Markham. It’s also the birthday of perhaps the greatest playwright who ever lived, William Shakespeare. And on this date in 1953, the movie “Shane” was released in theaters. Our poem for today is Markham’s, “The Man with the Hoe.” Thank you for reading, […]

It’s the weekend of April 21-22, 2018. April 21 is the birthday of writer Charlotte Brontë and naturalist John Muir. And April 22 is the birthday of poet Louise Glück. Our weekend poem is by W. B. Yeats. It’s titled, “Never Give All the Heart.” I hope your weekend is off to a good start. May you […]