Category: National Poetry Month

I hope you’ve enjoyed this month of poetry. Let’s end as we began. Poet Laureate … Continue ReadingNational Poetry Month – The Last Post.

Billy Collins reads four poems.

“The Applicant,” read by the poet. While I love the reading, I can’t reconcile the … Continue ReadingNational Poetry Month #28 – At Last, Sylvia Plath

Anne Sexton reads her poem “Ambition Bird.” What do you think?

Poe’s poem “The Bells:”

Adrienne Rich reads her poem “Dedication.”

The poem Desiderata, written nearly a century ago, gained popularity in the 1960’s and 70’s. … Continue ReadingNational Poetry Month #24 – Max Ehrmann

Poet e.e. cummings reads his poem “i carry your heart with me (i carry it … Continue ReadingNational Poetry Month #23 – e.e. cummings

A reading of John Keats’ “On the Grasshopper and the Cricket”

Prolific poet W.S. Mervin reads his poem “Yesterday.” Sometimes poetry touches on painful subjects.

Because it’s Monday:

Jane Hirshfield reads her poem “For What Binds Us.”

National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman reads her topical and hope-filled poem “The Miracle of … Continue ReadingNational Poetry Month #17 Amanda Gorman

Two-time Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz reads his visceral poem “The Portrait.” I haven’t read much … Continue ReadingNational Poetry Month #12 – Stanley Kunitz

Robert Frost reads his poem “The Road Not Taken.”