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A podcasting partnership between the Desmond-Fish Public Library and the Highlands Current, offering a poem a day during National Poetry Month, read by community members in Philipstown, NY and Beacon, NY. Hosted by librarian Ryan Biracree.

The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree


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    April 30, 2025 - "The End" by A. A. Milne, read by Lettie Biracree

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 2:20


    April 30, 2025 - "The End" by A. A. Milne, read by Lettie Biracree by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 29, 2025 - "Instructions on Not Giving Up" by Ada Limon, read by Allison Hague and Marilyn Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 3:45


    April 29, 2025 - "Instructions on Not Giving Up" by Ada Limon, read by Allison Hague and Marilyn Young by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 28, 2025 - "Litany" by Billy Collins, read by Jonathan Wendell Townsend-Pitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 3:10


    April 28, 2025 - "Litany" by Billy Collins, read by Jonathan Wendell Townsend-Pitt by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 27, 2025 - "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Thayer, read by Wendy DeGiglio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 5:43


    April 27, 2025 - "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Thayer, read by Wendy DeGiglio by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 26, 2025 - "Sonnet" by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, read by Frances Donahue

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 2:38


    April 26, 2025 - "Sonnet" by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, read by Frances Donahue by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 25, 2025 - "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams, read by Chris Valle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 2:05


    April 25, 2025 - "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams, read by Chris Valle by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 24, 2025 - "The More It Snows" by A. A. Milne, read by Russon Danicich

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 2:08


    April 24, 2025 - "The More It Snows" by A. A. Milne, read by Russon Danicich by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 23, 2025 - "The Tyger" by William Blake, read by Magdalena Morningfire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 3:11


    April 23, 2025 - "The Tyger" by William Blake, read by Magdalena Morningfire by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 22, 2025 - "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" by Shel Silverstein, read by Andrea Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 3:52


    April 22, 2025 - "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" by Shel Silverstein, read by Andrea Wood by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 21, 2025 - The Pickety Fence, by David McCord, read by Tracy Danicich

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 2:08


    April 21, 2025 - The Pickety Fence, by David McCord, read by Tracy Danicich by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 20, 2025 - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot, read by Matt Zaklad

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 9:18


    April 20, 2025 - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot, read by Matt Zaklad by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 19, 2025 - "When Tillie Ate the Chili" by Jack Prelutsky, read by Brian Cookstra

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 2:32


    April 19, 2025 - "When Tillie Ate the Chili" by Jack Prelutsky, read by Brian Cookstra by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 18, 2025 - "At the New Year" by John Hollander, read by Laura Beatrix Newmark

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 4:38


    April 18, 2025 - "At the New Year" by John Hollander, read by Laura Beatrix Newmark by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 17, 2025 - "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost, read by Richard Cogliandro

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 2:35


    April 17, 2025 - "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost, read by Richard Cogliandro by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 16, 2025 - "Brother" by Mary Ann Hoberman, read by Ivy Danicich

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 2:19


    April 16, 2025 - "Brother" by Mary Ann Hoberman, read by Ivy Danicich by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 15, 2025 - "I heard a fly buzz when I died (465)" by Emily Dickinson, read by Kendra Parker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 2:29


    April 15, 2025 - "I heard a fly buzz when I died (465)" by Emily Dickinson, read by Kendra Parker by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 14, 2025 - "My Name Is..." by Pauline Clark, read by Rosie Curley Egan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 2:19


    April 14, 2025 - "My Name Is..." by Pauline Clark, read by Rosie Curley Egan by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 13, 2025 - "Returning to Camp" by Rebecca Elson, read by Kory Riesterer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 2:34


    April 13, 2025 - "Returning to Camp" by Rebecca Elson, read by Kory Riesterer by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 12, 2025 - "The Duel" by Eugene Field, read by Dylan Hague

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 3:09


    April 12, 2025 - "The Duel" by Eugene Field, read by Dylan Hague by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 11, 2025 - "Fractals" by Theoni Pappas, read by Beth Vardy and Leland Krumenacker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 2:45


    April 11, 2025 - "Fractals" by Theoni Pappas, read by Beth Vardy and Leland Krumenacker by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 10, 2025 - "It Felt Love" by Hafiz, read by Sean Ulfik

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 2:10


    April 10, 2025 - "It Felt Love" by Hafiz, read by Sean Ulfik by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 9, 2025 - "Us & CO." by Tracy K Smith, read by Michael McGuire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 2:15


    April 9, 2025 - "Us & CO." by Tracy K Smith, read by Michael McGuire by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 8, 2025 - "In the Marshy Pastures" by Georg Trakl, read by Ada Caccamise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 2:38


    April 8, 2025 - "In the Marshy Pastures" by Georg Trakl, read by Ada Caccamise by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 7, 2025 - "If I Must Die" by Rafaat Alareer, read by Zoila Morell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 2:40


    April 7, 2025 - "If I Must Die" by Rafaat Alareer, read by Zoila Morell by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 6, 2025 - "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, read by Aurelia Levene and Milo Zaklad

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 2:50


    April 6, 2025 - "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, read by Aurelia Levene and Milo Zaklad by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 5, 2025 - "Dreams" by Langston Hughes, read by Lena Frey-Pettibone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 2:07


    April 5, 2025 - "Dreams" by Langston Hughes, read by Lena Frey-Pettibone by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 4, 2025 - "The leaves, like women, interchange (987)" by Emily Dickinson, read by Tabitha Biracree

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 2:11


    April 4, 2025 - "The leaves, like women, interchange (987)" by Emily Dickinson, read by Tabitha Biracree by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 3, 2025 - "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Sophia Vechnyak

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 3:46


    April 3, 2025 - "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Sophia Vechnyak by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 2, 2025 - "What War Is" by Ostap Slyvynsky, read by Priscilla Goldfarb

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 3:06


    April 2, 2025 - "What War Is" by Ostap Slyvynsky, read by Priscilla Goldfarb by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 1, 2025 - "Little Father" by Li-Young Lee, read by Allie Tsubota

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 3:16


    April 1, 2025 - "Little Father" by Li-Young Lee, read by Allie Tsubota by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 27, 2023 - "Lying While Birding" By Naomi Shihab Nye, Read By Dede Farabaugh

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 1:52


    April 27, 2023 - "Lying While Birding" By Naomi Shihab Nye, Read By Dede Farabaugh by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 26, 2023 - "Annabel Lee" By Edgar Allen Poe, Read By Ada Caccamise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 3:27


    April 26, 2023 - "Annabel Lee" By Edgar Allen Poe, Read By Ada Caccamise by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 25, 2023 - "Little Mammoth" By Mark Doty, Read By Hugh Sheehy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 2:13


    April 25, 2023 - "Little Mammoth" By Mark Doty, Read By Hugh Sheehy by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 24, 2023 - "Mr. Roosevelt Regrets (Detroit Riot, 1943)" By Pauli Murray, Read By Erik Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 2:15


    April 24, 2023 - "Mr. Roosevelt Regrets (Detroit Riot, 1943)" By Pauli Murray, Read By Erik Brown by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 23, 2023 - "The Falling Star" By Sara Teasdale, Read By Alice Rovello

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 2:10


    April 23, 2023 - "The Falling Star" By Sara Teasdale, Read By Alice Rovello by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 22, 2023 - "Still I Rise" By Maya Angelou, Read By Kayla Tomizawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 3:26


    April 22, 2023 - "Still I Rise" By Maya Angelou, Read By Kayla Tomizawa by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 21, 2023 - "The Cat's Song" By Marge Piercy, Read By Rachel Duran

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 2:49


    April 21, 2023 - "The Cat's Song" By Marge Piercy, Read By Rachel Duran by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 20, 2023 - "Good Bones" By Maggie Smith, Read By Adam Caraher

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 2:47


    April 20, 2023 - "Good Bones" By Maggie Smith, Read By Adam Caraher by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 19, 2023 - "April Rain Song" By Langston Hughes, Read By Ed Holmes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 2:16


    April 19, 2023 - "April Rain Song" By Langston Hughes, Read By Ed Holmes by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 18, 2023 - "Dream Song #14" By John Berryman, Read By Kathryn Rovello

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 3:12


    April 18, 2023 - "Dream Song #14" By John Berryman, Read By Kathryn Rovello by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 17, 2023 - "Death Fugue" By Paul Celan, Read By Ryan Biracree

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 3:55


    April 17, 2023 - "Death Fugue" By Paul Celan, Read By Ryan Biracree by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 16, 2023 - "Name Of Horses" By Donald Hall, Read By Peggy J. Scott

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 4:29


    April 16, 2023 - "Name Of Horses" By Donald Hall, Read By Peggy J. Scott by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 15, 2023 - "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" By Dylan Thomas, Read By Colin Hopkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 2:37


    April 15, 2023 - "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" By Dylan Thomas, Read By Colin Hopkins by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 14, 2023 - "Waiting" By John Burroughs, Read By Jazmine Ramay

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 2:59


    April 14, 2023 - "Waiting" By John Burroughs, Read By Jazmine Ramay by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 13, 2023 - "You Want A Social Life With Friends" By Kenneth Koch, Read By Davis McCallum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 2:46


    April 13, 2023 - "You Want A Social Life With Friends" By Kenneth Koch, Read By Davis McCallum by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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    April 12, 2023 - "Poem For A Field Mouse" By Chelsea Harlan, Read By Michael Zimmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 2:35


    April 12, 2023 - "Poem For A Field Mouse" By Chelsea Harlan, Read By Michael Zimmer by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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    April 11, 2023 - "February" By Margaret Atwood, Read By Veronica Morgan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 3:09


    April 11, 2023 - "February" By Margaret Atwood, Read By Veronica Morgan by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 10, 2023 - "The Journey" By Mary Oliver, Read By Debbie Howson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 2:50


    April 10, 2023 - "The Journey" By Mary Oliver, Read By Debbie Howson by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 9, 2023 - "Map To The Stars" By Adrian Matejka, Read By Meredith Caraher

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 3:15


    April 9, 2023 - "Map To The Stars" By Adrian Matejka, Read By Meredith Caraher by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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    April 8, 2023 - "The Last Prom Queen In Antartica” By Ocean Vuong, Read By Justice McCray

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 3:22


    April 8, 2023 - "The Last Prom Queen In Antartica” By Ocean Vuong, Read By Justice McCray by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

    April 7, 2023 - "Retreating Light" By Louise Glück, Read By Margaret Vetare

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 3:35


    April 7, 2023 - "Retreating Light" By Louise Glück, Read By Margaret Vetare by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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