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    Stuart Little

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 3:55


    Today's poem is an excerpt from Stuart Little by E. B. White one of Maine's preeminent writers who lived in Brooklin, Maine.

    Tender Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 2:58


    Today’s poem is "Tender Talk" by Leonore Hildebrandt. She is the author of the poetry collections Where You Happen to Be, The Work at Hand, and The Next Unknown. Her poems and translations have appeared in the Cimarron Review, The Fiddlehead, Harpur Palate, Poetry Daily, RHINO, and the Sugar House Review, among other journals. A native of Germany, Leonore lives “off the grid” in Harrington, Maine.

    Boulder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 3:12


    Today’s poem is “Boulder” by Sidney Wade. Her eighth collection of poems, Deep Gossip: New & Selected Poems, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2020. She taught workshops in Poetry and Translation at the University of Florida’s MFA@FLA program for 23 years, and she has served as President of AWP and Secretary/Treasurer of ALTA. Sidney served as poetry editor for the literary journal Subtropics for many years, and her poems and translations have appeared in a wide variety of journals, including Poetry, The New Yorker, Grand Street, The Paris Review, as well as many other literary publications. She spends part of each year in Rangeley, Maine.

    Glukoprikon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 3:29


    Today’s poem is “Glukopikron” by Katherine Hagopian Berry. Her work has appeared in the Café Review, Deep Water, A Dangerous New World: Maine Voices on the Climate Crisis, Balancing Act II: An Anthology of Poetry by Fifty Maine Women, Strange Fire: Jewish Voices on the Pandemic, and Enough! Poems of Resistance and Protest. Her first collection of poetry, Mast Year, was published by Littoral Books in 2020. Katherine lives in Bridgton, Maine.

    We Are Just Three Mouths

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 3:47


    Today’s poem is "We Are Just Three Mouths," by Julia Bouwsma. Julia lives off-the-grid in the mountains of western Maine, where she is a poet, farmer, editor, and small-town librarian. She is the author of two poetry collections: Midden (Fordham University Press, 2018) and Work by Bloodlight (Cider Press Review, 2017) and received the 2019 and 2018 Maine Literary Awards for Poetry. Her poems and book reviews have appeared in Poetry Daily, Poetry Northwest, RHINO, River Styx, and other journals. She’s the Director of Webster Library in Kingfield, Maine.

    Go with the Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 2:45


    Today’s poem is “Go with the Sun” by Jacqueline Moore. She was born in Greenwich Village in 1926 and has lived in London, Warsaw, and Boston, where she studied poetry with Seamus Heaney. She lived for many years off the grid in a cabin in Morrill, Maine. She now lives in Portland. Her most recent collection of poetry is Chasing the Grass (Littoral Books, 2019).

    Go with the Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 2:45


    Today’s poem is “Go with the Sun” by Jacqueline Moore. She was born in Greenwich Village in 1926 and has lived in London, Warsaw, and Boston, where she studied poetry with Seamus Heaney. She lived for many years off the grid in a cabin in Morrill, Maine. She now lives in Portland. Her most recent collection of poetry is Chasing the Grass (Littoral Books, 2019).

    Solemnity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 3:22


    Today’s poem is “Solemnity” by Myronn Hardy. He is the author of, most recently, Radioactive Starlings, published by Princeton University Press (2017). His poems have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Virginia Quarterly Review, the Baffler, Rhino, and elsewhere. He teaches at Bates College.

    Solemnity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 3:22


    Today’s poem is “Solemnity” by Myronn Hardy. He is the author of, most recently, Radioactive Starlings , published by Princeton University Press (2017). His poems have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Virginia Quarterly Review, the Baffler, Rhino, and elsewhere. He teaches at Bates College.

    Late Tension

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 3:48


    Today’s poem is “Late Tension” by Audrey Bohanan. Her latest book is Any Keep or Contour (2019) and her poems have recently appeared in Birmingham Poetry Review, The Hopkins Review, and Sewanee Theological Review. She lives in South Berwick, Maine.

    Late Tension

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 3:48


    Today’s poem is “Late Tension” by Audrey Bohanan. Her latest book is Any Keep or Contour (2019) and her poems have recently appeared in Birmingham Poetry Review, The Hopkins Review, and Sewanee Theological Review. She lives in South Berwick, Maine.

    Loon Stabs Eagle through the Heart the Same Week George Floyd is Murdered

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 4:02


    Today’s poem is “Loon Stabs Eagle through the Heart the Same Week George Floyd is Murdered” by Meghan Sterling. She’s the co-editor of the anthology, A Dangerous New World: Maine Voices on the Climate Crisis, and her work has been published in Rattle, Balancing Act 2, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, Literary Mama and Enough! Maine Poet's Protest. Meghan’s debut full-length collection of poetry is forthcoming from Terrapin Books in 2021. She’s associate poetry editor for the Maine Review and lives in Portland with her family.

    Loon Stabs Eagle through the Heart the Same Week George Floyd is Murdered

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 4:02


    Today’s poem is “Loon Stabs Eagle through the Heart the Same Week George Floyd is Murdered” by Meghan Sterling. She’s the co-editor of the anthology, A Dangerous New World: Maine Voices on the Climate Crisis , and her work has been published in Rattle, Balancing Act 2, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, Literary Mama and Enough! Maine Poet's Protest. Meghan’s debut full-length collection of poetry is forthcoming from Terrapin Books in 2021. She’s associate poetry editor for the Maine Review and lives in Portland with her family.

    I Wrote This Poem for You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 3:33


    Today’s poem is “I Wrote This Poem for You” by Reza Jalali. He’s a former refugee from Kurdistan, Iran, writes fiction and poetry. He teaches at the University of Southern Maine.

    I Wrote This Poem for You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 3:33


    Today’s poem is “I Wrote This Poem for You” by Reza Jalali. He’s a former refugee from Kurdistan, Iran, writes fiction and poetry. He teaches at the University of Southern Maine.

    Our home is this country

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 2:20


    Today’s poem is “Our home is this country” by Rita Joe, who was a Micmac poet and songwriter. She was born on Cape Breton Island and lived in East Bay, Nova Scotia until her death in 2007. She was the author of Poems of Rita Joe, L’nu and Indians We’re Called, Songs of Eskasoni, and We are the Dreamers Recent and early poems (Breton Books). She was awarded the Order of Canada. She began writing poetry after her children came home from grade school with homework that she thought was derogatory in its depiction of native people.

    Our home is this country

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 2:20


    Today’s poem is “Our home is this country” by Rita Joe, who was a Micmac poet and songwriter. She was born on Cape Breton Island and lived in East Bay, Nova Scotia until her death in 2007. She was the author of Poems of Rita Joe , L’nu and Indians We’re Called , Songs of Eskasoni , and We are the Dreamers Recent and early poems (Breton Books). She was awarded the Order of Canada. She began writing poetry after her children came home from grade school with homework that she thought was derogatory in its depiction of native people.

    Dear ghosts, in winter my camp on the hill becomes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 3:46


    Today’s poem is "Dear ghosts, in winter my camp on the hill becomes" by Julia Bouwsma. Julia lives off-the-grid in the mountains of western Maine, where she is a poet, farmer, editor, and small-town librarian. She is the author of two poetry collections: Midden (Fordham University Press, 2018) and Work by Bloodlight (Cider Press Review, 2017) and received the 2019 and 2018 Maine Literary Awards for Poetry. Her poems and book reviews have appeared in Poetry Daily, Poetry Northwest, RHINO, River Styx, and other journals. She’s the Director of Webster Library in Kingfield, Maine.

    Dear ghosts, in winter my camp on the hill becomes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 3:46


    Today’s poem is "Dear ghosts, in winter my camp on the hill becomes" by Julia Bouwsma. Julia lives off-the-grid in the mountains of western Maine, where she is a poet, farmer, editor, and small-town librarian. She is the author of two poetry collections: Midden (Fordham University Press, 2018) and Work by Bloodlight (Cider Press Review, 2017) and received the 2019 and 2018 Maine Literary Awards for Poetry. Her poems and book reviews have appeared in Poetry Daily, Poetry Northwest, RHINO, River Styx, and other journals. She’s the Director of Webster Library in Kingfield, Maine.

    Our Blood Aligns Toward Something

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 3:35


    Today’s poem is “Our Blood Aligns Toward Something” by Colin Cheney. He is the author of Here Be Monsters and co-creator of the podcast, Poet in Bangkok. He teaches at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.

    Our Blood Aligns Toward Something

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 3:35


    Today’s poem is “Our Blood Aligns Toward Something” by Colin Cheney. He is the author of Here Be Monsters and co-creator of the podcast, Poet in Bangkok. He teaches at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.

    Breathing in the Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 2:36


    Today’s poem is “Breathing in the Rain” by Amira Al Sammrai. She wrote it at The Telling Room in Portland, as a member of the Young Writers & Leaders program, which brings together teens from many countries, including her native Iraq. Amira is the mother of two young children and currently lives with her family in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her poem is featured in the Telling Room "best" youth poetry collection, A New Land.

    Breathing in the Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 2:36


    Today’s poem is “Breathing in the Rain” by Amira Al Sammrai. She wrote it at The Telling Room in Portland, as a member of the Young Writers & Leaders program, which brings together teens from many countries, including her native Iraq. Amira is the mother of two young children and currently lives with her family in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her poem is featured in the forthcoming Telling Room "best" youth poetry collection, A New Land.

    Winter Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 1:58


    Today’s poem is “Winter Friends” by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, who was born in 1892 and spent his early childhood on a saltwater farm on Great Island in Harpswell. He graduated from Bowdoin, where he later taught for many years. He published forty books in his lifetime and received the Pulitzer Prize.

    Winter Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 1:58


    Today’s poem is “Winter Friends” by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, who was born in 1892 and spent his early childhood on a saltwater farm on Great Island in Harpswell. He graduated from Bowdoin, where he later taught for many years. He published forty books in his lifetime and received the Pulitzer Prize.

    Winter Haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 3:01


    Today’s poem is “Winter Haiku” by Kristen Lindquist. Kristen lives in her hometown of Camden. She received her MFA from the University of Oregon. She's the author of three collections of poetry, including the chapbook INVOCATION TO THE BIRDS, TRANSPORTATION, and TOURISTS IN THE KNOWN WORLD: NEW & SELECTED POEMS.

    Winter Haiku

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 3:01


    Today’s poem is “Winter Haiku” by Kristen Lindquist. Kristen lives in her hometown of Camden. She received her MFA from the University of Oregon. She's the author of three collections of poetry, including the chapbook INVOCATION TO THE BIRDS, TRANSPORTATION, and TOURISTS IN THE KNOWN WORLD: NEW & SELECTED POEMS.

    The Avon Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 3:17


    Today’s poem is “The Avon Woods” by Anna Wrobel, who lived in Maine’s western mountains and now lives in Westbrook. She was raised in the Bronx by two WWII refugees, one a resistance leader, one a Soviet soldier, both from a town in central Poland. She’s the author of three books of poems, most recently The Arrangement of Things (Moonpie Press 2018) and her poems and essays have appeared in Off the Coast, Café Review, and Jewish Currents.

    The Avon Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 3:17


    Today’s poem is “The Avon Woods” by Anna Wrobel, who lived in Maine’s western mountains and now lives in Westbrook. She was raised in the Bronx by two WWII refugees, one a resistance leader, one a Soviet soldier, both from a town in central Poland. She’s the author of three books of poems, most recently The Arrangement of Things (Moonpie Press 2018) and her poems and essays have appeared in Off the Coast , Café Review , and Jewish Currents .

    Signage

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 2:58


    Today’s poem is “Signage” by Gretchen Berg. Gretchen is a performance artist/educator and writer. She is the lead teaching artist for Portland’s Side X Side, works in rural Maine schools through the Local Stories Project, and teaches performance courses at Bates College.She writes, “I collect fortunes and I love driving around, especially around Waterford where I first lived when I moved to Maine in the 70’s. The drive in this love poem is (pretty much) for real & the signs along the way mark and foretell my life.”

    Signage

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 2:58


    Today’s poem is “Signage” by Gretchen Berg. Gretchen is a performance artist/educator and writer. She is the lead teaching artist for Portland’s Side X Side, works in rural Maine schools through the Local Stories Project, and teaches performance courses at Bates College.

    Heavy Traffic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 3:05


    Today’s poem is “Heavy Traffic” by Richard D’Abate, who grew up in New York City and moved to Maine in 1971. He lives in Wells and was the director of the Maine Historical Society. Richard is the author of a book of poems To Keep the House from Falling In (Ithaca House Press) and his poems recently appeared in Agni Magazine.

    Heavy Traffic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 3:05


    Today’s poem is “Heavy Traffic” by Richard D’Abate, who grew up in New York City and moved to Maine in 1971. He lives in Wells and was the director of the Maine Historical Society. Richard is the author of a book of poems To Keep the House from Falling In (Ithaca House Press) and his poems recently appeared in Agni Magazine.

    The Last Shave

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 3:17


    Today’s poem is “The Last Shave” by Laura Bonazzoli. She is a freelance editor and writer living in Rockport, Maine. Her poetry has appeared in The Aurorean, Connecticut River Review, Frost Meadow Review, Reed Magazine, Steam Ticket, and many other journals, and in Balancing Act 2: An Anthology of Poetry by Fifty Maine Women from Littoral Books. She has also published short stories and creative nonfiction and is working on a novel.

    The Last Shave

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 3:17


    Today’s poem is “The Last Shave” by Laura Bonazzoli. She is a freelance editor and writer living in Rockport, Maine. Her poetry has appeared in The Aurorean , Connecticut River Review , Frost Meadow Review , Reed Magazine , Steam Ticket , and many other journals, and in Balancing Act 2: An Anthology of Poetry by Fifty Maine Women from Littoral Books. She has also published short stories and creative nonfiction and is working on a novel.

    Even Keeled

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 2:55


    Today’s poem is “Even Keeled” by Douglas “Woody” Woodsum. He’s taught at two universities and five public schools and published poetry in dozens of literary magazines and journals. With his students, he has published twelve annual anthologies of oral history, folklore, and creative writing.

    Even Keeled

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 2:55


    Today’s poem is “Even Keeled” by Douglas “Woody” Woodsum. He’s taught at two universities and five public schools and published poetry in dozens of literary magazines and journals. With his students, he has published twelve annual anthologies of oral history, folklore, and creative writing.

    Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 2:46


    Today’s poem is “Home” by Dawn Potter who is the author of eight books of prose and poetry. She directs the Frost Place Conference on Poetry and Teaching and leads the high school writing program at Monson Arts. She lives in Portland.

    Tidying

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 3:06


    Today’s poem is "Tidying" by David Sloan. He’s a graduate of the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast MFA Poetry Program and teaches at Maine Coast Waldorf High School in Freeport. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals and he received Maine Literary awards in 2012 and 2016. He’s the author of two books of poems, The Irresistible In-Between and A Rising , both from Deerbrook Editions.

    Shorebirds in October

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 2:55


    Today’s poem is “Shorebirds in October” by Richard Foerster. He’s the author of eight books of poetry, most recently Boy on a Doorstep: New and Selected Poems , which spans 40 years of his work. Richard has worked as a lexicographer, educational writer, typesetter, teacher, and editor of the literary magazines Chelsea and Chautauqua Literary Journal . Since 1986, he has lived on the coast in southern Maine.

    My Shadow Follows

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 2:42


    Today’s poem is “My Shadow Follows” by Rita Joe, who was a Micmac poet and songwriter. She was born on Cape Breton Island and lived in East Bay, Nova Scotia until her death in 2007. She was the author of Poems of Rita Joe , L’nu and Indians We’re Called , Songs of Eskasoni , and We are the Dreamers Recent and early poems (Breton Books). She was awarded the Order of Canada. She began writing poetry after her children came home from grade school with homework that she thought was derogatory in its depiction of native people.

    Succoth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 3:58


    Today’s poem is “Succoth” by Roberta Chester. She’s the author of the book Light Years and taught English and Technical writing at the University of Maine, College of the Atlantic and at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Succoth is a biblical religious holiday, a harvest festival that also commemorates the 40 years the Israelites spent in the wilderness on their journey from Egypt to Israel.

    Against Prognostication

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 3:34


    Today's poem is "Against Prognostication" by Jeffrey Thomson. He is a poet, memoirist, translator, and editor, and the author of multiple books including: Half/Life: New and Selected Poems from Alice James Books (October 2019). He is currently professor of creative writing at the University of Maine Farmington.

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    Flat Stones

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 3:40


    Today’s poem is “Flat Stones” by Jefferson Navicky. He was born in Chicago and grew up in Southeastern Ohio. He is the author of the poetic novel, The Book of Transparencies , and the story collection, The Paper Coast . Jefferson is the archivist for the Maine Women Writers Collection and teaches English at Southern Maine Community College. He lives in Freeport.

    Grief Arrives in its Own Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 2:23


    Today’s poem is “Grief Arrives in its Own Time”, which I wrote following the death of my brother Howard on September 11, 2001. Today is the 19th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, which changed my family and our country. His death, and the shock of his death, brought such deep grief to our family. The clear blue skies of early September are a marker for me every year. I came to realize that grief has its own way of guiding us through our mourning. We can’t anticipate its arrival or departure.

    Mary's Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 3:29


    Today’s poem is “Mary’s Garden” by Margaret Haberman, who has lived in Maine since 1986. She spent over 20 years in Bethel now lives in the outer reaches of Hope. She works professionally as a sign language interpreter and writes poetry in the places in between.

    One Night the Wind Got Wild, Then Wilder, And

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 3:33


    Today’s poem is “One Night the Wind Got Wild, Then Wilder And,” by Betsy Sholl, who was Maine’s third poet laureate. She has published nine books of poetry, most recently House of Sparrows, New & Selected Poems (University of Wisconsin Press 2019). She lives in Portland, Maine, and teaches in the MFA Program of Vermont College.

    Asleep on the Farm, a Puzzle in 500 Pieces

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 3:06


    Today’s poem is “Asleep on the Farm, a Puzzle in 500 Pieces” by Richard D’Abate, who grew up in New York City and moved to Maine in 1971. He lives in Wells and was the director of the Maine Historical Society. Richard is the author of a book of poems To Keep the House from Falling In (Ithaca House Press) and his poems recently appeared in Agni Magazine.

    Threshold Choir

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 2:35


    Today’s poem is "Threshold Choir" by David Sloan. He’s a graduate of the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast MFA Poetry Program and teaches at Maine Coast Waldorf High School in Freeport. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals and he received Maine Literary awards in 2012 and 2016. He’s the author of two books of poems, The Irresistible In-Between and A Rising , both from Deerbrook Editions.

    Elegy for the Stepfather

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 3:00


    Today’s poem is “Elegy for the Stepfather” by Bruce Willard. Bruce’s poems have appeared in Ploughshares , The Harvard Review and other journals. He has published 2 collections of poems, Holding Ground (2013) and Violent Blues (2016) both published by Four Way Books. His 3rd collection, In Light of Stars , is due out from Four Way Books in 2021. He lives in Maine, Colorado and California.

    On Wanting Only One Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 2:49


    Today’s poem is “On Wanting Only One Thing” by Rachel Contreni Flynn. Rachel was raised in Indiana, and is the author of 2 prize-winning full length collections, Ice, Mouth, Song (Tupelo Press) and Tongue (Red Hen Press). She’s the editor of the Beloit Poetry Journal and an employment lawyer by trade. Rachel lives with her family in an old farm house in North Gorham.

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