Podcasts about poetry month

on his 4th poetry collection "Look In",with readings Launched as part of April is Poetry Month in Limerick festival.  https://limerickwriterscentre.com/2026/04/16/look-in-is-a-new-collection-of-poetry-by-michael-durack-and-it-takes-place-friday-17th-april/  As Originally broadcast live on 18th April 2026 from McKernan Woollen Mills as part of Tuamgraney Harp festival hosted by Tom Hanley and Patricia Anne Moore. Saturday Chronicle is kindly sponsored by James M Nash and Co and Derg Kitchen Design   http://dergkitchendesign.ie.

This special edition of Live Wire celebrates National Poetry Month, with performances by renowned poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, and Kaveh Akbar. Plus, former Poet Laureate of Utah Paisley Rekdal chats about demystifying poetry; singer-songwriter Kasey Anderson performs a tune inspired by a poem from his friend Hanif; and host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share some original haikus penned by our listeners.

On this episode of The Brian Crombie Hour, we explore how the words we choose — and the effort behind them — can influence everything from national leadership to personal healing.In the first segment, Brian is joined by Patrick Leblond, Associate Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, to examine the controversy surrounding the Air Canada CEO's resignation. Together, they unpack why this moment goes far beyond politics or “wokeism,” and instead speaks to something more fundamental: respect. The discussion highlights the deep cultural significance of language in Quebec, the expectations placed on leaders in a bilingual country, and why even small efforts to communicate across linguistic lines can carry enormous meaning — especially in times of crisis. In Canada, leadership isn't just about capability; it's about cultural awareness and a willingness to meet people where they are.In the second half, Brian turns to a more intimate conversation with Canadian poet Kathryn MacDonald about her collection The Blue Gate, released during Poetry Month. Centered on a transformative journey to Kenya after the sudden loss of her partner of 39 years, Kathryn's work explores grief, spirituality, and the search for meaning. Through poetry, she captures what often cannot be said outright — holding complexity, emotion, and reflection all at once. The conversation reveals how storytelling, especially in poetic form, creates space for healing and helps us understand life's most difficult moments.At first glance, these topics may seem worlds apart — one rooted in public life, the other deeply personal. But both return to the same essential question: how do we truly hear and understand one another?Because language is more than communication.It's a signal of respect.A keeper of identity.A pathway through loss. And ultimately, a bridge — or a barrier — between us.

WXXI Classical's Mona Seghatoleslami guest hosts this discussion about the art of spoken word performance. Local artists say slam poetry is alive and well in Rochester, drawing on a rich intergenerational tradition of performance and community. We hear about what local slam poets are doing in terms of performance, mentorship, and community activism. In studio: Lu Highsmith, administrative consultant for North Star Poets Matthew Van Scott, North Star poet Chi the Realist, North Star poet Agape Armageddon Towns, commissioner of deeds and North Star poet This conversation is part of WXXI's celebration of Poetry Month.---Connections is supported by listeners like you. Head to our donation page to become a WXXI member today, support the show, and help us close the gap created by the rescission of federal funding.---Connections airs every weekday from noon-2 p.m. Join the conversation with questions or comments by phone at 1-844-295-TALK (8255) or 585-263-9994, email, Facebook or Twitter. Connections is also livestreamed on the WXXI News YouTube channel each day. You can watch live or access previous episodes here.---Do you have a story that needs to be shared? Pitch your story to Connections.

In today's episode, Why Vermont may be leaving federal money to help house people with medical needs on the table, a key House panel is set to review cannabis legislation the state Senate passed last month, some of the contract demands from the World Cup soccer tournament may have influenced Montreal to bow out as a host city, a Vermont's poet laureate during Poetry Month.

Welcome to Poetry Month on The Voice of Dog. This month, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we at the Fireside will be reading you poems from and for the furry community.Today we present “The Wolves Are Always Walking” a poem by Corran Orreaux, who is a deer that bleats in common meter, and you can find more of his stories on Fur Affinity.Read for you by Rob MacWolf — werewolf hitchhiker.thevoice.dog | Apple podcasts | Spotify | Google PodcastsIf you have a story you think would be a good fit, you can check out the requirements, fill out the submission template and get in touch with us.https://thevoice.dog/episode/the-wolves-are-always-walking-by-corran-orreaux

(Mar 31, 2026) Republican Anthony Constantino is under scrutiny for how he's collecting petition signatures to get on the ballot for the 21st Congressional District race; we take a ride on the beautiful Amtrak Adirondack train that skirts right along Lake Champlain; and Ethan Shantie joins us for a preview of NCPR's poetry month contest in April. 

In honor of Poetry month we invited local author and poet Joshua C. Robinson. If you are interested in trading heir books we have them available at out library here in Longmont Colorado.Joshua's Bio:Joshua C. Robinson (They/Them) received degrees in Playwriting and Poetry from the University of Missouri; they hold a Master's of Arts Management from Columbia College Chicago. They have performed nationally and locally. Their work is featured in a multitude of journals and stages, New City, The Maneater, Writer's Block Zine, and more. They survived a year and a half of non consecutive homelessness. Their memoir “Homeless With God,” has yet to win any awards, but there's still time. They would like to take themselves less seriously someday. They would also like to take a nap. They love you, and they mean it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This National Poetry Month, the WNYC Morning Edition team has been airing some of your submitted poems based on a weekly theme. To close out Poetry Month, producers Amanda Rozon and Verónica Del Valle recap the series, and share some submitted poems.

Today we present a poem by Russell Knight, an aardwolf-fox who puts stuff on paper from time to time. You can find his poetry and other scribblings on FurAffinity.Read for you by Rob MacWolf — werewolf hitchhiker.With that, we conclude Poetry Month for this year. Please come back next week for our regularly scheduled story, and Thank you for listening to Poetry Month on The Voice of Dog.thevoice.dog | Apple podcasts | Spotify | Google PodcastsIf you have a story you think would be a good fit, you can check out the requirements, fill out the submission template and get in touch with us.https://thevoice.dog/episode/hope-by-russell-knight

MTA officials laid out plans Monday to use artificial intelligence technology to push its surveillance capabilities to new levels. Also, city officials say unauthorized demolition work and years of neglect caused the deadly collapse of a parking garage in Lower Manhattan in 2023. And a federal prosecutor is threatening to sue telecom companies in a bid to get them to monitor users' messages and crack down on child sex predators. Plus, GrowNYC's Greenmarket program supports over 200 local producers today. And finally, as National Poetry Month comes to an end, we share poems from a father-son duo in Brooklyn.

Poet Artist Activist D Colin in conversation with Andrea Cunliffe of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine during Poetry Month. She recounts her early years as artist musician and poet in the Capital Region.

Michigan Author and poet Linda Nemec Foster joins us to cap off Poetry Month and discuss her latest book, The Lake Huron Mermaid, with Anne-Marie Oomen; recently released on WSU Press.   https://wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814347416/  https://www.lindanemecfoster.com/works/the-lake-huron-mermaid/  https://anne-marieoomen.com/  https://lafontsee.com/artist/meridith-ridl 

The Mamas are celebrating National Poetry Month on the 108th episode. They aren't happy about it but they're doing it, that's now much they love literature and their listeners. Join the Mamas as they offer questionable reviews of middle grade books in verse. We wish we could say they're not that bad, but they probably are. On a light note, Heather embarrasses herself by geeking out over a picture book at the end. Feel free to make fun of her, Margie certainly does. Book Chat:Louder Than Hunger by John SchuUnsinkable Cayenne by Jessica VitalisAnd Then, Boom by Lisa FippsLeafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees by Michelle Schaub and illustrator Anne Lambeletwww.twolitmamas.com

As the world remembers the legacy of Pope Francis we return to his groundbreaking writings on climate and environment that called for a fundamental shift in our economic system, and a rethinking of our relationship with God's creation: the natural world. Also, a 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize recipient was repeatedly told there was nothing to worry about when it came to PFAS “forever chemicals” linked to illnesses in her community. But she did not back down, and her persistence paid off. And as Poetry Month ends, we turn to poet Dorianne Laux, whose latest collection is titled Life on Earth. Her poem “Evening” from a few years ago simultaneously expresses her grief at her recent loss of her mother and the waning of the whole biosphere in the face of climate disruption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our series of Poetry Month conversations continues with Robin Walter, whose debut collection Little Mercy was awarded the 2024 Academy of American Poets' First Book Award. 

MTA Pres Max Page: Higher Ed needs collective response to Trump's assault, May Day rally in Spgfld. Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: budget chaos. Prof Austin Sarat: Fist bumps to Harvard, to local democracy, and the courts. Richard Cahillane & Teresa Lorenzo - Big Yellow Taxi show at Shea Theater 4/19. Donnabelle Casis w/ Pasqualina Azzarello of Easthampton City Arts on Poetry Month.

MTA Pres Max Page: Higher Ed needs collective response to Trump's assault, May Day rally in Spgfld. Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: budget chaos. Prof Austin Sarat: Fist bumps to Harvard, to local democracy, and the courts. Richard Cahillane & Teresa Lorenzo - Big Yellow Taxi show at Shea Theater 4/19. Donnabelle Casis w/ Pasqualina Azzarello of Easthampton City Arts on Poetry Month.

MTA Pres Max Page: Higher Ed needs collective response to Trump's assault, May Day rally in Spgfld. Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: budget chaos. Prof Austin Sarat: Fist bumps to Harvard, to local democracy, and the courts. Richard Cahillane & Teresa Lorenzo - Big Yellow Taxi show at Shea Theater 4/19. Donnabelle Casis w/ Pasqualina Azzarello of Easthampton City Arts on Poetry Month.

MTA Pres Max Page: Higher Ed needs collective response to Trump's assault, May Day rally in Spgfld. Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: budget chaos. Prof Austin Sarat: Fist bumps to Harvard, to local democracy, and the courts. Richard Cahillane & Teresa Lorenzo - Big Yellow Taxi show at Shea Theater 4/19. Donnabelle Casis w/ Pasqualina Azzarello of Easthampton City Arts on Poetry Month.

MTA Pres Max Page: Higher Ed needs collective response to Trump's assault, May Day rally in Spgfld. Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: budget chaos. Prof Austin Sarat: Fist bumps to Harvard, to local democracy, and the courts. Richard Cahillane & Teresa Lorenzo - Big Yellow Taxi show at Shea Theater 4/19. Donnabelle Casis w/ Pasqualina Azzarello of Easthampton City Arts on Poetry Month.

April is poetry month, so on this month's podcast we talked to Betty Blanks, author of Pick Up Your Name and Write: The Life of Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel. Miss McDaniel was an Oklahoma born poet that moved to California during the Great Depression, but never stopped writing about her home in Oklahoma. Betty Blanks was kind enough to talk to us about her new biography of Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel and her work.

This special edition of Live Wire celebrates National Poetry Month, with performances by renowned poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, and Kaveh Akbar. Plus, former Poet Laureate of Utah Paisley Rekdal chats about demystifying poetry; singer-songwriter Kasey Anderson performs a tune inspired by a poem from his friend Hanif; and host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share some original haikus penned by our listeners.

Each season in New York brings a particular charm, and for many, 'spring' signifies romance and optimism. Poet Vincent Katz has published a new collection, Daffodil: And Other Poems, with meditative poems on the intersections between nature and the Big Apple. As part of our Poetry Month coverage, Katz discusses his writing practice and shares selections from his collection. 

For the second week of Poetry Month, Ricardo Maldonado of the Academy of American Poets, will read some of the poems that are resonating with him today, and explain how his organization is celebrating poetry in April. Plus, listeners share their favorite poems.

New York City is suing some large distributors of flavored e-cigarettes, claiming they illegally target children with their tobacco products. Plus, legislative leaders still don't have a state budget deal. Also, MTA leaders are touting the first overhaul to the Queens bus network since the 1950s. Meanwhile, Google's artificial intelligence algorithm could go up against the experienced ear of an MTA track maintainer. And finally, a poem for National Poetry Month.

Experts are still trying to piece together how tornado patterns have changed in the last century and are likely to keep changing as the world gets hotter. A meteorologist explains the eastward shift of tornadoes in the US and how newly vulnerable populations can stay safe. Also, the Trump administration is slashing personnel and research grants at two dozen federal agencies, including those conducting critical science. Science has long played a key role in the federal government, and government research catalyzed major innovations that led to the Internet and the space program, laying the groundwork for the private sector to move in. And, for Poetry Month -- the songbirds called vireos have increased in number by more than 50 percent in recent decades, while birds overall are struggling. That was the inspiration for Catherine Pierce's poem, “What I Want to Believe About the Vireos.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A federal judge in Rhode Island has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $11 billion from health programs nationwide, including in New York and New Jersey. Meanwhile, advocates say federal staffing cuts are threatening the World Trade Center Health Program, which provides care to people exposed to toxins after 9/11. Also, a new study from Rutgers says changing one state rule could make childcare more affordable for tens of thousands of New Jersey families. And finally, April is National Poetry Month. Today, we hear from poet and Queens College professor Kimiko Hahn.

Episode Summary This is the first week of April and April is Poetry Month. So we are so pleased to feature two conversations with poets who use their genre as a vehicle for historical witness and spiritual transformation. First, we talk with poet, geologist and translator Forrest Gander about his novel in poetry Mojave Ghost. … Continue reading Poetry of Place and Freedom with Forrest Gander and DaMaris Hill →

Welcome to Poetry Month on The Voice of Dog. This is Rob MacWolf, your fellow traveler, and all this month we'll again be bring you poems from and for the furry community. Today we present a poem by NightEyes DaySpring, who is a known troublemaker rumored to have a penchant for coffee and an interest in dead, ancient civilizations. Information about his writing and his poetry chapbook Therianthropic Dreams can be found at nighteyes-dayspring.com.Read by Ta'kom Ironhoof, the Equine Charmer.thevoice.dog | Apple podcasts | Spotify | Google PodcastsIf you have a story you think would be a good fit, you can check out the requirements, fill out the submission template and get in touch with us.https://thevoice.dog/episode/i-dont-want-to-have-to-be-brave-by-nighteyes-dayspring

Lawyers for detained Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil return to court as the Trump administration pushes to deport him. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy vows legal action as the White House moves to cut $350 million in federal public health funding. Plus, with April around the corner, WNYC kicks off its National Poetry Month challenge. Morning Edition producers Verónica Del Valle and Amanda Rozon explain how listeners can take part.

Our annual Poetry Month episode features Ken Ronkowitz, a poet and educator who taught in Livingston for 25 years. Ken shares some of his poetry and talks about his experiences as an English teacher, about the form of poetry he invented called the "Ronka," and about how writing a poem is like "finding the angel within." Plus: Nick, Jessica, Amy, Lisa, and Joe recite some well-loved poems; Archana highlights some of the great programs on our April calendar; Hongmei shares a clip of a poetic song; and Jessica previews some of the most anticipated books headed to our shelves this month.

Welcome to this episode, where we dive into engaging lesson ideas for March! This month offers a wealth of opportunities to create meaningful learning experiences for your students. From celebrating Women's History Month and Poetry Month to exploring the arrival of spring, we've got you covered with creative ideas and actionable lesson plans. Episode Highlights:

In this episode, I share over a dozen creative National Poetry Month ideas to help you celebrate with your students. You'll also hear tips for customizing these activities for different grade levels, including found poetry, musical poems, and even AI-inspired limericks. If you want to spark a love for poetry in your classroom, this episode has you covered! Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2025/02/25/poetry-month-ideas-308/ Sponsored by my quick reference guide Using AI Chatbots to Enhance Planning and Instruction: https://amzn.to/42Xzds0 Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/  Take your pick of free EdTech resources: https://classtechtips.com/free-stuff-favorites/   

‘Let me burrow through the earth and come back with a diamond'- from a prayer to the teachings by AJ D'Costa In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 19th December 2024, you will hear poet AJ D'Costa talk about separateness, belonging, the sacred ordinary and the diaspora. AJ D'Costa is a poet, artist & mental health practitioner of Goan-Indian heritage. She works at the intersection of creativity and contemplative practice, performing spoken word, leading community poetry bushwalks and running a private counselling practice. AJ has been part of the Brown Women Poetry showcase in Melbourne, Sonic Poetry Festival and Red Room Poetry's Poetry Month 2024 calendar. Her work has been published by the Australian Poetry Journal, Tree Paper Gallery, We Are Explorers & New Internationalist, and she talks about creative process on the Spotify podcast Beneath The Words. She currently works from the unceeded lands of the Kulin nation. Find her @ajdcosta.creative. Poems written and performed by AJ D'Costa in this episode:subterranean riversthese are the storms that we knowa prayer to the teachingserasure NoteSpoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it. CreditsRecorded and produced by Indrani Perera.Thank you to AJ D'Costa for sharing her poetry and to you for listening! 

Over the course of April, which is Poetry Month, WNYC producers have been asking our audience to submit their own poems about the places that are important to them, and what's happening there. We talk about the project, and hear some poems read by the poets themselves along with Amanda Rozon, assistant producer at WNYC's Morning Edition who spearheaded WNYC's listener poetry project.

Poet Craig Santos Perez grew up on the island of Guam, and later moved to Hawai‘i where his children were born. Both are places that once flourished with unique and diverse bird life, but because of invasive species and climate change, have seen so much loss and extinction. In this episode, he shares poetry that explores his relationship with lost and endangered wildlife and that reflects on the future his daughter will inherit.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

For this special episode we're honored to be able to share with you all the Poetry Month edition of Prose Garden. Recorded live on Zoom on April 20, 2024, it packs a punch. This monthly prose celebration is hosted by Francine Witte and Meg Pokrass. Featuring readings from Francine Witte, Meg Pokrass, Bethany Jarmul, Alexis Rhone Fancher, Brad Rose, Tina Barry, Joshua Michael Stewart, Claire Bateman, Lorette C. Luzajic, and Kathleen McGookey. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meatforteacast/support

Poet Claire Wahmanholm's work focuses on nature and the environment. As she was walking around a nature preserve north of Chicago, Claire was listening for birds but realized there was something else she was hearing: the ever-present hum of a nearby highway. “When you're trying deliberately to hear something else you really notice it,” she says. That experience inspired a poem, “You Can Always Hear the Highway.”More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Vanessa and Erica get into a wide range of YA poetry, novels-in-verse, and other poetry-adjacent works in celebration of Poetry Month. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! Looking to elevate your reading life? Tailored Book Recommendations is here to help with handpicked recommendations. Tell the Bibliologists at Tailored Book Recommendations about what you love and what you don't. You can get your recommendations via email or receive hardcovers or paperbacks in the mail. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Plans start at just $18! Subscribe today. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News 10 Queer Historical YA Novels That Reclaim LGBTQ History Vibe Check episode with United States Poet Laureate Ada Limón Books Discussed Blood Water Paint and Enter the Body by Joy McCullough Poemhood: Our Black Revival by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, Taylor Byas When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo Home is Not a Country by Safia Elhilio William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls by Ian Doescher, illustrated by Kent Barton How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr. Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Poetry Month and Malik Acosta is back to talk Kwawe Alexander

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Power in the Pen podcast. Celebrate National Poetry Month with us a we honor great poets who have inspired our crafts. Listen and you will be enlightened and encouraged by members Lenora, Gail, Chante, Chrissy and founder ED Cathie-Wright Lewis as they recite their original poetry and discuss the spirit that compels them to write.

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: New York State lawmakers are switching over to an old, 1990s system to vote on a $237 billion state budget this week after a cyberattack on the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission. Meanwhile, 353 dancers set a new world record for ‘most ballet dancers on pointe simultaneously' on Wednesday in the ballroom of the Plaza Hotel. Plus, it's Poetry Month, and we're playing your poems on our show. Listener Harriet Taub shares a poem with us about the melting pot of languages in her neighborhood.

April is National Poetry Month in the US, and we're celebrating with an episode on Quakers and poetry. We know many people love poetry, but it can also feel opaque. So, we called up two Friends who have found a home both in Quakerism and in verse.In our first segment, bestselling author Parker Palmer tells us how he gained a love of poetry and how it helped him during a mental health crisis. He'll also help us find a way into the practice of reading poetry for ourselves.For the second half of our episode, award-winning writer Leah Naomi Green gives us an intimate and experiential look into how her poetry connects with motherhood and the natural world.Learn more about our guests, find discussion questions and more on the episode page. Become a monthly supporter!Sign up for the Daily Quaker Message.

When writer Lee Ann Roripaugh visited the annual staging grounds of Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska, she was in awe of the birds. During their spring migration, hundreds of thousands of cranes roost on sandbars in the Platte River. The sound and sight of these birds is breathtaking; Lee Ann captures it beautifully in her poem “:: #sandhillcranes #string of beads ::.”More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Police say they're searching for a man who assaulted someone after midnight at the 47-50th Streets Rockefeller Center subway station in an unprovoked attack. Meanwhile, the City Council is hearing testimony on several bills today, including one on improving access to shelter and city services for newly arrived Black migrants. Plus, René Redzepi, co-owner of Noma, the three Michelin-starred Copenhagen restaurant, is hosting a series of pop-up shops in the city this week to promote Noma's packaged goods. Finally, the New York City Council is opposing proposed budget cuts by Mayor Eric Adams that would reduce funding for the city's 3K and Pre-K programs. Lawmakers argue that any reduction in early childhood education for 3 and 4-year-olds will worsen the childcare affordability crisis, which is driving young families to leave the city. WNYC's Sean Carlson speaks with reporter Karen Yi to understand why childcare is unaffordable for most New Yorkers. Finally, it's Poetry Month, and we're playing your poems on our show. Listener Ryan Beck of Brooklyn sent us this poem "Looking out my Crown Heights window."

We're back with more Picture Book Picks! We have more great mentor texts for you all around the theme of poetry! Listen to the episode to see why we made our picks!Kim's Picks:Nonfiction: A Stone is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth, illustrated by Marc MartinSilly: Animals in Pants: A Poetry Picture Book by Suzy Levinson, illustrated by Kristen and Kevin HowdeshellStructure:  Body Music: Poems About the Noises Your Body Makes by Jane Yolk & Ryan G. Van Cleave illustrated by Luis San VicenteIllustrations: Harlem at Four by Dr. Michael Datcher, illustrated by Frank MorrisonRhyme: Cool Off and Ride: A Trolley Trip to Beat the Heat by Claudia Friddell, illustrated by Jenn HarneyKirsti's Picks:Silly: Animals in Pants: A Poetry Picture Book Hardcover by Suzy Levinson and Kevin Howdeshell & Kristen Howdeshell Rhyme: Yuck, You Suck!: Poems about Animals That Sip, Slurp, Suck Heidi E. Y. Stemple and Jane Yolen,  Eugenia NobatiNon-fiction: There Was a Party for Langston:King O Letters by Jason Reynolds , Jerome Pumphrey (Illustrator)Unique Structure: Poetree Shauna LaVoy Reynolds, illos by Shahrzad Maydani Illustrations:  Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, art Vivian Mineker Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For National Poetry Month, we're sharing contemporary writers' work about birds. Poet Susan Nguyen got a hummingbird feeder from her neighbor in 2020 during the COVID pandemic. She began taking an interest in the hummingbirds that visited, giving them names and learning the surprising way they use their tongues to drink nectar. The way birds defy expectations has helped inspire several of Susan's poems.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

WARNING - this episode contains conversation about suicide and violence. If you are thinking about hurting yourself, please call 988 now. Help is available. You can speak with someone today. In this episode, we are kicking off poetry month. Jeff sits down with poet Edward Doyle-Gillespie to talk about what inspires Ed to write poetry, why he loves it, and how it is different than writing fiction. To find more of Ed's poetry, check out his work on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edoylegillespie?mibextid=ZbWKwL

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