April is National Poetry Month. We hope you enjoy the following selections. More information about these poets and others available online https://poets.org.
Everyone Sang by Siegfried Sassoon -1886-1967
Swell by Hoa Nguyen – 1967-
On Finding A Bird’s Bones In the Woods by Lisel Mueller
The Meteorite by Randall Jarrell
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry
Dream Variations by Langston Hughes
When Giving Is All We Have by Alberto Rios
Why I am Happy by William Stafford
Stone by Charles Simic
April is a Dog’s Dream by Marylin Singer
The Cat and the Sea by Ronald Stuart Thomas
The Sandhills by Linda Hogan
Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
Earth Day by Jane Yolen
19 by Han-Shan
Blessing the Boats by Lucille Clifton
What Matters Most by Adam Clay
Singularity by Marie How (After Stephen Hawking)
Ode to Buttoning and Unbuttoning My Shirt by Ross Gay
I Started Early by Emily Dickinson
Nest by Marianne Boruch
Craving more poetry? More people are turning to poetry at this moment, because poetry can help bring solace, comfort, resilience, and connection. VoTL is holding a virtual Poetry in Conversation Zoom gathering on April 29. Please email s.austin@valleyofthetetonslibrary.org to request an invitation. We hope you will join us!
April 29 Theme LGBTQ+
Audience: 16 years and up
http://valleyofthetetonslibrary.org/poetry-in-conversation/