april is: a poem a day for national poetry month

April 30, 2009: from The Waste Land,...

from The Waste Land T.S. Eliot I. The Burial of the Dead April is the cruellest month, breeding ...

May 1st

April 29, 2009: There Are Many Theories...

There Are Many Theories About What Happened John Gallagher The bright yellow newspaper stand is...

Apr 29th

April 28, 2009: from Tag, Anne Carson

from Tag Anne Carson THIS Insatiable April, trees in place, in their scraped-out place, their...

Apr 28th

April 27, 2009: To This May, W.S. Merwin

To This May W.S. Merwin They know so much more now about the heart we are told but the world still...

Apr 27th

April 26, 2009: In Me as the Swans,...

In Me as the Swans Leslie Williams Not embittered even while freezing to the ice of their own lakes....

Apr 26th

April 25, 2009: We become new, Marge...

We become new Marge Piercy How it feels to be touching you: an Io moth, orange and yellow as...

Apr 25th

April 24, 2009: Goodnight, Li-Young Lee

Goodnight Li-Young Lee You’ve stopped whispering and are asleep.  I go on listening to apples drop...

Apr 24th

April 23, 2009: A Step Away From Them,...

A Step Away From Them Frank O’Hara It’s my lunch hour, so I go for a walk among the...

Apr 23rd

April 22, 2009: Alone, Jack Gilbert

Alone Jack Gilbert I never thought Michiko would come back after she died. But if she did, I knew it...

Apr 22nd

April 21, 2009: A Primer, Bob Hicok

A Primer Bob Hicok I remember Michigan fondly as the place I go to be in Michigan. The right hand of...

Apr 21st

April 20, 2009: What We Kept, Megan...

What We Kept Megan Alpert We kept the war under our skins we kept it in our hamstrings in our...

Apr 20th

April 19, 2009: 23rd Street Runs Into...

23rd Street Runs Into Heaven Kenneth Patchen You stand near the window as lights wink On along the...

Apr 19th

April 18, 2009: It's This Way, Nazim...

It’s This Way Nazim Hikmet I stand in the advancing light, my hands hungry, the world...

Apr 18th

April 17, 2009: Nothing but winter in my...

Nothing but winter in my cup Alice George but then she comes climbing out the manhole wreathed...

Apr 17th

April 16, 2009: The Continuous Life,...

The Continuous Life Mark Strand What of the neighborhood homes awash In a silver light, of children...

Apr 16th

April 15, 2009: A Blessing, James Wright

A Blessing James Wright Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, Twilight bounds softly forth...

Apr 15th

April 14, 2009: The Poem, Franz Wright

The Poem Franz Wright It was like getting a love letter from a tree Eyes closed forever to find...

Apr 14th

April 13, 2009: The Bear-Boy of...

The Bear-Boy of Lithuania Amy Gerstler Girls, take my advice, marry an animal.  A wooly one is most...

Apr 13th

April 12, 2009: The Rider, Naomi Shihab...

The Rider Naomi Shihab Nye A boy told me if he roller-skated fast enough his loneliness couldn’t...

Apr 12th

April 11, 2009: Death, The Last Visit,...

Death, The Last Visit Marie Howe Hearing a low growl in your throat, you’ll know that it’s started....

Apr 11th

April 10, 2009: Bike Ride with Older...

Bike Ride with Older Boys Laura Kasischke The one I didn’t go on. I was thirteen, and they...

Apr 10th

April 9, 2009: April in Maine, May...

April in Maine May Sarton The days are cold and brown, Brown fields, no sign of green, Brown twigs,...

Apr 9th

April 8, 2009: I Don’t Fear Death,...

I Don’t Fear Death Sandra Beasley But what I’m really picturing is Omaha: field after field of...

Apr 8th

April 7, 2009: Crossing Over, William...

Crossing Over William Meredith It was now early spring, and the river was swollen and turbulent;...

Apr 7th

April 6, 2009: Distressed Haiku, Donald...

Distressed Haiku Donald Hall In a week or ten days the snow and ice will melt from Cemetery Road....

Apr 6th

April 5, 2009: In the Nursing Home, Jane...

In the Nursing Home Jane Kenyon She is like a horse grazing a hill pasture that someone makes...

Apr 5th

April 4, 2009: What To Say To A Bear,...

What To Say To A Bear Ionna Warwick Do not run. Stand still and talk softly to the bear....

Apr 4th

April 3, 2009: I Come Home Wanting To...

I Come Home Wanting To Touch Everyone Stephen Dunn The dogs greet me, I descend into their world of...

Apr 3rd

April 2, 2009: Domestic, Carl Phillips

Domestic Carl Phillips If, when studying road atlases while taking, as you call it, your morning...

Apr 2nd

April 1, 2009: A Little Tooth, Thomas...

A Little Tooth Thomas Lux Your baby grows a tooth, then two, and four, and five, then she wants...

Apr 1st