April is National Poetry Month. Throughout the month, we celebrate with a poem-a-day, read by its author — a Texas-based poet, recorded in the Houston Public Media studios. Every Monday in April, we also air a sound portrait on Houston Matters. The 2017 series features all Houston poets.
Posted on · The Houston slam poet performs a poem inspired by the deepest love she can imagine.
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a psychedelic poem, written for friends.
Posted on · The Houston poet and lawyer reads a poem inspired by The City of Light.
Posted on · The Houston Poet Laureate reads a poem conjured in the middle of a cedar forest.
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by a moment in traffic on the 610 Loop.
Posted on · The UH professor reads a poem inspired by two dreams and personal loss.
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem about the hidden life of a clown.
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by her grandfather and the Texas Panhandle.
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem set in a trailer park in Lake Dallas, Texas.
Posted on · The Houston poet talks about poetry as a weapon and reads a poem for her niece.
Posted on · The Houston slam poet and animal lover reads a poem inspired by her cultural identity.
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem written in the form of a ballade.
Posted on · The Houston poet talks about layering voices and playing with syntax.
Posted on · The Houston poet reads an ode to the parents of teenagers.
Posted on · The Texas poet reads a poem inspired by an afternoon at Surfside Beach.