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National Poetry Month: “For My Father//For My Father’s Son” By Fareena Arefeen
Posted on · Houston’s Youth Poet Laureate talks about her love of making lists and about a favorite poet.
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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, we also feature a sound portrait of a poet, which will also air on Houston Matters.
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National Poetry Month: “Poet’s Sutra” By Gerald Cedillo
Posted on · The Houston poet describes why writing poetry is like fencing.
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National Poetry Month: “Torrey Pines Beach” by Vanessa Zimmer-Powell
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by nature and the passage of time.
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National Poetry Month: “Luke Cage, Hip-Hop Superhero for Hire” by Jonathan Moody
Posted on · The Houston poet talks about insomnia, Neruda and an indestructible superhero.
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National Poetry Month: “Snapshot” By Kristi Beer
Posted on · The Houston poet shares a poem about a memorable first date.
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National Poetry Month: “Durian” By Bao-Long Chu
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by food and family.
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National Poetry Month: “Late Pastoral” By Amanda Auchter
Posted on · The Houston poet writes a love letter to New Orleans.
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National Poetry Month: “At the Dry Cleaners” By Yerra Sugarman
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by a poignant memory from childhood.
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National Poetry Month: “Charybdis” By Mike Alexander
Posted on · The Houston poet imagines a marriage as a whirlpool.
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National Poetry Month: Sound Portrait Of Poet Conor Bracken
Posted on · Meet this local poet, and hear him read “Rejected Euphemisms for Death”
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National Poetry Month: “Pulse (Hidden Bird)” By Nick Flynn
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem, lyrical and haunting.
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National Poetry Month: “Vietnamese Noodle House” By Gwendolyn Zepeda
Posted on · The former Houston Poet Laureate reads a poem that feels like a local snapshot.
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National Poetry Month: “Déjà vu Sonnet” By Cedric Ary
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem, inspired by a conversation with a World War II veteran.
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National Poetry Month: “Song Of Speaks-Fluently,” A Traditional Native-American Poem
Posted on · Houston poet Tony Hoagland reads one of his favorite poems in translation.
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National Poetry Month: Sound Portrait Of Emily Bludworth de Barrios
Posted on · Meet this local poet, and hear her read “Be these omens from heaven or hell”