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National Poetry Month: “National Grief” By Rohan Chhetri
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a memorial poem.
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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: “05092000” By Ashlyn “Lyn” Stewart
Posted on · The Houston youth poet reads a poem inspired by self-acceptance.
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National Poetry Month: “Selena’s Last Concert In Houston” By Reyes Ramirez
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by the Queen of Tejano music.
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National Poetry Month: “Hiding You Under Me” By Eloísa Pérez-Lozano
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem written in the aftermath of the Santa Fe High School shooting.
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National Poetry Month: “Schwarzenegger In Prayer” By Luisa Muradyan
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by action movies of the late ‘80s.
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National Poetry Month: “This Side Up” By Outspoken Bean
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by a daring escape to freedom.
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National Poetry Month: “Hippocampus, Or If I Were A Boy” By Matty Layne Glasgow
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by seahorses.
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National Poetry Month: “Blue Cadillac” By Holly Lyn Walrath
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by her grandmother’s car.
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National Poetry Month: “We Holy Thieves” By Robin Reagler
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by a drive between Texas and Arkansas.
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National Poetry Month: “For Alan” By Christopher Diaz
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem dedicated to his brother.
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National Poetry Month: “Enough” By Jeremy Eugene
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by a decision to move to Trinidad.
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National Poetry Month: “Nature morte aux grenades” By Juliane Tran
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by an installation by artist Mona Hatoum.
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National Poetry Month: “Wire” By Bucky Rea
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by non-verbal communication.
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National Poetry Month: “Insufficient, Ineligible Loss” By Martha Serpas
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by a FEMA designation.
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National Poetry Month: “Benares: The Holy City” By Rukmini Kalamangalam
Posted on · Houston’s Youth Poet Laureate reads a poem set along a sacred riverfront in her hometown in India.