Archive for the ‘Poem of the Week’ Category

A Poem to Celebrate the New Year

A poem to celebrate the new year by Alicia Suskin Ostriker.

And Still I Rise

Poem of the Week — And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

Poem of the Week: Reverence

School is about to start again, which marks the end of summer for a lot of us, but I wanted to offer up one more taste of summer before we say goodbye to another year. Do you remember catching lightning bugs? Can you still hear the sound of cicadas where you live? What is your favorite summertime memory?

Poem of the Week: Music by Anne Porter

The poem of the week is by Anne Porter and is entitled music.

POEM OF THE WEEK by Naomi Shihab Nye

The poem of the week is by Naomi Shihab Nye, an American poet. It was sent to me by a dear friend and I take great pleasure in passing it on to you.
 
May we all have a week where our happiness floats.
 

SO MUCH HAPPINESS
 
It is difficult to know what to do with so much happiness.
With [...]

Poem of the Week

The poem of the week comes from Hokusai (1760-1849), a famous Japanese artist.

Poem of the Week

Poem about the sad business of poetry readings. Sums up the plights of artists/poets/writers today.