National Poetry Month,  verse

A to Z Challenge: “V”erse

Roses for webDid you know that April is National Poetry Month? I used to read poetry when I was younger and also studied it in AP English. What I came to realize in writing this blog is that I need to read more current poets. I’m behind. There is a whole world of new poets waiting to be discovered and I need to update my list. As limited as it is, here are my favorite poets and poems.

W. H. AudenFuneral Blues

Langston HughesMother to Son, Dreams

Carl SandburgUnder the Harvest Moon

William Carlos WilliamsWillow Poem, This is Just to Say

W. B. YeatsWhen You Are Old

William WordsworthThe Daffodils

Mary OliverThe Swan; her book, Dog Songs, Why I Wake Early

Robert FrostThe Road Not Taken, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Max EhrmannA Prayer

Anything from Maya Angelou

Roy CroftLove adapted from “Ich liebe Dich” by Erich Fried

Who are some of your favorite poets/poems?

I'm Diane, a marketing executive in the non-profit sector living in Terre Haute, Indiana. My husband and I moved from Denver, Colorado, 15-plus years ago and this blog highlights our joys and challenges in adjusting to our new home and town. I also share things I love: photography, wildlife and domestic pets, writing, knitting, making jewelry, food, travel, my faith in God and music. I'm also writing a mystery novel so stay tuned!

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