Poems on Wandering, Hudson Valley Writers Center Reading, and more

July 13, 2021

Poems on Wandering

Mid-summer inspires time spent wandering outdoors. Wonder and wander with these poems from Poets.org: 

Wonder” by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
Marshlands” by Emily Pauline Johnson
Revery” by Fenton Johnson
For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet” by Joy Harjo
The World’s Wanderers” by Percy Bysshe Shelley 
Grace Among the Ferns” by Analicia Sotelo
The Blue-Green Stream” by Wang Wei

Watch and listen to Nicole Sealey read her poem, “Even the Gods,” as part of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation’s Read By series of poetry films.
#PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: A Hudson Valley Writers Center Reading

Check out our #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: a Hudson Valley Writers Center reading featuring Copper Canyon Press Poets Ellen Bass, Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and Arthur Sze, an Academy Chancellor Emeritus. Wednesday, July 14 at 7 p.m. EDT. Register for this virtual event here

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In this short Q&A, July Poem-a-Day guest editor, R. Erica Doyle, author of proxy (Belladonna Books, 2013), discusses her curatorial approach and her own creative work. 
Revisit last week’s Poem-a-Day selections with us on Poets.org:

July 4: “Good Night” by Carl Sandburg
July 5: “the shoes” by Wo Chan 
July 6: “Everything Needs Fixing” by Karla Cordero
July 7: “Born. Living. Will. Die.” by Camonghne Felix
July 8: “What he thought belly down, when I was 8 years old” by Duriel E. Harris
July 9: “remedies I” by S*an D. Henry Smith
July 10: “In Summer Twilight” by Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.
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Summer Camp: Poems and Activities About Animals

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

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"preface to a traffic stop: sound" by Randall Horton

Monday, July 12, 2021

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"Wind Rising in the Alleys" by Lola Ridge

Sunday, July 11, 2021

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"In Summer Twilight" by Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.

Saturday, July 10, 2021

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