April is National Poetry Month, and in this episode we are going to convince you that yes, you do in fact like poetry. Dani and Brittney discuss what poetry is and can be, and analyze several of their favorite poems, both new and old. Which poem makes Dani cry? How many times can Brittney use the word "visceral" to describe poetry? Listen and find out. Visit the links below to read these poems and learn about how you can celebrate National Poetry Month.

National Poetry Month https://poets.org/national-poetry-month

“Fragment 105(a)” by Sappho https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=38962

“Good Bones” by Maggie Smith https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/good-bones

“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/peace-wild-things-0/

“ Should Have Never Left the Great Lakes/I Hate This Place” by Matt Mitchell https://www.hobartpulp.com/web_features/i-should-have-never-left-the-great-lakes-i-hate-this-place

“Yesterday When I Was Teaching I Nearly Cried” by Devin Kelly from the collection In This Quiet Church of Night, I Say Amen (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2017) https://devingkelly.com/

“Don’t Worry” by Mary Oliver from the collection Felicity: poems (Penguin, 2015) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-oliver

“Sarah Cynthia Silvia Stout Will Not Take the Garbage Out” by Shel Silverstein from the collection Where the Sidewalk Ends (Harper & Rowe, 1974) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/shel-silverstein

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