I’m reading a poem a day (most days!) again this year for National Poetry Month. From day to day I’m letting one selection inspire the next. I’m selecting mostly contemporary poems this year, and quite a few of my fellow Tennessee poets. Follow along on my personal Facebook page (the posts are public), or here on my YouTube playlist.
This icon marks poets with a Tennessee connection, although they may not currently reside in the state.
So far I’ve shared:
| 1. Sutt’s Cafe by Darnell Arnoult |
| 2. The Elvis Egg by Bill Brown |
| 3. Bass by Lisa Coffman |
| 4. Church by Susan O’Dell Underwood |
| 5. Paradise by Vievee Francis |
| 6. Contrary by Linda Parsons |
| 7. Ontology by Jeff Hardin |
| 8. What I Mean When I Say Truck Driver by Geffrey Davis |
| 9. Vinegar and Fizz by David Graham |
| 10. My Husband Discovers Poetry by Diane Lockward |
| 11. Saturday Afternoon Remodeling the Camper by Jan LePerle |
| 12. The Wheel by Wendell Berry * with music by Turnip the Beet * |
| 13. Your Very Flesh by Denton Loving |
| 14. Recipe for Discontent by Vandana Khanna |
| 15. The Way It Works by Rosalie Moffett |
| 16. Voice by Kory Wells |
| 17. When All You Want by Carlina Duan |
| 18. Why I Play Music by Rita Quillen |
| 19. Metronome by Kimberly Johnson |
| 20. The Sky Is Falling by Cameron Mitchell |
| 21. Ode to Customer Support by Hayden Saunier |
| 22. My Name Is… by Sandy Coomer |
| 23. At Sixty-two by Dion O’Reilly |
| 24. Death Prefers Blonds by Karen Paul Holmes |
| 25. Homecoming by Gail Newman |
| 26. I Call This Our Once Upon a Time by Susan Martinello |
If you’d like to hear more of my own work, I recently participated in a reading and interview with Chase Dimock at As It Ought To Be Magazine, in connection with a poetry course he teaches at College of the Canyons in California. Check it out here at As It Ought To Be.
You can also hear more of my favorite poems and find some interesting prompts on my NPM 2020 series.
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The “Tennessee Love” icon is by Erica Grau and licensed through the Noun Project.
