DOWNLOAD MP3 AUDIO Piping down the valleys wild, Piping songs of pleasant glee, On a cloud I saw a child, And he laughing said to me: ‘Pipe a song about a Lamb!’ So I piped with merry cheer. ‘Piper, pipe that song again.’ So I piped: he wept to hear. ‘Drop thy pipe, thy happy [...]

It’s almost here.  April will be National Poetry Month, during which we celebrate the placement of words into various shapes, patterns and meanings that only a select few can decipher.  Don’t worry, if you saw the poetry reading at the most recent Presidential Inauguration, she was only placed at the podium to intercept bullets.  That [...]

Write a poem for National Poetry Month!  Just let your mind wander and write a poem of any kind in the comments area for this post. Get your poem done by 12:00 am PST Friday April 24, 2009. Your poem can be any length.  It can rhyme or not.  Just make a poem and let [...]

For National Poetry Month, here’s an Emily Dickinson poem rendered as a beautiful animation with a reading by actress Blair Brown. This is part of the Poetry Foundation’s series of videos known as Poetry Everywhere. Here is the complete poem for you to read: I started Early – Took my Dog – And visited the [...]

This is my poem offered in celebration of National Poetry Month.  It’s called Alongside too Soon.