Sher Poetry

March 2, 2026

“Crane Migration, Platte River” by Marjorie Saiser read by Sher Schwartz

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Afterward, Sher’s Voice, SherPoetryEpisode

Marjorie Saiser
February 22, 2026

“Cherry Blossoms” by Toi Derricotte read by Sher Schwartz

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Cherry Blossom Festival, Toi Derricotte
February 3, 2026

“I Worried” by Mary Oliver

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Afterward, Guest Voice, Sher’s Voice, SherPoetryEpisode

German Voice, Mary Oliver, Overcoming Worry

About Me

I’m a retired Humanities professor, published essayist, poet, painter, singer, and old-time fiddle musician living on an historic two-hundred-acre farm in Eastern Oregon. I plant gardens for pollinators and revel in insects, bird dogs, donkeys, goats, cats, and American fantail and roller pigeons. My lyric landscapes are oak savannah, prairie, and riparian. Writing poetry gives me a way to express and question the rhythms I hear. My chapbook The Beautiful One’s Ark (2024) is available through The Poetry Box and online bookstores. Sher Poetry celebrates poetry as an oral language art. Each week I’ll share a poem from some of my work or from that of other poets who I love to hear.

“Crane Migration, Platte River” by Marjorie Saiser read by Sher Schwartz

“Cherry Blossoms” by Toi Derricotte read by Sher Schwartz

“I Worried” by Mary Oliver