Sher Poetry

Voicing and Sharing Poems from a Wide Range of Voices.

Sher’s Voice

These poems are voiced by Sher Schwartz

July 21, 2025

“Little Father” by Li-Young Lee read by Sher Schwartz

Click below to read “Little Father” by Li-Young Lee https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46472/little-father Continue reading

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July 14, 2025

“The Hand” by Mary Ruefle read by Sher Schwartz

Click below to read “The Hand” by Mary Ruefle https://poets.org/poem/hand-0 Continue reading

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July 2, 2025

“The Wellfleet Whale” by Stanley Kunitz read by Sher Schwartz

Click the link below to read “The Whalefleet Whale” by Stanley Kunitz https://www.ronnowpoetry.com/contents/kunitz/Wellfleet.html Continue reading

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beached whale, Stanley Kunitz

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. To comment on a post or to reach me send an email to voices@sherpoetry.com

Sher’s Voice

“Little Father” by Li-Young Lee read by Sher Schwartz

“The Hand” by Mary Ruefle read by Sher Schwartz

“The Wellfleet Whale” by Stanley Kunitz read by Sher Schwartz