Sher’s Voice

These poems are voiced by Sher Schwartz

May 1, 2024

Poetry Book Review: Listening in the Dark

A hybrid form between interview and book review. Click below to listen. Retranslating Silence by Sher Schwartz Listening in the Darkby Suzy Harris.The Poetry Box, 35 pp.$14.00Retired special education attorney, Suzy Harris’s chapbook, Listening in the Dark explores a theme not often examined in poetry. Deafness. Harris asks: “but what of those who grow up Continue reading

Poetry Book Review, Sher’s Voice

cochlear-implant, deaf, deafness, health, hearing-loss, Listening in the Dark book review, Poetry Book Review, Suzy Harris
April 23, 2024

“Evening in the Sanitarium” by Louise Bogan

Please forgive the covid voice. Information about Louise Bogan https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/american-poets-of-the-20th-century/the-poets/louise-bogan-18971970 Text of “Evening in the Sanitarium” https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/evening-sanitarium It almost seems like Bogan had some personal experience with the sanitarium — such details. Afterward for “Evening in the Sanitarium” by Sher Schwartz How do you respond to this poem? Continue reading

Afterward, Sher’s Voice

Louise Bogan, Sanitariums
April 16, 2024

“I Many Times Thought Peace Had Come” by

Emily Dickinson Text for the poem may be found here: https://allpoetry.com/I-many-times-thought-Peace-had-come Afterward: “I Many Times Thought Peace Had Come” by Sher Schwartz Comment Prompt: Which is your favorite Emily Dickinson poem and why? How you respond to “I Many Times Thought Peace Had Come”? Continue reading

Afterward, Sher’s Voice

Emily Dickinson, Peace, Zen

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.

Sher’s Voice

Poetry Book Review: Listening in the Dark

“Evening in the Sanitarium” by Louise Bogan

“I Many Times Thought Peace Had Come” by