Sher Poetry

Voicing and Sharing Poems from a Wide Range of Voices.

May 21, 2024

“Psalm for my Dog” by Ann Farley

Afterward: “Psalm for my Dog” by Sher Schwartz Psalm for My DogThe Love is my shepherd; I shall go walk. She makes me play ball in green pastures;she leads me beside still puddles; She restores my soul.She leads me on long paths for squirrel chasing sake.Even though I walk through the dark of morning, I… Continue reading

Afterward, Sher’s Voice

Ann Farley, dogs, Psalm 23
May 18, 2024

“Applesauce” by Ted Kooser

Afterward for Ted Kooser’s “Applesauce” by Sher Schwartz I read “Applesauce” outloud at a Ladies’ lunch and art making event on May 17, 2024. My little watercolor I titled after Ted Kooser’s “Applesauce.” To see the poem click here —https://poets.org/poem/applesauce/print Continue reading

Afterward, Sher’s Voice

Bard of the Everyday, Danusha Lameris, Ted Kooser
May 14, 2024

“A Woman Pulling Giant Aubergines From a Tree” by Sher Schwartz

click below to hear Sher read her poem… A Woman Pulling Giant Aubergines From a Tree ––after Unknown artist’s Watercolor with Pencil (19th Century Kalighat Painting Bengal).eggplants grow well in Bengal where eggplantsgrow on trees shadow lights of Atmanhuge violet globes could feed a village a weeketernity––as this sandaled maiden knows the red parrot strikes… Continue reading

Afterward, Poem Written by Sher Schwartz, Sher’s Voice

aubergine, eggplant

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.

“Psalm for my Dog” by Ann Farley

“Applesauce” by Ted Kooser

“A Woman Pulling Giant Aubergines From a Tree” by Sher Schwartz