Sher Poetry

Voicing and Sharing Poems from a Wide Range of Voices.

  • “From Blossoms” by Li-Young Lee

    The text “From Blossoms” by Li-Young Lee https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43012/from-blossoms Afterward: “From Blossoms” How do you respond to this poem? What would your afterward be? Continue reading

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  • “Saint Francis and the Sow” by Galway Kinnell

    Text of Poem. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42683/saint-francis-and-the-sow Click above to hear the Afterward for “Saint Francis and the Sow” Please note I mispronounced his last name–Kinnel is pronounced Kanal. Thank you Linda for sharing this link below. You can hear Galway Kinnell read his poem “Why Regret” if you click below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLgztm9GU7k Continue reading

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  • “My Son the Man” by Sharon Olds

    Click below to read “My Son the Man” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48565/my-son-the-man “My Son the Man” Afterward–– this time it is a video link to Sharon Olds reading a poem at the 2022 National Book Awards Finalist Reading. This video is 5 minutes long. Sharon Olds is totally disarming, and if you are poet you will love this short… Continue reading

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