National Poetry Month 2012

First off, a slightly belated welcome to thewindwarns! *waves* My intro post is here, but if you have any questions feel free to ask away. :D

Today, thanks to two_grey_rooms introducing me to the awesomeness that is Li-Young Lee, I ended up seeking out more of his poetry -- which turned into spending half the day reading and discovering lots of good poems. And since this month is National Poetry Month, and some people on my f-list like to celebrate it, I though I'd share some of what I've found with all of you. We'll start with some Lee:

( Li-Young Lee -- Self-Help for Fellow Refugees )

( Li-Young Lee -- A Hymn to Childhood )

( Li-Young Lee -- Persimmons )

( Li-Young Lee -- Praise Them )

( Li-Young Lee -- Tethered/Making a Shelter of His Heart's and Mind's Agreement )

( Tracy K. Smith -- Sci-Fi )

( Tracy K. Smith -- The Universe: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack )

( Tracy K. Smith -- The Universe as Primal Scream )

( Yusef Komunyakaa -- We Never Know )

( Yusef Komunyakaa -- Please )

( Meghan O'Rourke -- Inventing a Horse )

( Matthew Shenoda -- A Note Found in the Tomb of Tutankhamen )

**I hope y'all enjoyed this latest set of offerings; I found some of these from this website, if you're curious to find more poems, especially those from people outside of the West.