Beacon Broadside

In honor of Poetry Month, here's a collection of poetry you can watch and hear in the poet's own voice. Add your favorites in the comments!

Mary Oliver reads "The Summer Day"

 

Mary Oliver reading "Wild Geese" and other poems

 

Sonia Sanchez reads "10 Haiku for Max Roach" (from Morning Haiku)

 

Craig Teicher reads "The Virtues of Birds"

 

C. D. Wright reading two poems at the Dodge Poetry Festival

 

Kevin Young reads at the Dodge Poetry Festival

 

Dobby Gibson reads "Beauty Supply" on a bus in Minneapolis

Poetry in Public: Beauty Supply by Dobby Gibson from Works Progress on Vimeo.