My 2026 choice for poetry month:
An April Rain Song
Let the rain kiss you.
Let the rain beat upon your head
with silver liquid drops.
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
with its pitty-pat.
The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk.
The rain makes running pools in the gutter.
The rain plays a little sleep tune
on our roof at night,
and I love the rain.
by Langston Hughes
So delighted to be the featured poet for this episode of The WildStory podcast! My interview with Ann Wallace, who is also a poet, was a spontaneous conversation about themes and meanings of Inheritance of Flowers. Four poems from this new book are recited.
Have a listen here (poetry segment is the first thirty minutes):
On this last day of National Poetry Month, here is a glimpse of dancer-poet as performing artist. I had the pleasure of joining the cast of "The Power and the Voice of Women in Dance through the Millennia" on April 19th, directed by Karen McLane. There was narrative, and dances that women dance to heal, to celebrate, to speak in a language based on the female body and psyche.
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"Bacchanal" |
I raise a glass to all the other dancer-poets who are speaking, speaking...
