A quick pick to get my prose out this morning!  Have you ever heard the beginning of this poem?  No one ever knows how the erst of it goes... well here it is!  Trees, by Joyce Kilmer.

This is an original poem of mine, copywritten back in 1977 and part of an unpublished collection that I am sharing with you.

Prepare to hear some lovely readings by late african-american poets of the past, including Countee Cullen, Nikki Giovanni, and Paul Laurence Dunbar.

In sections 4 - 6 of this awesome book of poetry I've been reciting, you'll find that I get a bit choked up speaking the words for the Home and Mother section choice.  It makes me respect the young man in this story deeply and wish for more of them in this world. Join me and listen to these poems: A Creed by Edwin Markham, Somebody's Mother by Mary Dow Brine, and A Dutch Lullaby by Eugene Field.

Enjoy more poetry reading by EMarie Greene, from 'The Best Loved Poems of the American People' - reciting one poem from the first six sections of the book, which was published in 1936 by Hazel Felleman.  Poems in recitation: Her Answer by John Bennett, Outwitted by Edwin Markham, and The African Chief by William Cullen Bryant.

Do you remember your favorite poetry book from your childhood? Mine was "Best Loved Poems of The American People", a collection of poetry from pre-1932. In this episode you're hear EMarie read for you: Hell in Texas, Judged by the Company One Keeps, Jenny Kissed Me, Stopping By the Woods on A Snowy Evening, I Had But 50 Cents, and I Walked a Mile.

Randomness abounds with this episode about the neighborhood and being neighborly, non- racist, and next-level nice!