Poets Wear Prada's Podcast

Poet and writer Ona Gritz lived in Hoboken for over 20 years, raised her son here, and work as a Youth Librarian at the Hoboken Public Library for 12 years. She shares her poem, “One of the Many Reasons I Married You,” about her son and husband. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey.  Learn more about Ona at https://www.onagritz.com/

Poet Aimee Harris is the  Information & Digital Services Manager at the Hoboken Public Library and  runs the writers’ group there. She reads her poem “Tuesday’s Parties,” which she recently  workshopped with the group. Visit the library online at https://hobokenlibrary.org or stop by at 500 Park Avenue. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Hoboken poet and activist Eliot Katz  takes a walk in Stevens Park  and encounters a cannon he’s never noticed before. In response to this ancient weapon of mass destruction, Eliot reads a brief antiwar poem. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey. Learn more about Eliot at https://www.eliotkatzpoetry.com/  

Roxanne Hoffman, poet,  publisher, and longtime resident of Hoboken, NJ, takes you on a walk along Frank Sinatra Drive from Hudson Street by Elysian Park down to Sixth Street past the old shipyards, the skating rink, and Sybil’s cave to the waterfront steps up to the Stevens campus.  She reads a poem  about the green rock, she collects while walking that path, the same rock from which the archway entrance of Sybil’s Cave was constructed in 1832.  Happy National Poetry Month from Hoboken, New Jersey.

In this episode of Hoboken Poetry Walk: Hoboken poet, former travel writer, and  former caseworker for AIDS patients and those at risk, Nancy Bevilaqua shares her memories of sitting on the great lawns of the Stevens Campus and reads a poem about  witnessing the  New York skyline from our side of the Hudson. Find out more about Nancy at https://nancybevilaqua1.com/about-2/ Happy National Poetry Month with love from Hoboken! 

Bronx-born Italian-American writer, Rosette Capotorto is a longtime resident of Hoboken and local  business owner. One of her favorite spots is by the old canon at Castle Point Lookout on the Stevens University campus. Happy National Poetry Month from Hoboken.

Hoboken poet and activist Eliot Katz  enjoys the Hoboken Historical Museum and shares his poem “Dinosaur.” Happy  National Poetry Month from Hoboken. https://www.eliotkatzpoetry.com/

Hoboken poet Danny Vera Sirota,  a staff member  of the Hoboken Historical Museum, located at  1301 Hudson Street, in Hoboken reads her poem about a Ukrainian grandmother. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey. Hear the rest of the poem on Poets Wear Prada’s Podcast on Spotify or directly on buzzsprout, season 2025, episode 2, Read  Patch article by Caren Lissner: patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/debut-poetry-collection-hoboken-woman-aims-make-difference

Hoboken poet Danny Shot, Poet in Residence at the Hoboken Historical Museum, located at  1301 Hudson Street, in Hoboken reads his poem about winter clouds. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey. https://dannyshot.com/

It’s April 17th! Happy International Haiku Poetry Day from Brooklyn poet and novelist  Patricia Carragon. Enjoy her Haiku celebrating Cherry Blossom Season in New York.