First, my apologies for the delay in releasing this episode. I had prepped it and then belatedly realized that I should probably ask permission of the two poets whose work I recited here first. It took a day to do that and hear back from them -- thankfully, it was a yes or else this episode would have had to be rerecorded and that would have taken even longer! -- but now I can hit publish on this without any niggling feelings that I hadn't covered all my bases.

Today we talk about poetry. It can feel mysterious and inaccessible (and let's face it, some poetry is just that), but here's an easy introduction to a particular kind of poem that is as accessible as a grocery list -- namely, the list poem.

In this episode, I read "Happy" by Jerry Pinto, who I interviewed on this podcast back in Season 1 (Part 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/76a1iQ8ab3qJOwPRA3ifkB?si=Rpphv0lhSYStnWUEOYTF8Q and Part 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/700xAf3T4jzDYkppVLVvyL?si=monkzRc1SwS92cIvyygKCQ here).

The poem is featured in his book "Tickle Me, Don't Tickle Me," which you can check out here: https://www.speakingtigerbooks.com/shop/childrens/tickle-me-dont-tickle-me/

I also read "That Explains It!" by U.S. Children's Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt, whose work can be found on his website, which I highly encourage you to check out: https://www.poetry4kids.com/ 

And if you write your own poem in response to the prompt--do share it with me!