Kentucky Poet Laureate, Jeff Worley, recites "The First Book" by former United States Poet Laureate, Rita Dove.

Professor of English at Transylvania University and former Kentucky Poet Laureate, Dr. Richard Taylor, reads “Traveling through the Dark” by William Stafford.

Tasha Cotter, president of the Kentucky State Poetry Society, reads “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop.

Dr. Jeremy Paden, professor of Spanish at Transylvania University, recites one of his own published poems titled “Ars Poetica.”

Kathleen Driskell, director of the Spalding University MFA program, recites a poem by Robert Hayden titled “Those Winter Sundays.”

Frank X Walker, Professor of English at the University of Kentucky and former Kentucky Poet Laureate, reads his poem “In Another Universe.”

Poet Jeff Worley recites one of his own poems, “On My Death Bed.”

Professor of English at Transylvania University and former Kentucky Poet Laureate, Dr. Richard Taylor, reads “Topography” by Sharon Olds.

April is National Poetry Month, and Kentucky Humanities is celebrating with a poem a day from Kentucky’s most celebrated poets, including Tasha Cotter. Tasha joins us today to further discuss her creative process, and the experiences and inspirations that led her to become a writer. Tasha earned an MFA at the Bluegrass Writers’ Studio and currently teaches in the Landscape & Architecture department at UK. On today's episode, Cotter reads some of her own work and provides tips to aspiring poets.

April is National Poetry Month, and Kentucky Humanities is celebrating with a poem a day from Kentucky’s most celebrated poets, including Tasha Cotter. Tasha joins us today to further discuss her creative process, and the experiences and inspirations that led her to become a writer. Tasha earned an MFA at the Bluegrass Writers’ Studio and currently teaches in the Landscape & Architecture department at UK. On today's episode, Cotter reads some of her own work and provides tips to aspiring poets.