Trees
Some tree poems to bridge Earth Day and Arbor Day, from Constance Quarterman Bridges, Michael Fulop and Kendra Kopelke.
Mother’s Day
Four poems paying tribute to our mothers, by Wilderness Sarchild, Mary Lou Rife, Diana Morley and Ilene Millman.
Immigrants: What We Carry With Us
On this episode, the old country and the new country, with pieces by Diana Anhalt, Zeina Azzam and Judith Krummeck.
Guys and Sports
A look at sports and fans, with pieces by Bill Smoot, Gilbert Arzola and Kathy Mangan.
The 17-Year Locusts
Ok, not locusts — cicadas! If you’re in much of the eastern part of the United States these days, you’ve probably had the mixed blessing of dodging them, stepping on them, listening to them, and sticking their shells to your nose or eyebrows. Poems by Sophia Rivkin, Mary Azrael and Barbara Crooker.