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...

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 ...

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 Mon...

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 th...

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 poe...

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 Poetr...

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, Ho...

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. 

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.

“Raspberry Kisses,” a poem written, performed, and recorded by Susan Justiniano aka ResuePoetix, Poet Laureate of Jersey City, New Jersey; lyrics published in The Rainbow Project (Poets Wear Prada, 2022).

Poet Robert Mueller reads his poem “Winebibbers Go Home,” published in the online anthology The Rainbow Project.   Robert Mueller is the author of Hereafter Knowing in Sonnets and Their Similars, an adventurous undertakin...

 NY Times-published writer and longtime columnist for Literary Mama Ona Gritz reads  “Speedometer Song” from her new book Present Imperfect, a collection of personal essays published by Poets Wear Prada. “Sp...

Poet Carrie Magness Radna reads her poem  “In passing (no. 45 of E verses)”  from her book  Hurricanes Never Apologize (Luchador Press, 2019),

Megha Sood reads  her poem "Does Hurt Have a Gender" from her newly released poetry collection, My Body Is Not an Apology (Finishing Line Press, 2021)

Fiction writer Iris N. Schwartz reads the title story from her debut short short story collection, My Secret Life with Chris Noth: And Other Stories, original paperback published by Poets Wear Prada in 2017, Kindle edition to be released Octobe...

Cindy Sostchen-Hochman reads “I Am the Girl,” recorded live at Brownstone Poets, October 11, 2020

Robert Anthony Gibbons performs his poem "When We Left Earth: Poetry Goes to Space" at the Cornelia Street Cafe, New York, in 2008.  This live recording was originally aired July 4, 2008 as part of our America is Beautiful podcast.

Roxanne Hoffman performs her poem "Other (Please Explain)" with  music by Jean Anfossi,  titled "Afro Shuffle."  This poem was first published on the Rogue Scholars website.  This track is from her second CD, Flora Selva...

Thaddeus Rutkowski reads his poem "What's in a Name."  We first aired this recording in 2008 during April for our first podcast celebration of National Poetry, "April is for Poetry."

Evie Ivy reads her poem "The Hand Fan" at the Cornelia Street Cafe, New York. Originally aired during our first Mother's Day podcast, "For Our Mothers: A Grassroots Celebration of Mother's Day, 2008."

Ngoma performs his poem “Paradign Shiftin’,” from his album Flippin’  The Script.  (This track was one of the spoken word recordings aired during our first National Poetry Month podcast, in April of 2008.)

Michael Graves reads the title poem from his chapbook Illegal Border Crosser (Červená Barva, 2008).  This recording originally aired during our first National Poetry Month podcast, in April of 2008.

Mitch Corber performs "America, Come Hear." Original track from our America is Beautiful podcast first aired July 4, 2008.

Iris N. Schwartz reads "Yellow," micro fiction, from her short short story collection SHAME (Poets Wear Prada, 2019)