National Poetry Month

Rensselaerville Library

30 Days… 30 Poets… 30 Poems

The Rensselaerville Library’s 5th annual online celebration of National Poetry Month showcases a new poem for each of April’s 30 days.

Ed Rinaldi

Poem A Day – Ed Rinaldi – a satyr spied a dryad

We bring National Poetry Month 2012 to a close with Ed Rinaldi’s latest on his quest to write a Poem A Day for the entire year. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work for our Poetry Month project.

Poem A Day – Ed Rinaldi – press this city to begin

press this city to beginportal scented rapturesomewhere I rememberthe smell of rusted Sun in the alleysoft clay, oiled with combustible churnbuilt upon, torn downand built upon againghosts of horses carry the burden as I teem with a madness manifested …

Ed Rinaldi at the 2012 Albany Word Fest Open Mic

Poem A Day – Ed Rinaldi – spoken words

Ed Rinaldi is back talking about the power of poetry and the words written on the page with his newest poem “spoken words”. If you are keeping track at home, this is Ed’s 140th poem of the year so far.