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. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey. Learn more about Ona at https://www.onagritz.com/

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 the library online at https://hobokenlibrary.org or stop by at 500 Park Avenue. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey.

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 Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey. Learn more about Eliot at https://www.eliotkatzpoetry.com/

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 the waterfront steps up to the Stevens campus. She reads a poem about the green rock, she collects while walking that path, the same rock from which the archway entrance of Sybil’s Cave was constructed in 1832. Happy National Poetry Mont...

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 poem about witnessing the New York skyline from our side of the Hudson. Find out more about Nancy at https://nancybevilaqua1.com/about-2/ Happy National Poetry Month with love from Hoboken!

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 Poetry Month from Hoboken.

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, Hoboken, New Jersey. Hear the rest of the poem on Poets Wear Prada’s Podcast on Spotify or directly on buzzsprout, season 2025, episode 2, Read Patch article by Caren Lissner: patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/debut-poetry-collection-hoboken-woman-aims-m...

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. https://dannyshot.com/

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).Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

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 undertaking in literary history and critical interpretation under the signs of philosophy and theology. Other recent writings to his credit include a poem in And Then, poetry of an unusual stripe in Home Planet News Online and, in Spinozablue, a group of poems focused on the...

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. “Speedometer Song” first appeared in Catamaran Literary Reader

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 October 15, 2021. This is a work of fiction.

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, and the poem was reprinted in chapbook of the same name.

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."