One Poem a Day Won't Kill You: Recent Episodes
The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
A podcasting partnership between the Desmond-Fish Public Library and the Highlands Current, offering a poem a day during National Poetry Month, read by community members in Philipstown, NY and Beacon, NY. Hosted by librarian Ryan Biracree.
April 27, 2023 - "Lying While Birding" By Naomi Shihab Nye, Read By Dede Farabaugh by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 26, 2023 - "Annabel Lee" By Edgar Allen Poe, Read By Ada Caccamise by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 25, 2023 - "Little Mammoth" By Mark Doty, Read By Hugh Sheehy by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 24, 2023 - "Mr. Roosevelt Regrets (Detroit Riot, 1943)" By Pauli Murray, Read By Erik Brown by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 23, 2023 - "The Falling Star" By Sara Teasdale, Read By Alice Rovello by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 22, 2023 - "Still I Rise" By Maya Angelou, Read By Kayla Tomizawa by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 21, 2023 - "The Cat's Song" By Marge Piercy, Read By Rachel Duran by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 20, 2023 - "Good Bones" By Maggie Smith, Read By Adam Caraher by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 19, 2023 - "April Rain Song" By Langston Hughes, Read By Ed Holmes by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 18, 2023 - "Dream Song #14" By John Berryman, Read By Kathryn Rovello by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 17, 2023 - "Death Fugue" By Paul Celan, Read By Ryan Biracree by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 16, 2023 - "Name Of Horses" By Donald Hall, Read By Peggy J. Scott by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 15, 2023 - "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" By Dylan Thomas, Read By Colin Hopkins by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 14, 2023 - "Waiting" By John Burroughs, Read By Jazmine Ramay by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 13, 2023 - "You Want A Social Life With Friends" By Kenneth Koch, Read By Davis McCallum by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 12, 2023 - "Poem For A Field Mouse" By Chelsea Harlan, Read By Michael Zimmer by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 11, 2023 - "February" By Margaret Atwood, Read By Veronica Morgan by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 10, 2023 - "The Journey" By Mary Oliver, Read By Debbie Howson by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 9, 2023 - "Map To The Stars" By Adrian Matejka, Read By Meredith Caraher by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 8, 2023 - "The Last Prom Queen In Antartica” By Ocean Vuong, Read By Justice McCray by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 7, 2023 - "Retreating Light" By Louise Glück, Read By Margaret Vetare by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 6, 2023 - "This Is A Map" By Eve Ewing, Read By Priscilla Goldfarb by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 5, 2023 - "Pretty Halcyon Days" By Ogden Nash, Read By Johanna Asher by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 4, 2023 - "Queerness Is An Act Of Creation" By River E. Styx, Read By Cara Morgan by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 3, 2023 - "Doctor’s Note" By Chen Chen, Read By Casey Mears by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 2, 2023 - "Once The World Was Perfect" By Joy Harjo, Read By Anita Prentice by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 1, 2023 - "There Will Come Soft Rains" By Sara Teasdale, Read By Tova Jean-Louis by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 30, 2022 - "The Eagle" By Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Read By Rachel Duran by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 29, 2022 - "The Gate" By Marie Howe, Read By Janice Soler by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 25, 2022 - "The Race" By Chris Harris, Read By Lafayette Starner by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 27, 2022 - "Recovery" By Sheilah Rechtschaffer, Read By Ryan Biracree by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 26, 2022 - "So Much To Admire" By Jeff Walt, Read By Dede Farabaugh by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 24, 2022 - "The Crocodile's Toothache" By Shel Silverstein, Read By Edie Giunta by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 23, 2022 - "Discrepancies" By Stephen Dunn, Read By Caroline Eisner by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 22, 2022 - "Nostalgia" By Billy Collins, Read By Maxwell Schoenstein by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 21, 2022 - "The Naming Of Cats" By TS Eliot, Read By Tania Steele by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 20, 2022 - "Mango" By Galway Kinnell, Read By Audrey Keller by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 19, 2022 - "When I Am Among The Trees" By Mary Oliver, Read By Davis McCallum by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 18, 2022 - "My Baby Brother" By Jack Prelutsky, Read By Annabel Hoffman by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 17, 2022 - "So Long As There's Weather" By Tamara Kitt, Read By Ida Hoffman by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 16, 2022 - "Bleezer's Ice Cream" By Jack Prelutsky, Read By Matilda Hoffman by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 15, 2022 - "If This Is True, Then What Else Is?" By Trenton Pollard, Read By Michael Zimmer by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 14, 2022 - "This Is The Blue Ox" By Erica Funkhauser, Read By Anita Prentice by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 13, 2022 - "Saltwater" By Finn Butler, Read By Meredith Caraher by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 12, 2022 - "Phenomenal Woman" By Maya Angelou, Read By Reeya Banerjee by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 11, 2022 - Three Poems By Ukrainian Poets, Read By Priscilla Goldfarb by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 10, 2022 - "December 30th, 2021" Read By Joan Turner by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 9, 2022 - "We Lived Happily During The War" By Ilya Kaminsky, Read By Sarah Crow by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 8, 2022 - "Marilyn And You" By Alan Jenkins, Read By Susana Case by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 7, 2022 - "Death Of Marilyn Monroe" By Sharon Olds, Read By Margo Stever by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 6, 2022 - "The Crocodile" By Lewis Carroll, Read By Tabitha Biracree by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 5, 2022 - "He Heard The Newsboys...’” By Delmore Schwartz, Read By Hannah Brooks by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 4, 2022 - "The Guppy" By Ogden Nash, Read By Beth Vardy by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 3, 2022 - “Sky Seasoning” By Shel Silverstein, Read By Veronica Morgan by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 2, 2022 - "Mum With Sword" By Jack Nicholls, Read By Matt Clifton by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 1, 2022 - "Ballad Of The Harp - Weaver" By Edna St Vincent Millay, Read By Cathy Lilburne by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 30, 2021 - "Freedom Visits Me..." By Hector Rodriguez, Read By Cynthia Kling by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 29, 2021 - "Filling Station" By Elizabeth Bishop, Read By Beth Vardy by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 28, 2021 - "Bears" By Adrienne Rich, Read By Jessie Shaffer by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 27, 2021 - "Holiday" By Sarah Gambito, Read By Yvonne de Salle by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 26, 2021 - "A Happy Birthday" By Ted Kooser, Read By Jen McCreery by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 25, 2021 - "somewhere i have never travelled..." By E. E. Cummings, Read By Cristina Martin by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 24, 2021 - "maggie And Milly And Molly And May" By E. E. Cummings, Read By Lucille Merry by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 23, 2021 - "Wild Geese" By Mary Oliver, Read By Suzie Gilbert by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 22, 2021 - "Ode To Tomatoes" By Pablo Neruda, Read By Nancy Young by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 21, 2021 - "The Pangolin" By Marianne Moore, Read By Ryan Biracree by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 20, 2021 - "Tea Time" By Alison MacAvery, Read By The Author by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 19, 2021 - "A Tale Begun" By Wislawa Szymborska, Read By Davis McCallum by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 18, 2021 - "Every Day As A Wide Field, Every Page" By Naomi Shihab Nye, Read By Tanya Steel by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 17, 2021 - "Yeats In The Underworld On A Sunday..." By Helen Rizzuto, Read By Margaret Vetare by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 16, 2021 - "Bank Tangle" By Mary Newell, Read By The Author by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 15, 2021 - "Four Ducks On A Pond" By William Allingham, Read By Carol Marquand by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 14, 2021 - "Sonnet X" (Death Be Not Proud) By John Donne, Read By Camilla W. Von Bergen by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 13, 2021 - "Where The Mind Is Without Fear" By Rabindranath Tagore, Read By Reeya Banerjee by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 12, 2021 - "The Dragon" By Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Read By Hugh Sheehy by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 11, 2021 - "Hundreds Of Purple Octopus Moms..." By January Gill O'Neil, Read By Lillie Dudley by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 10, 2021 - "Afterwards" By William Stafford, Read By Matt Clifton by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 9, 2021 - "Instructions On Not Giving Up" By Ada Limon, Read By Erin Giunta by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 8, 2021 - Persimmon By Anya Krugovoy Silver, Read By Cristina Martin by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 7, 2021 - "The Future Should Not Be Shared" By Robin Richardson, Read By Meredith Caraher by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 6, 2021 - “Porch Swing In September” By Ted Kooser, Read By Micah White by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 5, 2021 - The End (Now We Are Six) By A. A. Milne, Read By Tabitha Biracree by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 4, 2021 - Morning Song By Sylvia Plath, Read By Sarah Crow by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 3, 2021 - Trombone By Heller Levinson, Read By The Author by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 2, 2021 - Most Like An Arch This Marriage By John Ciardi, Read By Bevis Longstreth by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 1, 2021 - The Train Speaks By Eve Ewing, Read By Priscilla Goldfarb by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
May 1, 2020 - I'd Finally Got It All Together By Judith Voirst, Read By Shasta Crombie by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 30, 2020 - Us Two By AA Milne, Read By Katherine Merry by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 29, 2020 - To The Stone - Cutters, By Robinson Jeffers, Read By Todd Holmbo by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 28, 2020 - Of Mere Being By Wallace Stevens, Read By Ellyn Varela - Burstein by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 27, 2020 - The Elephant By Dantika, Read By Irene O'Garden by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 26, 2020 - A Blessing By James Wright, Read By Nicholas Dedring by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 25, 2020 - Good Bones By Maggie Smith, Read By Karen Shea by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 24, 2020 - Magic By Shel Silverstein, Read By Edie Giunta by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 23, 2020 - Sonnet 130 By William Shakespeare, Read By Katie Colbert by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 22, 2020 - The Lady With The Alligator Purse, Read By Matilda Hoffman by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 21, 2020 - Two Poems By Henia And Ilona Karmel, Read By Ryan Biracree by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 20, 2020 - Today By Billy Collins, Read By Nancy Young by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 19, 2020 - Valentine For Ernest Mann By Naomi Shihab Nye, Read By Jillian Buckley by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 18, 2020 - The Tyger By William Blake, Read By Joseph Carmicino by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 17, 2020 - Emptying Town By Nick Flynn, Read By Sarah Crow by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 16, 2020 - Hello, Hello Henry By Maxine Kumin, Read By Margaret Vetare by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 15, 2020 - Listen By Barbara Crooker, Read By Kathy Curto by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 14, 2020 - Somebody's Mother By Mabel Down Northam Brine, Read By Lucille Merry by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 13, 2020 - King Of The River By Stanley Kunitz, Read By Sean Singer by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 12, 2020 - Dear Poet, Notes To A Young Writer By Charles Ghigna, Read By Raven Howell by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 11, 2020 - Oh Have You Heard By Shel Silverstein, Read By Justice McCray by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 10, 2020 - Sonnet XIX From In Time Of War By WH Auden, Read By Anita Prentice by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 9, 2020 - The Folly Of Being Comforted By WB Yeats, Read By Alan Vardy by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 8, 2020 - A Miracle For Breakfast By Elizabeth Bishop, Read By Lindy Labriola by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 7, 2020 - The Trees By Philip Larkin, Read By Heidi Bender by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree
April 6, 2020 - The Meehoo With An Exactlywatt By Shel Silverstein, Read By Elias Zaklad by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree