Day 23 of #NaPoMo: American poet Kim Addonizio. It’s always happy hour in a Kim Addonizio poem, or at least it seems like it with her confessional words of a “drunken bitch.” Addonizio teaches, plays harmonica and sings, performing and giving readings periodically all over the United States. She lives in San Francisco. (photo via Aging Like a Fine Wine)
Poet of the Day for Day 21 of #NaPoMo: Dr. Seuss, aka Theodore Seuss Geisel. Where would the world be without the beloved rhymes, illustrations, and work of Dr. Seuss? “You can go on a Zike-Bike if you like,” and “the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all,” in the world of Seuss. With 46 children’s rhyme books published, Seuss will forever be honored as one of America’s greatest poets. (photo via Young Island)
Featured Poet of the Day for #NaPoMo: Shel Silverstein. A Chicago-born poet, a playwright, illustrator, and artist, Silverstein’s work and rhymes resonate through millions of readers around the world. He is most famous for his children’s books The Giving Tree and A Light in the Attic (photo via Library Land).
Happy Birthday to our Poet of the Day, Tristan Tzara #NaPoMo. A Romanian essayist and poet, Tzara was a devoted nihilist and one of the main founders of Dadaism (photo via dbaldinger.com)
Day 14 of #NaPoMo, our favorite: Rainer Maria Rilke (photo via Buzznet)
Poet of the Day: Elizabeth Bishop #NaPoMo (photo via The Guardian)
