NH Poetry: Easter sunrise service here – six am

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Maren Tirabassi  was a local church pastor in the United Church of Christ for thirty-seven years in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. 

Today's poem is "Easter sunrise service here – six am"

NH Poetry: Forms of the Human

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Richard Eberhart (1904-2005)  held the position of poetry consultant to the Library of Congress from 1959-1961 and served as New Hampshire's poet laureate from 1979-1984.

Today's poem is "Forms of the Human" 

NH Poetry: Elephant

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David Elliott writes both poetry and prose and lives in old colonial house in New Hampshire. His latest book is Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc.

Today's poem (which is presented as a video) is "Elephant"

NH Poetry: Breaking

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Cynthia Huntington was appointed NH Poet Laureate in 2004.

Today's poem is "Breaking"

NH Poetry: Devotional

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Poet  Lesley Kimball of Portsmouth, NH is the library director at the Wiggin Memorial Library.

Today's Poem is "Devotional"

NH Poetry: Because Hope has only one P

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L. R. Berger of Contoocook, NH is the author of The Unexpected Aviary which received the 2003 Jane Kenyon Award for Outstanding Book of Poetry.
 
Today's poem is "Because Hope has only one P"

NH Poetry: Elephant's Trunk

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Don Kimball is the current President of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire and the Chair of the Center for the Book Advisory Board. He lives in Concord, NH.

Today's poem is "Elephant's Trunk"

NH Poetry: White Apples

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Donald Hall (1928-2018) served as NH Poet Laureate twice (the only person to do so non-consecutively) and as US Poet Laureate.

Today's poem is "White Apples" 
You can view Donald Hall reading this work at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDuhXYiR6cI

NH Poetry: A Strip of Woods at the Back of the Mind

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Alexandria Peary is the current Poet Laureate of New Hampshire.

Today's poem is "A Strip of Woods at the Back of the Mind"

NH Poetry: The White Room

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Charles Simic is Professor Emeritus at UNH and served as US Poet Laureate in 2007.

Today's poem is "The White Room"

NH Poetry: Risk

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Barbara Bald is a poet and educator from Alton, NH.

Today's poem is "Risk"

NH Poetry: What to Say If the Birds Ask

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Walter E. Butts served as NH Poet Laureate from 2009 until his death in 2013.

Today's Poem is "What to Say If the Birds Ask"

NH Poetry: St. Joseph's Cemetery

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John Perrault is a balladeer, poet, author, and song-writer who makes his home in North Hampton, NH.  

Today's poem is "St. Joseph's Cemetery"

NH Poetry: Let Evening Come

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Jane Kenyon was appointed NH's Poet Laureate in 1994 and served until her death the following year.  Jane Kenyon: A Literary Life by John H. Timmerman tells the story of her life and work.

Today's poem is "Let Evening Come"

NH Poetry: Car Dancing

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Scott T. Hutchison, a poet living in Gilford, NH, published Moonshine Narratives in 2019.

Today's poem is "Car Dancing"

NH Poetry: Reprieve

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Marie Harris was appointed as New Hampshire Poet Laureate in 1999. Her latest book is Desire Lines.

Today's poem is "Reprieve"