Caroline HorsteOne year ago, an explosionOne year ago today the Biden/Harris ticket was being inaugurated, Amanda Gorman was reading a poem as the first National Youth Poet…Jan 20, 2022Jan 20, 2022
Caroline HorsteWhen you are so good at projecting that even the Virgin Mary herself is somehow not off-limits: a…a note: I actually wrote most of this in December 2019 and didn’t publish it because I felt so uncertain about it. Reading the draft here…Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 2020
Caroline HorsteJune 1–7: What I’m Working OnSince February, I have been studying the complete works of Martin Luther King, Jr in chronological order. My birthday is June 1, and this…Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2020
Caroline Horste#NPM2020 Day 30: A House Called Tomorrow, by Alberto RíosWe made it, friends! Today, April 30, is the last day of National Poetry Month 2020. To commemorate it, I am sharing… perhaps not my…Apr 30, 2020Apr 30, 2020
Caroline Horste#NPM2020 Day 29: The Prophet On Marriage, by Kahlil GibranThe Prophet is a chaptered work by Kahlil Gibran, who lived and wrote in Lebanon in the early 20th century. The book itself reminds me of…Apr 29, 2020Apr 29, 2020
Caroline Horste#NPM2020 Day 28: Freedom, by Langston HughesI mentioned at the beginning of this that two poets would repeat. The first, of course, was the esteemed Mary Oliver, whose poetry…Apr 28, 2020Apr 28, 2020
Caroline Horste#NPM2020 Day 27: Starlight, by William MeredithWhen you were in school, did you ever have to study poetry? If you did, did you ever have to map out rhyme schemes? You know — “twinkle…Apr 27, 2020Apr 27, 2020
Caroline Horste#NPM2020 Day 26: Carly Rae Jepsen — “E•MO•TION”, by Hanif AbdurraqibHanif Abdurraqib belongs in like ten different halls of fame, as far as I’m concerned (he’s also a 10/10 Twitter follow, if you’re into…Apr 26, 2020Apr 26, 2020
Caroline Horste#NPM2020 Day 25: The River Clarion, by Mary OliverThere are two poets that repeat over the course of this series. Mary Oliver is the first; she is so foundational to the things I love about…Apr 25, 2020Apr 25, 2020
Caroline Horste#NPM2020 Day 24: We Were All Odysseus In Those Days, by Amorak HueyHere are a few “sure-shots” for me in terms of poetry: I am always going to want to read about journeys (toward or away from home), and I…Apr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020
