From time to time, Sister Kitty appears at my office door with a poem to share. She doesn’t email it or send a link — she recites it, right there in the room. Those brief visits have become a small joy in the rhythm of the week.
With World Poetry Day coming up, I asked if she might offer something new for the occasion. She happily obliged, arriving this week with a fresh poem and, after reciting it aloud, sharing a few of the poets she loves to read and return to.
We’re delighted to share Sister Kitty’s new poem here for World Poetry Day, along with a few of the poets who inspire her. In the words of Sister Kitty, “I learned it in school. People will think we only learned sad poems in school…and maybe we did…the Irish tend to be melancholy!”
Take a moment to enjoy the poem — and perhaps discover a new poet along the way.
Sister Kitty, “I also love Padraig O’Tuama in this podcast and so do over a million other people. Try him out. https://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/”
– Connie Rodgers, and Sister Kitty Stafford
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