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NPR poetry Comes When You 'Write What You Know'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

All right. Let's take a poetry break. It's time now for some more of your Twitter poems in honor¹ of National Poetry Month. Here are two that deal with the old saying write what you know. This one is from Dionne Sims in Minneapolis, Minn.

DIONNE SIMS: (Reading) A poet only writes what they now. I no longer write about you anymore.

MARTIN: Ouch. I think I need to hear that again. Here it is.

SIMS: (Reading) A poet only writes what they know. I no longer write about you anymore.

MARTIN: Well, thanks, Dionne, hope things get better. Here's something a little more lighthearted from Victor Tam in San Francisco.

VICTOR TAM: (Reading) #NPRpoetry has me rhyme² like Seuss. When my wife sees, she'll cook my goose. Until then, I'll keep up this fun, writing poems till I need to run.

MARTIN: Thank you, Victor. I hope we didn't get you into trouble. We're at the halfway³ mark of Poetry Month, so if you have something to tweet, don't wait. Tweet us your 140-character-or-less submissions⁴ using the hashtag #NPRpoetry. We might just reach out and ask you to read it on the air. And for those of you who are having a little trouble getting started, David Orr, the poetry columnist⁵ for The New York Times Book Review, will be on the program a little later. We hope you stick around.