In celebration of National Poetry Month, the University of Arkansas Press has organized a special series of poetry readings on KUAF radio. Do The Dead Call?, a poem from my book Mystery of the Death Hearth, has been selected as one of the readings by organizers and supporters of University of Arkansas Press and KUAF.
The presentation is scheduled for broadcast Saturday, April 4, 2015. Reading times and other KUAF events including an archive of all poetry selections can found here at KUAF Radio, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
If you tweet about it, feel free to use the hashtag for National Poetry Month (#npm15) and include @uarkpress and @kuaf if you have space.
In the event you can’t hear it, or if you would like to read along during the readings, here is a copy of the poem.
Do the dead call?
If they did, could we hear?
Would the voice be from afar?
Or would it seem quite near?
Would we listen with our minds?
Or would we run in fear?
Would we open to the chance?
Or would we jump and swoon?
Would we think it summer breeze?
Or howling at the Moon?
Do the dead call?
You tell me.
I wonder if you know?
Do they call on summer days?
Or whisper in the snow?
You tell me.
I’d really like to know.
Haunting.
Thank you, Theresa.
Congratulations again, Jack, on having your poem selected as one of the readings for this event. It is, indeed, a very beautiful poem and from an excellent book – which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. 🙂
Thank you, Milliethom. So kind!
You’re very welcome, Jack. I hope the reading goes well tomorrow. 🙂
If you never hear from me again, you’ll know it didn’t. Fortunately, I won’t be the one reading. All I did was write the poem.
I know … and I can understand that it must be nerve-racking. Just the waiting is bad enough. It’s a lovely poem though, and the reading wil be brilliant! You should be really proud of yourself. 🙂
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Congratulations. That is a moving, thoughtful piece.
Thank you, Mike. I appreciate your comment.