Listen Back: Contributors of Thanku: Poems of Gratitude

Original Air Date: December 18, 2019

Today I invited contributors of THANKU: POEMS OF GRATITUDE to share their work with you today. This picture book, beautifully illustrated by Marlena Myles and edited by Miranda Paul, is something really special and I credit that to the exceptional list of contributors that made it possible. Each poet used a different poetic style and each gives thanks in a uniquely personal way, but I’ll let them tell you about that.

Contributors on today’s episode (as they appear):

• Joseph Bruchac

• Kimberly Blaeser

• Padma Venkatramen

• Janice Scully

• Charles Waters

• Carole Lindstrom

• Carolyn Dee Flores

• Sarvinder Naberhaus

• JaNay Brown-Wood

• Diana Murray

• Megan Hoyt

• Jamie McGillen

• Vanessa Brantley-Newton

• Traci Sorell

• Edna Cabcabin Moran

• Liz Garton Scanlon

Listen along:

ABOUT THE BOOK:

This poetry anthology, edited by Miranda Paul, explores a wide range of ways to be grateful (from gratitude for a puppy to gratitude for family to gratitude for the sky) with poems by a diverse group of contributors, including Joseph Bruchac, Margarita Engle, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Naomi Shihab Nye, Charles Waters, and Jane Yolen.

SHOW NOTES:

• Thanku: Poems of Gratitude