Late in the month, Robert Pinsky visited middle America for the fourth Favorite Poem launch event. On April 25, St. Louis residents spent a Saturday afternoon at Washington University listening to their city's favorite poems.

Local poet Carl Phillips succeeded in recruiting a variety of readers, including St. Louis Mayor Clarence Harmon, a cellist, and a local storyteller.

The event was sponsored by the Library of Congress and The Missouri Center for the Book.

from The People Yes ("Hope is a tattered flag...") Carl Sandburg Read by Jason Carter-Solomon SureStream audio

Next Day Randall Jarrell Read by Kay Bonetti Callison SureStream audio