A month of good poetry with good neighbors

All April you sent us your poems on the theme "good neighbors."

You sent us poems about dog neighbors, lonely neighbors, elderly neighbors, cute neighbors, parrot neighbors. You sent us poems about our global neighbors, the neighbor you lent a ladder to, the neighbor whose car you dug out, the child across the street, the weird smell in your hallway, the shy smile by the elevator, the friendly greeting by the mailboxes. 

THANK YOU to everyone who sent in a poem this month. Whether we were able to air them or not, we read every one and we are so grateful to everyone who shared their work with us.

Please enjoy this sampling of poems we received, below: 

Chuck’s Bread Nancy Bermon

Who Lives on This Country Road? Norma Ketzis Bernstock  

Every neighborhood has an Ancient past. Robert, age 11

My kids called her the rain lady. Christina Kelly 

My Neighbors Are Sandra Ferree

Across the Hall Ellen L. Friedman 

Untitled Rich Alexandro 

Apt K  Erin Perez

EULOGY Barbara Novack

Discovered Andrea Alterman

Neighboring from the Far Side Fran McManus

Our New Neighbors Erika Tullberg

Good Neighbors Nancy Lubarsky

Raised Beds  Holly Joy Wertman

Listen Up Francie Scanlon

Scholars on their way to school Ellyn Siegel

For My Neighbors at 321 Marian Calabro

Untitled Sarah Banerjee

Next Door Catherine Arora

NEIGHBORS AND WALLS Tamra Plotnick

My Block in Yonkers Genesis Aguirre Mendoza

Neighbors Sarah Kandler

Downstairs Duet Georga Accola

Table Neighbors Jacob Burack

Edmarth Place Katie Krum

2F Kevin Lynch

Good Neighbors Jaclyn Loprete

Neighbor, Don't You Dare Mihaela Georgescu  

Room to improve Luke Bonner

Chapter: Verse Elizabeth O’Rourke