We’re back for year five of Queer Poem-a-Day! Queer Poem-a-Day is a unique podcast series for Pride Month, presenting a public archive of original poems written and read by contemporary LGBTQIA+ poets. For this fifth year, we’ll be sharing a poem each weekday in June. Get exciting with this audio collage "cento" trailer, featuring some of the voices from year five (see if you can recognize the voice of a favorite poet!). Then tune in Monday, June 2, for our first episode on our Queer Poem-a-Day page, and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you get podcasts.

Queer Poem-a-Day is founded and co-directed by Deerfield-raised poet and professor Lisa Hiton and Dylan Zavagno, Adult Services Coordinator at the Library and host of the Deerfield Public Library Podcast. Music for this fifth year of our series is “L’Ange Verrier” from Le Rossignol Éperdu by Reynaldo Hahn, performed by pianist Daniel Baer.

We are once again grateful to have received generous support from both the Friends of the Deerfield Public Library and the Deerfield Fine Arts Commission. We also invite you to check out our archives from year one, year two, year three’s “Lineage Edition,” and year four.

Queer Poem-a-Day is a program from the Adult Services Department at the Library and may include adult language.

Once again, we have several related programs this year. Register to join in at the links below!

5 Years of Queer Poem-a-Day: An Anniversary Poetry Reading

Saturday, June 7: 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm (Virtual)

Participating poets from the past five years of our Queer Poem-a-Day podcast will read and discuss their poetry!

Classics Book Discussion: Nikki Giovanni

Thursday, June 12: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (Hybrid)

Our Classics Book Discussion pays tribute to the recently passed U.S. poet Nikki Giovanni and the Black Arts Movement. Co-led by our Queer Poem-a-Day co-director Lisa Hiton. Join us either in person or on Zoom. Register to get a pdf packet of poems sent to you, or pick one up at the Adult Services Desk.

Queer Poem-a-Day Capstone Lecture

Thursday, June 26: 7:00pm - 8:00pm (Virtual)

The co-directors of Queer Poem-a-Day give their annual lecture on the unique themes of this year’s collection of poems. Register for the Zoom link.