Poems for the Moment

Prairie Public asked ten North Dakota writers to select one of their poems to serve as a commentary on the current point in history. Poems for the Moment is a broadcast and podcast series and funded by a grant from the ND Humanities Council.

Latest Episodes

Madelyn Camrud "The Walk"

Madelyn Camrud has lived all but nine months of her life in North Dakota. She received degrees in visual arts and creative writing from The University of…
Denise Lajimodiere "We Carry the Last Century"

Denise Lajimodiere has a Covid-19 poem --listen or see it below. Also, scroll down for information about her new book. We Carry the Last Century My…
Jamie Parsley -- "Sometimes" and "Motto" (after Brecht)

MOTTO(after Bertold Brecht)After thesedark timeswill westill sing?Yes, wewill sing.We will singloudly and clearlyabout thesedark times. SOMETIMES(in…
Emily Vieweg -- "Jungle Gym"

Text of the poem is below.More about Emily here.and her new book here.Jungle Gym I feel like I’m failing – galloping down a metal slide, thighs burning…
Natalie Pierce, "A Note to Send Some Cheer"

Natalie Piercemaintains a day-job as an urban planner and writes whenever she can.She lives in rural Morton County with her husband and two sons. She isa…