Poetry in Song

by Corny O'Connell | 04/02/2026 | 5:00am

Carl Solomon, Patti Smith, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs (Wikimedia)

National Poetry Month is here
Shift your brain into high gear
Ponder a song that was ere a poem
Plenty to choose, I'm sure you know 'em
In the comments have them arrayed
After nine you'll hear some played

Hear your requests weekdays after 9 a.m.
Today's set:

  • Japanese Breakfast "Orlando in Love"
    Matteo Maria Boiardo "Orlando Innamorato"
  • Arctic Monkeys "I Wanna Be Yours"
    John Cooper Clarke "I Wanna Be Yours"
  • Sarah Jarosz "Annabelle Lee"
    Edgar Allan Poe “Annabel Lee”
  • Aimee Mann "Humpty Dumpty"
    Anonymous "Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall"
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
    Sarah Josepha Hale "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
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