As City Room reminded us via Twitter, the City of New York is sponsoring the 8th annual Poem in Your Pocket Day.

In honor of Poem in Your Pocket Day, Mayor Bloomberg, inspired by the first line of Emily Dickinson’s Hope, came up with his own poem:

Hope NYC
By Mike Bloomberg

“Hope” is the thing with feathers
That makes our City soar
It will take us to the future
As it’s carried us before

Hope is the thing with feathers
That travels all our streets
It sings in every language
It sometimes even tweets

And though we may not see it
It perches everywhere
In new shops and small businesses
In every schoolroom chair

It could be our famous pigeon
Or fabled red-tailed hawk
Hope is the thing with feathers
That flies throughout New YAWK

Now your turn. Feel free to find inspiration in the 92nd Street Y Poetry Center Audio Archive.

Related: On May 10, “Discovery"/Boston Review Poetry Contest Winners will read from their work. Tickets can be purchased here, and are just $10.00 for those aged 35 and under.

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