By — artsdesk artsdesk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/poetry/weekly-poem-ron-padgett-reads-thinking-moon Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Weekly Poem: Ron Padgett reads ‘Thinking about the Moon’ Poetry Mar 17, 2014 11:13 AM EDT Thinking about the MoonAs a child I thought the moon existed only at night:there it was in the dark sky. When I saw it in daytime I knew it was the moon but it wasn’t the real one. It was that other one. The real moon had moonlight, silver and blue And the full moon was so big it seemed close, but to what? (I didn’t know I was on Earth). “Thinking about the Moon” is reprinted by permission from Collected Poems (Coffee House Press, 2013). Copyright © 2013 by Ron Padgett. Photo by John Sarsgard/Coffee House Press Ron Padgett is an American poet, essayist, fiction writer, translator and member of the New York School. His latest book “Collected Poems” is a compilation of his works from 1960-2004, including 11 previous publications and dozens of uncollected poems. Padgett is the recipient of awards and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Poetry Society of America, and the National Endowment for the Arts and was a 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist in poetry. His work has been translated into 18 different languages. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — artsdesk artsdesk
Thinking about the MoonAs a child I thought the moon existed only at night:there it was in the dark sky. When I saw it in daytime I knew it was the moon but it wasn’t the real one. It was that other one. The real moon had moonlight, silver and blue And the full moon was so big it seemed close, but to what? (I didn’t know I was on Earth). “Thinking about the Moon” is reprinted by permission from Collected Poems (Coffee House Press, 2013). Copyright © 2013 by Ron Padgett. Photo by John Sarsgard/Coffee House Press Ron Padgett is an American poet, essayist, fiction writer, translator and member of the New York School. His latest book “Collected Poems” is a compilation of his works from 1960-2004, including 11 previous publications and dozens of uncollected poems. Padgett is the recipient of awards and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Poetry Society of America, and the National Endowment for the Arts and was a 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist in poetry. His work has been translated into 18 different languages. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now