This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month , which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (work) day of the month. We make no claim (except when we do) that these poems are the “best” poems in any category; they are simply poems we love. The only other thing they all have in common is that they are available to read for free online, so you can enjoy them along with us. The internet is still good for some things, after all. Today we recommend: Sam Riviere’s “Myself Included” I came to Sam Riviere first through his fiction ( Dead Souls is an underappreciated debut you should all consider reading, especially before his second novel hits later this year) and then discovered his fabulous micropress, If A Leaf Falls, and only then did I realize he’s a poet of some renown.…