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: Ada Limón’s “The Noisiness of Sleep” John Berger described poems as “tending the wounded” through “recognition and the promise that what has been experienced cannot disappear as if it had never been.” Ada Limón’s Bright Dead Things is just such a collection of writing, tender as both an adjective and as a noun. Her poems are soft and caring, but are also unafraid to step into directness.…