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After two years, two seasons and 443 episodes, Major Jackson is stepping down from the host chair. 


A Farewell to Major Jackson

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Today’s poem is Mother Church No. 3 by Robin Coste Lewis.


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1551: Laurelhurst by David Biespiel

Today’s poem is Laurelhurst by David Biespiel.


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