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1195: First Kiss by Rooja Mohassessy

August 30, 2024
Today’s poem is First Kiss by Rooja Mohassessy.
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1194: Theories of Influence by Anselm Berrigan

August 29, 2024
Today’s poem is Theories of Influence by Anselm Berrigan.
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1193: Chanson d’automne by Paul Verlaine, with special guest Jacques Pépin

August 28, 2024
Today’s poem is Chanson d’automne by Paul Verlaine, with special guest Jacques Pépin.
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1192: Narcissus and the Namesake River by Reginald Shepherd

August 27, 2024
Today’s poem is Narcissus and the Namesake River by Reginald Shepherd.
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1191: For Mac Miller and 2009 by Kayleb Rae Candrilli

August 26, 2024
Today’s poem is For Mac Miller and 2009 by Kayleb Rae Candrilli.
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1190: At the Museum of Empress Livia’s Garden Room by Pimone Triplett

August 23, 2024
Today’s poem is At the Museum of Empress Livia’s Garden Room by Pimone Triplett.
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1189: Nature Poem About Flowers by Matthew Rohrer

August 22, 2024
Today’s poem is Nature Poem About Flowers by Matthew Rohrer.
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1188: In Jerusalem by Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Fady Joudah, with special guest adrienne maree brown

August 21, 2024
Today’s poem is In Jerusalem by Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Fady Joudah, with special guest adrienne maree brown.
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1187: Picking Favorites by George Franklin

August 20, 2024
Today’s poem is Picking Favorites by George Franklin.
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1186: Oh, y’know, just your standard Q&A by Alex Z. Salinas

August 19, 2024
Today’s poem is Oh, y’know, just your standard Q&A by Alex Z. Salinas.
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1185: Fragment 31 by Sappho, translated by Christopher Childers

August 16, 2024
Today’s poem is Fragment 31 by Sappho, translated by Christopher Childers.
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1184: End of December by Ashjan Hendi, translated by Moneera Al-Ghadeer

August 15, 2024
Today’s poem is End of December by Ashjan Hendi, translated by Moneera Al-Ghadeer.
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1183: maggie and milly and molly and may by E.E. Cummings, with special guest Eric Whitacre

August 14, 2024
Today’s poem is maggie and milly and molly and may by E.E. Cummings, with special guest host Eric Whitacre.
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1182: from “Take Me Back, Burden Hill” by L. Lamar Wilson

August 13, 2024
Today’s poem is from “Take Me Back, Burden Hill” by L. Lamar Wilson.
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1181: Enlightenment by Vijay Seshadri

August 12, 2024
Today’s poem is Enlightenment by Vijay Seshadri.
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1180: The Gardener 85 by Rabindranath Tagore

August 9, 2024
Today’s poem is The Gardener 85 by Rabindranath Tagore.
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1179: Nude by James Kelly Quigley

August 8, 2024
Today’s poem is Nude by James Kelly Quigley.
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1178: America by Claude McKay, with special guest Tonya Mosley

August 7, 2024
Today’s poem is America by Claude McKay, with special guest Tonya Mosley.
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