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449: Soft-Bodied Animals Leave Few Traces

449: Soft-Bodied Animals Leave Few Traces

August 13, 2020
Today's poem is Soft-Bodied Animals Leave Few Traces by Mitchell Jacobs.
448: Telephone of the Wind

448: Telephone of the Wind

August 12, 2020
Today's poem is Telephone of the Wind by Eddie Kim.
447: We Eat Out Together

447: We Eat Out Together

August 11, 2020
Today's poem is We Eat Out Together by Bernadette Mayer.
446: When Fannie Lou Hamer Said

446: When Fannie Lou Hamer Said

August 10, 2020
Today's poem is When Fannie Lou Hamer Said by Mahogany L. Browne.
445: Pomegranate Means Grenade

445: Pomegranate Means Grenade

August 7, 2020
Today's poem is Pomegranate Means Grenade by Jamaal May. This episode originally aired on January 28, 2020.
444: Mood Ring

444: Mood Ring

August 6, 2020
Today's poem is Mood Ring by Jaswinder Bolina.
443: The Aisle Not Taken

443: The Aisle Not Taken

August 5, 2020
Today's poem is The Aisle Not Taken by Karen Poppy.
442: Climbing China's Great Wall

442: Climbing China's Great Wall

August 4, 2020
Today's poem is Climbing China's Great Wall by Afaa M. Weaver.
441: I saw Emmett Till this week at the grocery store

441: I saw Emmett Till this week at the grocery store

August 3, 2020
Today's poem is I saw Emmett Till this week at the grocery store by Eve L. Ewing.
440: Miz Rosa Rides the Bus

440: Miz Rosa Rides the Bus

July 31, 2020
Today's poem is Miz Rosa Rides the Bus by Angela Jackson. This episode originally aired on February 24, 2020.
439: Early Sunday Morning

439: Early Sunday Morning

July 30, 2020
Today's poem is Early Sunday Morning by Edward Hirsch.
438: (First Trimester)

438: (First Trimester)

July 29, 2020
Today's poem is (First Trimester) by Craig Santos Perez.
437: Forgetfulness

437: Forgetfulness

July 28, 2020
Today's poem is Forgetfulness by Billy Collins.
436: Happiness

436: Happiness

July 27, 2020
Today's poem is Happiness by Paisley Rekdal.
435: Inheritance

435: Inheritance

July 24, 2020
Today's poem is Inheritance by Camille Rankine. This episode originally aired on February 17, 2020.
434: For the Woman on Main Street Stopping to Pull Up Her Pantyhose

434: For the Woman on Main Street Stopping to Pull Up Her Pantyhose

July 23, 2020
Today's poem is For the Woman on Main Street Stopping to Pull Up Her Pantyhose by Kristene Kaye Brown.
433: In Praise of My Threaded Eyebrows

433: In Praise of My Threaded Eyebrows

July 22, 2020
Today's poem is In Praise of My Threaded Eyebrows by Joshua Nguyen.
432: They Feed They Lion

432: They Feed They Lion

July 21, 2020
Today's poem is They Feed They Lion by Philip Levine.
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