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412: Words Were Changing

412: Words Were Changing

June 23, 2020
Today's poem is Words Were Changing by Miller Oberman.
411: Soaking Up Sun

411: Soaking Up Sun

June 22, 2020
Today's poem is Soaking Up Sun by Tom Hennen.
410: For My People

410: For My People

June 19, 2020
Today's poem is For My People by Margaret Walker. This episode originally aired on April 1, 2020.
409: How Can Black People Write About Flowers at a Time Like This

409: How Can Black People Write About Flowers at a Time Like This

June 18, 2020
Today's poem is How Can Black People Write About Flowers at a Time Like This by Hanif Abdurraqib. This episode originally aired on February 14, 2020.
408: The Emperor's Deer

408: The Emperor's Deer

June 17, 2020
Today's poem is The Emperor's Deer by Kamilah Aisha Moon. This episode originally aired January 29, 2019.
407: At the Age of 18 - Ode to Girls of Color

407: At the Age of 18 - Ode to Girls of Color

June 16, 2020
Today's poem is At the Age of 18 - Ode to Girls of Color by Amanda Gorman.
406: from here i saw what happened and i cried

406: from here i saw what happened and i cried

June 15, 2020
Today's poem is from here i saw what happened and i cried by t'ai freedom ford. This episode originally aired on July 4, 2019.
405: We Are Not Responsible

405: We Are Not Responsible

June 12, 2020
Today's poem is We Are Not Responsible by Harryette Mullen. This episode originally aired October 31, 2019.
404: On the D Train

404: On the D Train

June 11, 2020
Today's poem is On the D Train by Jacqueline Johnson. This episode originally aired October 16, 2019.
403: The Book of Genesis

403: The Book of Genesis

June 10, 2020
Today's poem is The Book of Genesis by Morgan Parker.
402: Whipping Tree

402: Whipping Tree

June 9, 2020
Today's poem is Whipping Tree by Rachel Eliza Griffiths. This episode originally aired May 14, 2019.
401: Eliza Harris

401: Eliza Harris

June 8, 2020
Today's poem is Eliza Harris by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. This episode originally aired on March 13, 2020.
400: [They will tell you that I was sick, that I was a drug addict.]

400: [They will tell you that I was sick, that I was a drug addict.]

June 5, 2020
Today's poem is [They will tell you that I was sick, that I was a drug addict.] by Dawn Lundy Martin.
399: supply and demand

399: supply and demand

June 4, 2020
Today's poem is supply and demand by Evie Shockley.
398: American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin [“You don’t seem to want it, but you wanted it”]

398: American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin [“You don’t seem to want it, but you wanted it”]

June 3, 2020
Today's poem is American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin ["You don't seem to want it, but you wanted it"] by Terrance Hayes.
397: A Small Needful Fact

397: A Small Needful Fact

June 2, 2020
Today's poem is A Small Needful Fact by Ross Gay.
A message from Tracy

A message from Tracy

June 1, 2020
For the remainder of this week, we’ve chosen to replay episodes that take up questions of social justice.
396: December

396: December

June 1, 2020
Today's poem is December by Cecily Parks.
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