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487: Reports of the Dream You're Not Likely to Recover From

487: Reports of the Dream You're Not Likely to Recover From

October 6, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is Reports of the Dream You're Not Likely to Recover From by Jay Deshpande.

486: Mount Rushmore

486: Mount Rushmore

October 5, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is Mount Rushmore by Dante Clark.

485: The Bald Truth

485: The Bald Truth

October 2, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is The Bald Truth by Bob Hicok. This episode originally aired on April 14, 2020.

484: Letter to the Local Police

484: Letter to the Local Police

October 1, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is Letter to the Local Police by June Jordan.

483: Bring Now the Angels

483: Bring Now the Angels

September 30, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is Bring Now the Angels by Dilruba Ahmed.

482: Nightingale Pledge

482: Nightingale Pledge

September 29, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is Nightingale Pledge by Romalyn Ante.

481: brown and black people on shark tank

481: brown and black people on shark tank

September 28, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is brown and black people on shark tank by Angbeen Saleem.

480: Blues for Almost Forgotten Music

480: Blues for Almost Forgotten Music

September 25, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is Blues for Almost Forgotten Music by Roxane Beth Johnson. This week, we're featuring poems related to music. Songs that move and change us. Songs that heal us. What can we discover about ourselves, when we listen to music? A lot, it seems.

479: The Piano Speaks

479: The Piano Speaks

September 24, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is The Piano Speaks by Sandra Beasley. This week, we're featuring poems related to music. Songs that move and change us. Songs that heal us. What can we discover about ourselves, when we listen to music? A lot, it seems.

478: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

478: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

September 23, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is There Is a Light That Never Goes Out by Kevin Young. This week, we're featuring poems related to music. Songs that move and change us. Songs that heal us. What can we discover about ourselves, when we listen to music? A lot, it seems.

477: Groovin' Low

477: Groovin' Low

September 22, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is Groovin' Low by A.B. Spellman. This week, we're featuring poems related to music. Songs that move and change us. Songs that heal us. What can we discover about ourselves, when we listen to music? A lot, it seems.

476: Minneapolipstick

476: Minneapolipstick

September 21, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is Minneapolipstick by Rachel McKibbens. This week, we're featuring poems related to music. Songs that move and change us. Songs that heal us. What can we discover about ourselves, when we listen to music? A lot, it seems.

475: Some Call It God

475: Some Call It God

September 18, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is Some Call It God by Jabari Asim.

474: In the middle of Metro Manila's water crisis, my mother posts a picture of my siblings in a swimming pool

474: In the middle of Metro Manila's water crisis, my mother posts a picture of my siblings in a swimming pool

September 17, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is In the middle of Metro Manila's water crisis, my mother posts a picture of my siblings in a swimming pool by Kabel Mishka Ligot.

473: AQUÍ HAY TODO, MIJA

473: AQUÍ HAY TODO, MIJA

September 16, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is AQUÍ HAY TODO, MIJA by Alexis Aceves Garcia.

472: We Have Been Believers

472: We Have Been Believers

September 15, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is We Have Been Believers by Margaret Walker.

471: One Vote

471: One Vote

September 14, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is One Vote by Aimee Nezhukumatathil.

470: Say Thank You Say I'm Sorry

470: Say Thank You Say I'm Sorry

September 11, 2020 4:04 AM

Today's poem is Say Thank You Say I'm Sorry by Jericho Brown.