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Today's poem is Lesson: Chicken Soup by Christine Kitano. This week, we’re featuring poems about food and all the many ways it sustains us. Because food is community and memory. It’s struggle, joy, and so much more.

Today's poem is Frequently Asked Questions: #7 by Camille T. Dungy. This episode originally aired on November 12, 2019.

Today's poem is A Mother's Mouth Illuminated by Threa Almontaser.

Today's poem is poem for palm pressed upon pane by Marwa Helal.

Today's episode is The End of Science Fiction by Lisel Mueller.

Today's poem is Immigrant Picnic by Gregory Djanikian.

Today's poem is Kerosene Litany by Mahogany L. Browne. This episode originally aired December 27, 2019.

Today's poem is Mebble by Taije Silverman.

Today's poem is Wild Peaches by Elinor Wylie.

Today's poem is Before Dawn in October by Julia Kasdorf.

Today's poem is Basic Needs by Vanessa Jimenez Gabb.

Today's poem is Variations in Blue by Lauren K. Alleyne. This episode originally aired on July 15, 2019.

Today's poem is Full Capacity by Rose McLarney.

Today's poem is Ask Me Why I Love You by Walter Everette Hawkins.

Today's poem is Words Were Changing by Miller Oberman.

Today's poem is Soaking Up Sun by Tom Hennen.

Today's poem is For My People by Margaret Walker. This episode originally aired on April 1, 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.