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1192: Narcissus and the Namesake River by Reginald Shepherd

August 27, 2024 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Enlightenment by Vijay Seshadri.
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1180: The Gardener 85 by Rabindranath Tagore

August 9, 2024 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is The Gardener 85 by Rabindranath Tagore.
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1179: Nude by James Kelly Quigley

August 8, 2024 3:00 AM
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 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is America by Claude McKay, with special guest Tonya Mosley.
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1177: Machete: Look by Jasminne Mendez

August 6, 2024 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Machete: Look by Jasminne Mendez.
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1176: Fowl at Large by Sarah Giragosian

August 5, 2024 3:54 AM
Today’s poem is Fowl at Large by Sarah Giragosian.
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1175: Hunger by Kelli Russell Agodon

August 2, 2024 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Hunger by Kelli Russell Agodon.
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