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[encore] 442: Climbing China's Great Wall by Afaa M. Weaver

July 17, 2025
Today’s poem is Climbing China's Great Wall by Afaa M. Weaver.
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[encore] 454: On a Spaceship Somewhere, Long After Empire's Collapse by Jesús I. Valles

July 16, 2025
Today’s poem is On a Spaceship Somewhere, Long After Empire's Collapse by Jesús I. Valles.
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[encore] 470: Say Thank You Say I'm Sorry by Jericho Brown

July 15, 2025
Today’s poem is Say Thank You Say I'm Sorry by Jericho Brown.
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[encore] 393: Song In Which We Yet Sidestep Disaster by Tess Taylor

July 14, 2025
Today’s poem is Song In Which We Yet Sidestep Disaster by Tess Taylor.
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[encore] 1175: Hunger by Kelli Russell Agodon

July 11, 2025
Today’s poem is Hunger by Kelli Russell Agodon.
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[encore] 1174: Separation Wall by Naomi Shihab Nye

July 10, 2025
Today’s poem is Separation Wall by Naomi Shihab Nye.
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[encore] 1173: Sono by Suji Kwock Kim

July 9, 2025
Today’s poem is Sono by Suji Kwock Kim.
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[encore] 1172: From Blossoms by Li-Young Lee

July 8, 2025
Today’s poem is From Blossoms by Li-Young Lee.
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[encore] 1171: One Art by Elizabeth Bishop

July 7, 2025
Today’s poem is One Art by Elizabeth Bishop.
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[encore] 664: Prayer Beginning with a Line by Czaykowski by Pablo Piñero Stillmann

July 4, 2025
Today’s poem is Prayer Beginning with a Line by Czaykowski by Pablo Piñero Stillmann.
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[encore] 677: Practicing by Ciona Rouse

July 3, 2025
Today’s poem is Practicing by Ciona Rouse.
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[encore] 541: Little Grey Dreams by Angelina Weld Grimké

July 2, 2025
Today’s poem is Little Grey Dreams by Angelina Weld Grimké.
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[encore] 617: Places With Terrible Wi-Fi by J. Estanislao Lopez

July 1, 2025
Today’s poem is Places With Terrible Wi-Fi by J. Estanislao Lopez.
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[encore] 710: Acknowledgments by Nkosi Nkululeko

June 30, 2025
Today’s poem is Acknowledgments by Nkosi Nkululeko.
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[encore] 463: To be of use by Marge Piercy

June 27, 2025
Today’s poem is To be of use by Marge Piercy.
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[encore] 403: The Book of Genesis by Morgan Parker

June 26, 2025
Today’s poem is The Book of Genesis by Morgan Parker.
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[encore] 387: Stop Looking At My Last Name Like That by Michael Torres

June 25, 2025
Today’s poem is Stop Looking At My Last Name Like That by Michael Torres.
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[encore] 448: Telephone of the Wind by Eddie Kim

June 24, 2025
Today’s poem is Telephone of the Wind by Eddie Kim.
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