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Aviya Kushner reads “The First Time”
Aviya Kushner reads her poem, “The First Time”.
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Andrew Gregory reads "Look Out, Natural Disasters Are Everywhere!”
Andrew Gregory reads "Look Out, Natural Disasters Are Everywhere!", written by Laura Eve Engel.
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Nicole Sealey reads "Distant Lover"
Nicole Sealey reads John Murillo's poem, “Distant Lover (Or, When You’re Teaching in Amherst and, While On a Late Night Walk, Your Wife Calls from Brooklyn to Say Goodnight)
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Julian Randall reads "On the Night I Consider Coming Out to My Parents"
Julian Randall shares a poem he wrote in the aftermath of the Pulse shooting.
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Astrid Drew reads "Some Days"
Astrid Drew (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “Some Days
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Abby Orbeta reads "Chameleon" ("Hunyango")
Abby Orbeta (they/them/theirs) reads their poem, “Chameleon” ("Hunyango")
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Sam Sax reads "Everyone's an Expert at Something"
Sam Sax (he/they) reads his poem, “Everyone's an Expert at Something
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Ruth Awad reads "Once All the Hounds Had Been Called Home" by Meg Day
Ruth Awad (she/her/hers) reads the poem, "Once All the Hounds Had Been Called Home" by Meg Day.
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Niki Hua reads “Sent with a Flower-Pot Begging a Slip of Geranium”
Niki Hua, Ours Poetica's rights manager, reads a poem by Christian Milne titled “Sent with a Flower-Pot Begging a Slip of Geranium”.
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Mary-Kim Arnold reads "Fin De Siècle"
Mary-Kim Arnold (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “Fin De Siècle
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Lena Khalaf Tuffaha reads "Geranium"
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha reads "Geranium" by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by A. Poulin, Jr. Turn captions on for the English translation.
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Cynthia Cruz reads “Silencer”
Brought to you by Complexly, The Poetry Foundation, and poet Paige Lewis.
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Nate Marshall reads "aubade for the whole hood"
Nate Marshall (he/him/his) reads his poem, "aubade for the whole hood
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Nando the Cat reads “People Are a Living Structure Like a Coral Reef”
Nando the Cat reads Heather Christle's “People Are a Living Structure Like a Coral Reef” (with a little bit of assistance from Paige Lewis).
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Kenji C. Liu reads Rocío Carlos
Kenji C. Liu reads and untitled poem written by Rocío Carlos.
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Kenji C. Liu reads “Drowsiness through my kiss”
Kenji C. Liu reads his poem “Drowsiness through my kiss”.
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I’m Still Not Sure if I Wanted to Be Those Girls or if I Wanted to Be in Love with Them
Virginia Kane (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “I’m Still Not Sure if I Wanted to Be Those Girls or if I Wanted to Be in Love with Them
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Dana Levin reads "How to Hold the Heavy Weight of Now"
Dana Levin (she/her/hers) reads her poem, "How to Hold the Heavy Weight of Now
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Chase Berggrun reads "Chapter XXI"
Chase Berggrun reads Chapter XXI from her book R E D.
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Mike Rugnetta reads from Rilke's Book of Hours
Mike Rugnetta reads from Rilke's Book of Hours.