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Erika Sanchez reads "Center of the World"
Erika Sanchez reads Safiya Sinclair's poem, "Center of the World
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Donika Kelly reads "Love Poem: Satyr"
Donika Kelly reads you her poem "Love Poem: Satyr
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Tabia Yapp reads "Magical Negro #217: Diana Ross Finishing a Rib in Alabama, 1990s"
Tabia Yapp reads "Magical Negro #217: Diana Ross Finishing a Rib in Alabama, 1990s", a poem by Morgan Parker.
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Lucas Mann reads "Conversion" by Matthew Olzmann
Lucas Mann (he/him/his) reads Matthew Olzmann's poem, “Conversion
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Eduardo C. Corral reads "Border Patrol Agent"
Eduardo C. Corral reads his poem "Border Patrol Agent
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Denise Duhamel reads "Dear Memory"
Denise Duhamel (she/her/hers) reads her poem, "Dear Memory
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The Life Stage Series: Physical Development - Stranger Danger
Mr James has a very important lesson to teach. He must make sure that everyone knows how to stay safe around strangers. Sit next to Holly, Molly, and Polly in class, and learn a poem to help you remember what to do if you ever meet...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lynn Marie Houston - 'The Long Haul'
Lynn Marie Houston holds a Ph.D. in English from Arizona State University and an MFA from Southern Connecticut State University. A Fulbright scholar (Switzerland 1994-1998), she has also held writing residencies at the Vermont Studio...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
David Cappella - 'The Clothespin'
A poet and teacher, David Cappella is a professor emeritus in the English department at Central Connecticut State University. He is the co-author with Baron Wormser of The Moves and of A Surge of Language: Teaching Poetry Day to Day. In...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Charles Bernstein - Teachers Make a Difference Stanley Cavell
Charles Bernstein taught poetry and poetics, with an emphasis on modernist and contemporary art, aesthetics, and performance. He retired from Penn on June 30, 2019. Bernstein has published five collections of essays — Pitch of Poetry...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nikki Moustaki - "For a Minute There, I Thought We Could've Been Happy" by Cathleen Chambless
Nikki Moustaki, author of the memoir, The Bird Market of Paris (Henry Holt, 2015), holds an MA in poetry from New York University, an MFA in poetry from Indiana University, and an MFA in fiction from New York University, and has taught...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dianne Bilyak "Untethered"
Dianne Bilyak is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Institute of Sacred Music and Art, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published in 2011, and her work has also been...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
John L. Stanizzi "Rosary"
John L. Stanizzi is the author of the chapbook, Windows. His full length collections are Ecstasy Among Ghosts, Sleepwalking, Dance Against the Wall Antrim House Books, and After the Bell, and Hallelujah Time!, Big Table Publishing...
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Tarfia Faizullah reads "Speculations About 'I'"
Tarfia Faizullah reads Toi Derricotte's poem, "Speculations About 'I'
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Dustin Pearson reads "Dedication"
Dustin Pearson reads Ben Mirov's poem, "Dedication
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Adrian Matejka reads "You and I Are Disappearing" by Yusef Komunyakaa
Adrian Matejka (he/him/his) reads the poem, "You and I Are Disappearing" by Yusef Komunyakaa.
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Ujjwala Maharjan reads "Bhatti"
Ujjwala Maharjan (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “Bhatti
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Sara Eliza Johnson reads "The Living"
Sara Eliza Johnson reads Feng Sun Chen's poem "The Living
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Raych Jackson reads “self-portrait as the space between us”
Raych Jackson reads Trace DePass's poem, “self-portrait as the space between us”.
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Porsha Olayiwola reads "today is a day of tiny massacres"
Porsha Olayiwola (she/her/hers) reads her poem, "today is a day of tiny massacres
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Charlotte Abotsi reads "how i'm doin"
Charlotte Abotsi (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “how i'm doin
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Leila Chatti reads “Fasting in Tunis”
Leila Chatti reads her poem "Fasting in Tunis
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Brittany Rogers reads "In Response to Baby Girl Asking Me If It Hurts to Give Birth"
Brittany Rogers (she/her/hers) reads her poem, "In Response to Baby Girl Asking Me If It Hurts to Give Birth