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Phillip B. Williams reads “Greatly Be Gentle”
Phillip B. Williams reads his poem “Greatly Be Gentle”.
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Oliver Baez Bendorf reads "Love and the Bodega"
Oliver Baez Bendorf shares his poem "Love and the Bodega
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Nicole Sealey reads Object Permanence
Nicole Sealey shares a love poem, dedicated to her husband.
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Matthew Olzmann reads "Letter Written While Waiting in Line at Comic Con"
Matthew Olzmann (he/him/his) reads his poem, “"Letter Written While Waiting in Line at Comic Con
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Leila Chatti reads "Snow Drops"
Leila Chatti reads Louise Glück's poem "Snow Drops
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Jacqueline Woodson reads "You Lose Something Every Day"
Jacqueline Woodson reads Willie Perdomo's poem, "You Lose Something Every Day
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Jacqueline Woodson reads "Tobacco"
Jacqueline Woodson reads "Tobacco", from her memoir Brown Girl Dreaming.
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Ilyus Evander reads "The Cost of Staying"
Ilyus Evander (they/them) reads their poem, “The Cost of Staying
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Emily Graslie reads "Confession of a Bird Watcher"
Emily Graslie reads a poem by Chard deNiord, "Confession of a Bird Watcher
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Em Dial reads "Narwhal Talk"
Em Dial (they/them/theirs) reads their poem, "Narwhal Talk
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Clint Smith reads "what the cicada said to the black boy"
Clint Smith (he/him/his) reads his poem, “what the cicada said to the black boy
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Clint Smith reads "landless acknowledgment" by Nate Marshall
Clint Smith (he/him/his) reads the poem “landless acknowledgment” by Nate Marshall.
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Ashley C. Ford reads "Adoration"
Ashley C. Ford shares a poem written by her husband Kelly Stacy.
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Ariel Francisco reads "Black Beans" by Sarah Kirsch
Ariel Francisco (he/him/his) reads the poem, “Black Beans” by Sarah Kirsch (Ice Roses © 2014, Carcanet Press).
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Anthony Thomas Lombardi reads "Relapse Dream"
Anthony Thomas Lombardi (he/him/his) reads his poem, “Relapse Dream
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Analicia Sotelo reads "Do You Speak Virgin?"
Analicia Sotelo reads her poem "Do You Speak Virgin?"
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Vanessa Angélica Villarreal reads "First Estrangement"
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal reads Aracelis Girmay's poem, "First Estrangement
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Sarah Urist Green reads “The World is Too Much With Us”
Sarah Urist Green reads “The World is Too Much With Us” by William Wordsworth.
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R. A. Villanueva reads "Fish Heads"
Brought to you by Complexly, The Poetry Foundation, and poet Paige Lewis.
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Phillip B. Williams reads Kayleb Rae Candrilli
Phillip B. Williams reads an untitled poem by Kayleb Rae Candrilli, from their book "What Runs Over