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Omar Holmon reads "Way too long since I sat by myself" by Christabel Cruz
Omar Holmon (he/him/his) reads the poem, "Way too long since I sat by myself" by Christabel Cruz.
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Omar Holmon reads "The 4C Complex"
Omar Holmon (he/him/his) reads his poem, “The 4C Complex
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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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Maurice Carlos Ruffin reads "enemies"
Maurice Carlos Ruffin reads Enemies by Lucille Clifton.
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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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Jessica Hopper reads "Morning" by Wanda Coleman
Jessica Hopper reads Wanda Coleman's poem, "Morning
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Hrishikesh Hirway reads "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven"
Hrishikesh Hirway reads "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven" by W.B. Yeats.
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Hank Green reads "A Lecture on Aphids"
Hank Green reads Charles Goodrich's poem, "A Lecture on Aphids
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Faisal Mohyuddin reads "His Ashes Upstream From Where He Was Born"
Faisal Mohyuddin reads "His Ashes Upstream From Where He Was Born" by Hari Alluri.
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Dustin Pearson reads "Autobiography"
Brought to you by Complexly, The Poetry Foundation, and poet Paige Lewis.
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Cameron Awkward-Rich reads "when i stand around among poets" by Lucille Clifton
Cameron Awkward-Rich (he/him/his) reads the poem, “when i stand around among poets” by Lucille Clifton.
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Aviya Kushner reads “The First Time”
Aviya Kushner reads her poem, “The First Time”.
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Astrid Drew reads "Some Days"
Astrid Drew (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “Some Days
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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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Abby Orbeta reads "Chameleon" ("Hunyango")
Abby Orbeta (they/them/theirs) reads their poem, “Chameleon” ("Hunyango")
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Philip Metres reads “My Heart Like a Nation”
Philip Metres reads his poem, “My Heart Like a Nation”.
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Arhm Choi Wild reads "All I Ever Wanted to Be Was Nothing at All" by torrin a. greathouse
Arhm Choi Wild (they/them/theirs) reads torrin a. greathouse's poem, “"All I Ever Wanted to Be Was Nothing at All
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Krista Franklin reads at Phoenix Military Academy
POETRY contributor Krista Franklin (http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/krista-franklin) reads her poem “Manifesto, or Ars Poetica #2,” at Phoenix Military Academy. Students are creating a mural based on her work.
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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.