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Roger Bennett reads "This Be The Verse"
Roger Bennett reads Philip Larkin's poem, "This Be The Verse
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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.
Poetry Foundation
Ilyus Evander reads "The Cost of Staying"
Ilyus Evander (they/them) reads their poem, “The Cost of Staying
Poetry Foundation
Emily Graslie reads "Confession of a Bird Watcher"
Emily Graslie reads a poem by Chard deNiord, "Confession of a Bird Watcher
Poetry Foundation
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.
Poetry Foundation
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).
Poetry Foundation
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?"
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
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You're Thinking About Tomatoes - Chapter 8
Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael R
osen.
A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking Abo
ut Doughnuts’.
Frank is back among the ruins of the past again, this...
Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael R
osen.
A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking Abo
ut Doughnuts’.
Frank is back among the ruins of the past again, this...
Curated Video
Rebels in the Records: Radclyffe Hall’s Revolutionary Novel by Elina
National Archives: This films is part of a series called ‘Rebels in the Records’. The films in the series were created by young people in July 2021 and combine puppetry, model-making and animation. They explore stories of people and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
James Finnegan - 'Roofs'
During his senior year in college as a business major, a course in creative writing changed James Finnegan’s life. Until that time, he had thought of poetry as a relatively antique art form.
But an excellent teacher...
But an excellent teacher...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
David Cappella - 'The Sledgehammer'
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....