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Justice Ameer reads "body without the 'd'"
Justice Ameer (xe/xem/xir) reads xir poem, "body without the 'd.'"
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John-Francis Quiñonez reads "Re: Watching You Without Me"
John-Francis Quiñonez (they/them/theirs) reads their poem, “Re: Watching You Without Me
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Hrishikesh Hirway reads "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop
Hrishikesh Hirway reads "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop and shares how the poem inspired his podcast Song Exploder.
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Diana Khoi Nguyen reads "Hysteria"
Diana Khoi Nguyen reads Kim Yideum's poem, "Hysteria
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Demi Adejuyigbe reads "Difficult Baby"
Demi Adejuyigbe reads Kimmy Walters' poem, "Difficult Baby
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Ashley C. Ford reads "Unwished For"
Ashley C. Ford reads Shira Erlichman's poem, "Unwished For
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When I’m Away From You, I Feel Like the Second-Place Winner in a Bee-Wearing Contest
Aimee Nezhukumatathil reads her poem "When I’m Away From You, I Feel Like the Second-Place Winner in a Bee-Wearing Contest
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Sarah and Evan Gregory read The Walrus and The Carpenter
Sarah and Evan Gregory, of The Gregory Brothers, perform one of their favorite childhood poems by Lewis Carroll.
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Rachel Zucker reads “Don’t Say Anything Beautiful Kiss Me”
Rachel Zucker reads her poem “Don’t Say Anything Beautiful Kiss Me”.
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Rachel Wiley reads "Red Sugar" by Jan Beatty
Rachel Wiley (she/her/hers) reads Jan Beatty's poem, “Red Sugar
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Paige Lewis reads "You Can Take Off Your Sweater, I’ve Made Today Warm"
Ours Poetica curator Paige Lewis shares their poem "You Can Take Off Your Sweater, I've Made Today Warm
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Naffisatou Koulibaly reads "It's been five months since I've touched another body"
Naffisatou Koulibaly (she/her) reads her poem, "It's been five months since I've touched another body
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Maya C. Popa reads “The Bees Have Been Canceled”
Maya C. Popa reads her poem "The Bees Have Been Canceled
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Marianne Chan reads "Some Words of the Aforesaid Heathen Peoples”
Marianne Chan reads her poem "Some Words of the Aforesaid Heathen Peoples”.
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Kate Schapira reads "Questions and Practice For Your Origin Story"
Kate Schapira (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “Questions and Practice For Your Origin Story
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Jos Charles reads “Great, Glowing Vault”
Jos Charles reads Paul Celan's poem, “Great, Glowing Vault”.
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Jenny Xie reads "My Heart" by Frank O'Hara
Jenny Xie (she/her/hers) reads "My Heart" by Frank O'Hara.
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Ilyus Evander reads "In the Dream Where I Wake Up in My Physics Class Naked" by torrin a. greathouse
Ilyus Evander (they/them) reads torrin a. greathouse's poem, “In the Dream Where I Wake Up in My Physics Class Naked
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Emily Graslie reads “First Encounter Beach”
Emily Graslie reads Alison Hawthorne Deming's poem, "First Encounter Beach
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Eduardo C. Corral reads "Kinds of Blue #76 (Evening Snow)"
Eduardo C. Corral reads Don McKay's poem, "Kinds of Blue #76 (Evening Snow)
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Carly Joy Miller reads "Ceremonial Psalm"
Carly Joy Miller reads her poem "Ceremonial Psalm
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Tim Seibles reads "Poem at 64"
Tim Seibles (he/him/his) reads his poem, "Poem at 64
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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.