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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"
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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
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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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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"
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