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[encore] 303: Telling My Father by James Crews

June 4, 2025
Today’s poem is Telling My Father by James Crews.
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[encore] 9: Portrait of the Alcoholic with Withdrawal by Kaveh Akbar

June 3, 2025
Today’s poem is Portrait of the Alcoholic with Withdrawal by Kaveh Akbar.
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[encore] 311: Listen, by Barbara Crooker

June 2, 2025
Today’s poem is Listen, by Barbara Crooker.
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[encore] 821: I Have No Idea What's Going to Happen by Justin Marks

May 30, 2025
Today’s poem is I Have No Idea What's Going to Happen by Justin Marks.
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[encore] 1113: Egrets, While War by Tishani Doshi

May 29, 2025
Today’s poem is Egrets, While War by Tishani Doshi.
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[encore] 1168: Refusing Rilke's "You must change your life" by Remica Bingham-Risher

May 28, 2025
Today’s poem is Refusing Rilke's "You must change your life" by Remica Bingham-Risher.
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[encore] 1201: Try to Praise the Mutilated World by Adam Zagajewski, translated by Clare Cavanagh

May 27, 2025
Today’s poem is Try to Praise the Mutilated World by Adam Zagajewski, translated by Clare Cavanagh.
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[encore] 1029: If I Told Him, A Completed Portrait of Picasso by Gertrude Stein

May 26, 2025
Today’s poem is If I Told Him, A Completed Portrait of Picasso by Gertrude Stein.
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[encore] 600: I Imagine the Butches' Stripper Bar by Jill McDonough

May 23, 2025
Today’s poem is I Imagine the Butches' Stripper Bar by Jill McDonough.
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[encore] 760: Song by Charif Shanahan

May 22, 2025
Today’s poem is Song by Charif Shanahan.
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[encore] 647: Walking Across Fire Island by Shelley Wong

May 21, 2025
Today’s poem is Walking Across Fire Island by Shelley Wong.
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[encore] 571: Golden Age by Chris Santiago

May 20, 2025
Today’s poem is Golden Age by Chris Santiago.
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[encore] 708: Bruised Peaches by Bronwen Tate

May 19, 2025
Today’s poem is Bruised Peaches by Bronwen Tate.
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[encore] 236: Polaroid Ode by Cori Winrock

May 16, 2025
Today's poem is Polaroid Ode by Cori Winrock.
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[encore] 389: Kissing the Opelu by Donovan Kūhiō

May 15, 2025
Today's poem is Kissing the Opelu by Donovan Kūhiō.
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[encore] 168: What Does It Say by Tess Gallagher

May 14, 2025
Today's poem is What Does It Say by Tess Gallagher.
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[encore] 386: Someday I'll Love Ocean Vuong by Ocean Vuong

May 13, 2025
Today's poem is Someday I'll Love Ocean Vuong by Ocean Vuong.
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[encore] 496: a brief meditation on breath by Yesenia Montilla

May 12, 2025
Today's poem is a brief meditation on breath by Yesenia Montilla.
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