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Mar 16

A poet looks to his own family to understand forgiveness

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When Thomas Dooley was writing his poem "Aunt Peggy," he was preoccupied with understanding forgiveness.

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Mar 09

Poet posits, ‘We humans, we’re kind of a disappointment’

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Listen to J. Allyn Rosser read "As If," her poem that "contemplates humanity as not quite worthy of the world,"…

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Mar 02

How to contemplate climate change when you have two kids under age 4

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Listen to Hoa Nguyen read “No Sleep” from her collection, “Red Juice: Poems 1998-2008.”…

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Feb 23

Poet embraces eastern philosophy to heal from sexual abuse

By Anya van Wagtendonk

Poet Afaa Michael Weaver’s newest book,“City of Eternal Spring,” concludes a trilogy dealing with a painful childhood that included sexual abuse.

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Feb 16

Poet Jericho Brown looks back at Saturdays spent cutting grass

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Listen to Jericho Brown read “Labor” from his new collection, “The New Testament.”…

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Feb 09

This is poet David Roderick’s take on suburban life

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Listen to David Roderick read "Dear Suburb" from his new collection, "The Americans."…

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Feb 02

Poet W. S. Merwin recites ‘Rain Light’ among the lush palms at his Maui home

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W. S. Merwin reads his poem "Rain Light" from his home in Hawaii.

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Jan 26

Poet Saskia Hamilton on vinyl records and the ‘warmth of the scratches’

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Saskia Hamilton reads her poem "Once" from her new collection, “Corridor.”…

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Jan 19

Poet Jane Hoogestraat writes intimate dispatches from America’s hinterlands

By Ashira Morris

In "Border States," her first published collection of poetry, published in November, Jane Hoogestraat's native state of South Dakota and her current home of Missouri, are as front and center as their geography.

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