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During these trying days of social distancing, self-isolating and quarantines, days rife with fear and anxiety, my colleagues and I thought you might like some company. So each day we will be introducing you to poets we have met over the years. The only contagion they will expose you to is a measure of joy, reflection and meditation brought on by “the best words in the best order.”

Enjoy.
—Bill Moyers

  • Poets & Writers
    A Poet a Day: Carolyn Forché
    July 24, 2020
    “A Poem for Maya”
  • Poets & Writers
    A Poet a Day: Shirley Geok-Lin Lim
    July 22, 2020
    "Riding Into California"
  • Poets & Writers
    A Poet a Day: Jim Haba
    July 17, 2020
    "In a Time of Confusion"
  • Poets & Writers
    A Poet a Day: Li-Young Lee
    July 16, 2020
    "The Burning One"
  • Poets & Writers
    A Poet a Day: Amiri Baraka
    July 3, 2020
    The Why's and the Wise
  • Poets & Writers
    A Poet a Day: Danez Smith Reads Langston Hughes
    July 2, 2020
    "Let America Be America Again"
  • Poets & Writers
    A Poet a Day: Li-Young Lee
    June 23, 2020
    "Early in the Morning" and "A Story"
  • Poets & Writers
    A Poet a Day: Marge Piercy
    June 22, 2020
    "I Am Wrestling With Despair"
  • Poets & Writers
    A Poet a Day: Rita Dove Reads Countee Cullen
    June 16, 2020
    "Incident"
  • Poets & Writers
    A Poet a Day: Lucille Clifton
    June 12, 2020
    "sorrow song"
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