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On today’s episode of VS, Ajanae and Brittany are joined by poet Omotara James. Join them as they discuss the failure of poetry as savior, whistleblowers, art as a meet-cute, resisting shielding the speaker, and building trust with the reader.
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By José Olivarez & Jon Sands
Anything, in their hands, could be shaped into art.
Interview
By David Trinidad & Amy Gerstler
David Trinidad and Amy Gerstler in conversation.
Poem of the day
Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, 1956
Minor chords ring across Stratford farmland. We jazz...
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Once I learned I could have the last word
I couldn’t stop having
I couldn’t stop having
it.
Once I learned I could have the last word
I couldn’t stop having
I couldn’t stop having
it.
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By Maxine Hong Kingston
Translated By Chun Yu
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By Shara McCallum
Diné bizaad is a language of patience and cunning. It is quiet, in the distance, like a coming
storm.
Diné bizaad is a language of patience and cunning. It is quiet, in the distance, like a coming
storm.
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By Kimberly Blaeser
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By Sherwin Bitsui
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By Nia Francisco
The clearest memory I have of my friend: his body perched like a sparrow atop the tallest
tree.
The clearest memory I have of my friend: his body perched like a sparrow atop the tallest
tree.
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By Jesse Holth
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By Miguel A. Vega
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By Allison Swenson
The hoot of being alive. Name it
whatever you
whatever you
like.
The hoot of being alive. Name it
whatever you
whatever you
like.
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By Antonio Gamoneda
Translated By Katherine M. Hedeen & Víctor Rodríguez Núñez
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