Poetry Off the Shelf

Remembering the life, poetry, and activism of Janice Mirikitani, plus a few words on love by bell hooks.

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Keats Conley on smelly ducks, spiders, and the limits of the human perspective.

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Steven Espada Dawson on possibility, toothpaste, and the grief of cosmic aloneness.

Noor Hindi on home ownership, evictions court, and her father's grief.

Clint Smith on being human, healing on a plantation, and the difference between Jefferson and Grant.

Isabel Duarte-Gray on town gossip, folk remedies, and the music of Kentucky.

Poet and priest Spencer Reece on his cousin's murder, the AIDS epidemic, and bearing witness to a moment.

Chen Chen on nourishment, homophobia, and breaking free of the fear of failure.

Zohra Saed on cooking, culture, and the volunteer-led rescue operation to get Afghans to safety.

Mary Jo Bang on her 15-year long translation effort to remake Dante’s Divine Comedy for the modern ear.