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Poetry can help anchor us to the world amidst the chaos and uncertainty of daily life. Look for new weekday episodes with host Ada Limón beginning September 21, 2021.

Today's poem is You Are Who I Love by Aracelis Girmay.

Today's poem is What the Kids in Subtle Asian Traits Know by Jennifer G. Lai.

Today's poem is Before the Riot by Kwame Dawes.

Today's poem is To D.B. by Edward Hirsch.

Today's poem is Facial Recognition by Alice Liang.

Today's poem is The Party by Jason Shinder. This episode originally aired May 1, 2020.

Today's poem is Leaving Tulsa by Jennifer Elise Foerster.

Today's poem is Owed to the 99 Cent Store by Joshua Bennett.

Today's poem is Gwendolyn Brooks: America in the Wintertime by Haki R. Madhubuti.

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Today's poem is a brief meditation on breath by Yesenia Montilla.

Today's poem is Naming Ceremony by Hafizah Geter. This episode originally aired on April 4, 2020.

Today's poem is Often I am Permitted to Return to the City by Phillip B. Williams.

Today's poem is Red Wine Spills by L. Ash Williams.

Today's poem is i woke up and the day caught me by Kara Jackson.

Today's poem is aubade for the whole hood by Nate Marshall.

Today's poem is And We Love Life by Mahmoud Darwish. This episode originally aired May 14, 2020.