Poetry in America
To Prisoners by Gwendolyn Brooks
Explore Gwendolyn Brooks's poem with John McCain, Anna Deavere Smith, and other guests.
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The Gray Heron by Galway Kinnell
Explore Galway Kinnell's poem with E.O. Wilson, Robert Hass, Laura McPhee and other guests
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N.Y. State of Mind by Nas
Explore the transformation of America’s long tradition of urban verse by hip hop artists.
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The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus
Contemplate the physical—and figurative—journeys charted by all immigrants.
Poetry in America
Urban Love Poem, by Marilyn Chin
Maxine Hong Kingston, Randy Komisar and others explore Marilyn Chin's "Urban Love Poem".