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Let's Play Ball! Share Your Sports-Inspired Poems

7:39am November 13, 2019

by Heidi Glenn

NPR's Rachel Martin and poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander want to read your poems about sports. You can use sport as a metaphor for our lives — or simply write about the game or team you love.

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Books

'Felon' Author Says, 'Everybody Has To Tell Their Kids Something'

5:41pm November 03, 2019

by Leila Fadel

Lawyer-poet Reginald Dwayne Betts for years hid the fact that he had served time in prison. Now, this time in his life is at the center of his new collection of poems.

A cloud in the shape of a house floating against a clear blue sky.

Arts

'Where I'm From': A Crowdsourced Poem That Collects Your Memories Of Home

3:16pm August 28, 2019

by Casey Noenickx

Morning Edition's resident poet Kwame Alexander compiled your poems inspired by memories of home, and the final crowdsourced poem is full of rich details of where you're from.

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Arts

Memories Of Home: Share Yours As A Poem

2:23pm August 19, 2019

by Casey Noenickx

NPR's Morning Edition wants to hear about the people or places you come from. Drawing on all five senses, craft a poem about your home, using memories and your own words.

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Arts

Summer Memories: Share Yours As A Haiku

1:30pm June 19, 2019

by Reena Advani

NPR and poet Kwame Alexander are asking for haikus — that don't include the word "summer" — for an upcoming story. Write a poem inspired by your favorite summertime memories in just three lines.

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Books
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For National Poetry Month, Perspectives On Poetry, Identity And Inspiration

4:31pm April 30, 2019

by Natalie Brennan

April is the most poetic month, and we're celebrating by asking poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Yanyi, and Franny Choi to talk about what inspires them to write, and how poetry helps express identity.

April is National Poetry Month. From left to right, poets: Kaveh Akbar, Fatimah Asghar, Ada Limon, Hieu Minh Nguyen and Ashley M. Jones.

Books
Arts

A Bouquet Of Poets For National Poetry Month

6:01am April 28, 2019

Looks like this year, April showers brought April flowers. As in, a bouquet of outstanding poets. So stop and smell the roses, my friends.

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'Thank You, America': A Crowdsourced Holiday Poem That's A Blessing To Read

5:02am November 22, 2018

by Laura Roman

NPR recently wanted to know: What about America are you most thankful for? Our audience answered, and writer Kwame Alexander crafted an epic poem of celebration and gratitude from the replies.

Health & Safety

A Dr. Seuss-Like Poem About The Woman Who Pulled 14 Worms From Her Eye

7:00am February 17, 2018

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Her story was so inspirational to readers that they literally sprung into verse, with a Dr. Seuss-inspired poem. What they created is the most joyful poem about eye worms ever written.

Turning to poetry, a trauma nurse explores the idea of compassion fatigue in a semi-autobiographical poem.

A Trauma Nurse Reflects On 'Compassion Fatigue'

5:10pm April 30, 2017

by Meredith Rizzo

Years of treating grievously injured people starts to wear on a person, a trauma nurse in Minneapolis says. She explores "compassion fatigue" in a semi-autobiographical poem.