What Can Poetry Offer Us In Distressing Times?
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A playlist of poetry readings to go along with Zócalo's May 7th, 2020 event, "What Can Poetry Offer Us In Distressing Times?"
1
Leonard Cohen - The Goal (Official Video)
Leonard Cohen
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2
"The Bass" A poem by Merle Haggard
Steven Allan Jones
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3
[Private video]
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4
Joy Harjo A Poem to Get Rid of Fear
urbanrenewalprogram
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5
Def Poetry - Amiri Baraka - Why is We Americans
urbanrenewalprogram
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6
Victoria Chang reads "Ars Poetica as Birdfeeder and Hummingbird" from Salvinia Molesta
UGAPress
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7
"Cruising with the Beach Boys" - Poem by Dana Gioia
Dana Gioia
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8
Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez reads his poem to Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
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9
Harryette Mullen, "Swift Tommy".mp4
poetsandwriters
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10
2012 Festival | Alice Walker | Every Revolution Needs Fresh Poems
splitthisrock
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11
Antoinette Brim reads "We Carry Our Dead With Us'
Antoinette Brim-Bell
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12
"Stand" by poet and Emory professor Jericho Brown
Emory University
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13
Contaminated Culture by Venus Jones
Venus Love Jones
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14
Danez Smith - Alternate Heaven for Black Boys
Button Poetry
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15
2014 TX Champ & Nat'l Finalist Kristina Watkins recites "The Pomegranate and the Big Crowd" by Rios
poetryoutloudvideos
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16
[Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way]
Iowa City Senior Center
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17
Jason Bayani - Greater Joy
Button Poetry
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18
“Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye
National Endowment for the Humanities
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