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… I hover close behind, ready with an outstretched arm as if to give a blessing … Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

November 18, 2022

What’s Kept Alive

Written by Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

… we pause Swiping back The grime-slicked hair Then bending To our Ash-dark art … Kevin Goodan

November 14, 2022

We give…

Written by Kevin Goodan

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

… someone from deep inside you had come out into the sea-light to raise its hands and forgive everyone in your short life you thought you hadn’t … David Whyte

November 11, 2022

Leaving the Island

Written by David Whyte

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

November 10, 2022

In The Nursing Home

… Grandfather asks me my thoughts of the land, so, I ask him if this is where we come from: Sí mijo, half of you is from this desert … Andrés N. Ordorica

November 7, 2022

Mis raíces

Written by Andrés N. Ordorica

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

… I mother them the way I do anyone I love they ask if I love myself I tug the sleeves of my sweater … Laura Villareal

November 4, 2022

My Worries Have Worries

Written by Laura Villareal

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

… Someone will probably love you for who you are, not just for who you labor to be …

October 31, 2022

Prayer for Werewolves

Written by Stephanie Burt

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

… Because you twirl your antennae gracefully to test your crawl space. Because strokingly you caress your offsprings’ backs, and gentle them with pretty pheromones and chirps … Fiona Benson

October 28, 2022

Mama Cockroach, I Love You

Written by Fiona Benson

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

… she is walking her way into myth, a world of new constellations … Saddiq Dzukogi

October 24, 2022

Learning about Constellations

Written by Saddiq Dzukogi

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… I’ve taken long walks craving one thing only: … Adam Zagajewski

October 21, 2022

Transformation

Written by Adam Zagajewski

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

October 17, 2022

Reading Celan in a Subway Station

Written by Carolina Ebeid

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October 14, 2022

The Drop Off

Written by Molly Twomey

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I have no idea what to call this rebirth and yet I’m here to name it to feed the new flame with wood from the old … Hinemoana Baker

October 10, 2022

if i had to sing

Written by Hinemoana Baker

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

My father used to pick baby bok choy sprouts and place them in my bowl. I don’t remember exactly when he stopped, but I miss those dinners when grown-ups would fight to pay—sometimes pretending to go to the bathroom but really grabbing the check… Jennifer Huang

October 7, 2022

Departure

Written by Jennifer Huang

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

October 3, 2022

The pen

Written by Gabeba Baderoon

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

September 30, 2022

Gloria Mundi

Written by Michael Kleber-Diggs

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

September 26, 2022

Lost

Written by David Wagoner

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

September 6, 2022

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