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Fifth Street

November 11, 2021

Nov 11, 2021
These plant-based patties will turn you into a burgertarian | Keystone Thrust Trail: A poem by DeAnna Beachley | Finding history and mystery in colorful downtown Los Angeles
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Fifth Street

June 24, 2021

Jun 24, 2021
Writer Sterling HolyWhiteMountain: ‘At the risk of sounding like an asshole, I might have, like, six novels sitting on my hard drive’ | The “Most Ratchet” Beauty Pageant Queen You’ll Ever Meet | Media Sommelier: Hockey Goalies Should Not Be Giant $%#ing Gobots! | A Poet Commits An Act of Journalism
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Simon Says
With countless lights, Christmassy illuminated man-high trees and reindeer decorate the entrance of a shop

Opinion: T'was The Night Before Christmas in 2020

Dec 19, 2020
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, NPR's Scott Simon updates "A Visit from St. Nicholas" for 2020.
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Goats and Soda
Slam poet and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Emi Mahmoud performs at the Sziget Festival in Hungary in 2019.

A World Champion Slam Poet Pivots To Medicine

Aug 15, 2020
Sudanese American Emi Mahmoud achieved massive success as a spoken word artist. Now she's switching things up and pursuing a career in science.
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Arts & Life
People react during a rally to protest the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Ga.

'Running For Your Life': A Community Poem For Ahmaud Arbery

May 27, 2020
For this latest community poem, NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander sifted through more than 1,000 submissions reacting to the killing of Ahmaud Abrery and created a poem that speaks with one voice.
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Arts & Life

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

Nov 13, 2019
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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Author Interviews
<em>Felon: Poems</em>, by Reginald Dwayne Betts

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

Nov 03, 2019
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.
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Book News & Features
<em></em>Poet Hanif Abdurraqib

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

Apr 30, 2019
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.
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Code Switch
April is National Poetry Month. From left to right, poets: Kaveh Akbar, Fatimah Asghar, Ada Limon, Hieu Minh Nguyen and Ashley M. Jones.

A Bouquet Of Poets For National Poetry Month

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

Feb 17, 2018
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.
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Shots - Health News

A Trauma Nurse Reflects On 'Compassion Fatigue'

Apr 30, 2017
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.
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Goats and Soda
A smog alert day in Dalian, China. The photo was taken on December 19.

Read The Smog-Inspired Poem That China Can't Stop Talking About

Jan 12, 2017
It's written from the perspective of lung cancer. And it's striking a chord on social media.
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Body And Soul: In Conversation With Poet Sharon Olds

Nov 30, 2016

Poet Sharon Olds about her most recent book of poetry, "Odes."

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Poet Patricia Smith On Storytelling In A Controlled Space

Aug 26, 2016

New Jersey-based poet Patricia Smith will bring her unique voice to Nevada with two readings.  

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Poet Syd Stewart On Her Journey To Poetry

Jul 25, 2016

Syd Stewart is a poet, actor, and the founder of Better Youth, a Los Angeles-based organization that uses the arts to inspire young people. She lives in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

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Bird Of Prey, A Poem By Heather Lang

Jul 11, 2016

From Desert Companion: "Bird of Prey" by Heather Lang

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Anti-Pastoral

Jan 26, 2015
Your green Arcadian hills do not interest me.The bird-bright eyes of every bird cared for,the way it is promised, the way it is written,everyone fat on...
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Lee Mallory Wants To Be Las Vegas King Of Poetry

Aug 25, 2014
Many of us happily said goodbye poetry in high school.Why spend so much energy struggling with an image? Why worry about meter and rhyme when the same...
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Lost Swans

Jan 26, 2015
At the baccarat table players bend cards into paper swans cranes, airplanes, exquisite origami sculptures one delicate, deliberate fold at a time...
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30 Seconds of Drama: Reciting Poetry with Award Winner Amanda Titolo

Apr 24, 2012
Amanda Titolo spent three months preparing to recite a poem that lasted 30 seconds.  But the hard work paid off: the high school student won the Nevada State Poetry Out Loud Competition.
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Poet C.D. Wright

Apr 21, 2011
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