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blessing the boats


By Lucille Clifton

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Devotion: 4. Impromptu Evening


By Mícheál McCann

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Arrancaba las flores y se las comía / Tearing Out and Eating Flowers


By Legna Rodríguez Iglesias

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The Gardener 62


By Rabindranath Tagore

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Wading In


By Maurice English

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Orphan Song


By Kayo Chingonyi

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Envy


By Mary Lamb

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Umpaowastewin / Daybreak Woman


By Margaret Noodin

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The Choice


By W. B. Yeats

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One Perfect Rose


By Dorothy Parker

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That's My Heart Right There

By Willie Perdomo

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Self-Portrait

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Strokestown screening May 3

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Read By Miami: Ten new poem films for 2026, produced with O, Miami

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16th Annual PoetryFest at Irish Arts Center

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Belfast Book Festival 2025

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UK Global Majority Poets on Film 2025 with WritersMosaic

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