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Every year for my birthday, I buy myself a copy of the best American poetry. Some years I read it all the way through, some years I don’t. This year we’re gonna read it together. - Thom

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In this episode I skip over the two forwards and go right to the first poem, “The People’s History of 1998” by Gbenga Adesina

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In this episode I skip over the two forwards and go right to the first poem, “The People’s History of 1998” by Gbenga Adesina