Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"

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Jeanann Verlee: "Peril, Ignored"

Recorded by Jeanann Verlee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 22, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠ 

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Adam Falkner: "Correct the Record, Can We?"

Recorded by Adam Falkner for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 21, 2026 www.poets.org⁠ 

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