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Lory Bedikian: "My Son Rests His Cheek on the Wrecked Car"

Recorded by Lory Bedikian for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 29, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

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Kai Carlson-Wee: "Blue Room"

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