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To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life.

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T. S. Eliot (1888–1965) was an America-born British poet, playwright, essayist, and editor. The recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948, his poetry captures the essence of spiritual realization that unites Buddhism and the Judeo-Christian tradition.

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Jane Hirshfield on What Inspires Her Poetry

At the 2015 National Book Festival in Washington D.C., Academy Chancellor Jane Hirshfield joined us for a conversation about poetry and the poet's role in American culture today.

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Amanda Gorman Reads Inauguration Poem, ‘The Hill We Climb’

Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet, read an original work at President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

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Nikki Giovanni Reads Her Poem “Vote”

Nikki Giovanni is 77, a civil rights activist, a poet driven to give voice to the Black community, and a self-described “little old lady” with a tattoo that reads “thug life.” And this fall, she has one message (written in verse, of course): VOTE.​

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Lucille Clifton & Sonia Sanchez: Mirrors & Windows

Clifton & Sanchez - Mirrors & Windows 10/24/2001 at The New School, New York, NY. Moderated by Eisa Davis.

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