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Short Form: Two Poems about Palestine

Short Form: Two Poems about Palestine

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In this Short Form episode, I talk about the problems with Jeffrey McDaniels' poem "The Jesus Fridge," which was the Academy of American Poets' Poem-a-Day on March 29. I close by sharing Fady Joudah's excellent poem "[. . .}," which was Poem-a-Day on April 2.

Some links to Palestine news that I mention in the episode:

  • Mass starvation of Palestinians
  • Deaths of children in Palestine
  • October 7 stories retracted
  • Deaths of journalists and aid workers
  • Statements from Israeli leaders calling for genocide and ethnic cleansing

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