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Sharon Olds reads her poem "Ode to Dirt." This poem comes from the On Being episode "Sharon Olds — Odes to the *****." Find more at onbeing.org.

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"Ode to Dirt" by Sharon Olds

Sharon Olds reads her poem "My Son the Man." This poem comes from the On Being episode "Sharon Olds — Odes to the *****." Find more at onbeing.org.

"My Son the Man" by Sharon Olds

Sharon Olds reads her poem "Known to Be Left." This poem comes from the On Being episode "Sharon Olds — Odes to the *****." Find more at onbeing.org.

"Known to Be Left" by Sharon Olds

Sharon Olds reads her poem "Exclusive." This poem comes from the On Being episode "Sharon Olds — Odes to the *****." Find more at onbeing.org.

"Exclusive" by Sharon Olds

Gregory Orr reads his poem "How beautiful the beloved." This poem comes from the On Being episode "Gregory Orr —  Shaping Grief With Language." Find more at onbeing.org.

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"How beautiful the beloved" by Gregory Orr

Gregory Orr reads his poem "Let’s remake the world with words." This poem comes from the On Being episode "Gregory Orr —  Shaping Grief With Language." Find more at onbeing.org.

"Let's remake the world with words" by Gregory Orr

Gregory Orr reads his poem "This is what was bequeathed us." This poem comes from the On Being episode "Gregory Orr —  Shaping Grief With Language." Find more at onbeing.org.

"This is what was bequeathed us" by Gregory Orr

Gregory Orr reads Robert Hayden's poem "Those Winter Sundays."  This poem comes from the On Being episode "Gregory Orr —  Shaping Grief With Language." Find more at onbeing.org.

"Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden

Jericho Brown reads his poem "Psalm 150." This poem comes from the On Being episode "Jericho Brown — Small Truths and Other Surprises." Find more at onbeing.org.

"Psalm 150" by Jericho Brown

Jericho Brown reads his poem "Like Father." This poem comes from the On Being episode "Jericho Brown — Small Truths and Other Surprises." Find more at onbeing.org.

"Like Father" by Jericho Brown

Jericho Brown reads his poem "Foreday in the Morning." This poem comes from the On Being episode "Jericho Brown — Small Truths and Other Surprises." Find more at onbeing.org.

"Foreday in the Morning" by Jericho Brown

Jericho Brown reads his poem "To Be Seen." This poem comes from the On Being episode "Jericho Brown — Small Truths and Other Surprises." Find more at onbeing.org.

"To Be Seen" by Jericho Brown

Ross Gay reads an excerpt of his essay "'Joy Is Such a Human Madness.'" This essay comes from the On Being episode "Ross Gay — Tending Joy and Practicing Delight." Find more at onbeing.org.

"'Joy Is Such a Human Madness'" by Ross Gay

Ross Gay reads his essay "Loitering." This essay comes from the On Being episode "Ross Gay — Tending Joy and Practicing Delight." Find more at onbeing.org.

"Loitering" by Ross Gay

Ross Gay reads his essay "Name: Kayte Young; Phone Number: 555-867-5309." This essay comes from the unedited version of the On Being episode "Ross Gay — Tending Joy and Practicing Delight." Find more at onbeing.org.

"Name: Kayte Young; Phone Number: 555-867-5309" by Ross Gay

"america the beautiful again" by Richard Blanco

"Complaint of El Río Grande" by Richard Blanco.mp3

"Como Tú" by Richard Blanco

Poetry from the On Being episode "Richard Blanco — How to Love a Country"

"América" (parts IV-V) by Richard Blanco

"Close" by David Whyte read by Krista Tippett

Groundbreaking Peabody Award-winning conversation about the big questions of meaning, hosted by Krista Tippett. Every Thursday a new discovery about the immensity of our lives — and frequent special features like poetry, music and Q + A with Krista.

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