Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 26, 2025. www.poets.org

William Wordsworth: “To the Daisy”

Recorded by Rachel Dillon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 27, 2025. www.poets.org

Rachel Dillon: “A dead whale can feed an entire ecosystem”

Recorded by Noel Quiñones for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 28, 2025. www.poets.org

Noel Quiñones: “Orange”

Recorded by Mariposa Fernández for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 29, 2025. www.poets.org

Mariposa Fernández: “Verses in the Wind”

Recorded by Karla Cordero for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 30, 2025. www.poets.org

As a Kid I Was Told, “Don’t Step on a Crack or You’ll Break Your Momma’s Back”_Karla Cordero_PAD2

Recorded by Jenny Xie for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 1, 2025. www.poets.org

Jenny Xie: “Le Temps Mort”

Recorded by Tomás Q. Morín for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 2, 2025. www.poets.org

Tomás Q. Morín: “Bird”

Recorded by Sophia Naz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 3, 2025. www.poets.org

Sophia Naz: “To Bear the Right”

Recorded by Andrew Calis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 4, 2025. www.poets.org

Andrew Calis: “The Sea / Is Sacred Still”

Used with the permission of the Estate of James Tate

James Tate: “How the Pope Is Chosen”

Recorded by Fatimah Asghar for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 8, 2019. www.poets.org

Read the poem: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/i-dont-know-what-will-kill-us-first-race-war-or-what-weve-done-earth

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Fatimah Asghar: "I Don't Know What Will Kill Us First..."

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Fatimah Asghar: "I Don't Know What Will Kill Us First..."

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