Name: giovanni singleton: "last cucumber from the garden (in conversation w/ julie ezelle patton)" by Academy of American Poets
Duration: 44 s
Description: Recorded on December 27, 2018, for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. www.poets.org

Brilliant, touching, wonderful poem. (Need to click thru to see original mathematical formatting.) Lovely reading voice. It's been almost a year since I clicked to listen to any PAD recordings, but I knew I had to hear this one. Beautiful soft but powerful voice. Thank you!

Recorded by Andrea Cote and Craig Epplin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 5, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Andrea Cote and Craig Epplin: “Somber Bull”

Recorded by Yaxkin Melchy Ramos and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 6, 2025. www.poets.org

Yaxkin Melchy Ramos and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo: "Capybara Hot Springs"

Recorded by Tomica Bajsić for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 4, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Tomica Bajsić and Nina Bajsić: “When You Hit Yourself with an Axe While Chopping Wood”

Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 7, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Dante Gabriel Rossetti: “Sonnet LIX: Love’s Last Gift”

Recorded by Damir Šodan and James Meetze for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 8, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Damir Šodan and James Meetze: “Poetry in Small Language”

Yolanda Castaño and Samantha Schnee: “Wheel of Fortune”

Recorded by Immanuel Mifsud for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 10, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Immanuel Mifsud and Ruth Ward: “Stone”

Recorded by Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 11, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid: “In this Labyrinth”

Recorded by Bejan Matur and Eleanor Wright for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 9, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Bejan Matur and Eleanor Wright: “As Though”

Recorded by Marilyn Chin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 13, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Tu Fu translated by Marilyn Chin: “Song of My House Being Battered by the Autumn Winds”

Recorded on December 27, 2018, for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. www.poets.org

giovanni singleton: "last cucumber from the garden (in conversation w/ julie ezelle patton)"

The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poet, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization.

giovanni singleton: "last cucumber from the garden (in conversation w/ julie ezelle patton)"

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