We're 30, dirty, and thriving! The queens name 30 poets for each other, and then we associate a word or phrase with each one. No beeps! Please consider supporting the poets we mention in today's show by buying their books! We can recommend Loyalty Bookstore, a black-owned DC-based indie bookstore that ships nationally. Watch Anne Carson read "A Lecture on Corners" here (~58 min)Marilyn Chin's website is http://www.marilynchin.orgWatch Carolyn Kizer talk poetry and writing with Lucille Clifton, and read her poem "Bitch" here (~30 min)Find Rachel Zucker online here. Watch Rachel read "Don't Say Anything Beautiful Kiss Me" here (~3.5 min) James and Aaron are fascinated by Anne Waldman's "Uh-Oh Plutonium," which you can watch here. Alan Michael Parker can be found online at https://alanmichaelparker.comNicole Sealey's website is https://www.nicolesealey.com. Watch her read her poem "Even the Gods" here (~2 min)Alex Dimitrov's website is https://www.alexdimitrov.comWe mention two poems by Lynda Hull. Read "Night Waitress" here and "Black Mare" here. Listen to this fabulous On Being interview with Mary Oliver (~50 min; conducted in 2015)You can read Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" here. Listen to this great interview with Kimiko Hahn (Versus podcast; ~55 min)Philip Larkin's website is https://philiplarkin.comHere's a terrific poem by Michael CollierYou can watch Danez Smith read "Dear White America" here. (~3.5 min)Here's a recipe for chocolate peanut butter oreo dirt pudding.There is absolutely at least one drag queen named Idaho, and you can find her on Twitter @akaidaho

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