The prize-winning and former Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Naomi Shihab Nye is the subject of this month’s Nothing But The Poem podcast. Known for poetry that lends a fresh perspective to ordinary events, people, and objects, Nye has said that, for her, “the primary source of poetry has always been local life, random characters met on the streets, our own ancestry sifting down to us through small essential daily tasks.” (Poetryfoundation.org) Our resident podcast host Sam Tongue selected Supple Cord and Blood. Find out what Sam – and the Friends Of The SPL group – took from these poems in this Nothing But The Poem podcast.

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