For National Poetry Month, Perspectives On Poetry, Identity And Inspiration
April is the most poetic month, and we're celebrating by asking poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Yanyi, and Franny Choi to talk about what inspires them to write, and how poetry helps express identity.
by Natalie Brennan
Apr 30, 2019
2 minutes
Editor's note: This story contains poems with curse words.
To celebrate National Poetry Month — which wraps up today — All Things Considered spoke with three poets, Hanif Abdurraqib, Yanyi, and Franny Choi about what inspires them to write, and how they use poetry to express identity.
To kick off the series, from his upcoming book When I think about
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