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Jan 13, 2026 15 min

Poems for a Poet

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Today we remember Renee Nicole Good through poetry: her own award-winning poem from 2020 and new poems by Cornelius Eady and Amanda Gorman. Renee Nicole Good Poem: "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs" About Renee Nicole Good: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/we-had-whistles-they-had-guns-says-wife-of-minnesota-woman-killed-by-ice-agent Cornelius Eady Poem: "Renee Nicole Good is Murdered" About Cornelius Eady: https://poets.org/poet/cornelius-eady About Cave Canem: https://www.nationalbook.org/people/cave-canem/#fullBio Amanda Gorman Poem: "For Renee Nicole Good, Killed by I.C.E. on Jan. 7, 2026" About Amanda Gorman: https://poets.org/poet/amanda-gorman Website: https://www.theamandagorman.com/ Audre Lorde Essay: "Poetry is Not a Luxury" About Audre Lorde: https://poets.org/poet/audre-lorde

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