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Vevna Forrow reads “Blue / Beautiful” by Dan Roberts author of the poetry collection Blue Serenity (2023) . She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. You can check out more of their work under (@danroberts_musings) on Instagram and at ( https://linktr.ee/dan.roberts ) . Poem video visual clip feature was pieced together by @vevna.forrow.ink. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 21st, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “Basket of Figs” by Ellen Bass. She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. You can check out the poem here as well ( https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/basket-of-figs/ ) on the Poem Hunter’s site and visit ( https://www.ellenbass.com/ ). For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 21st, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “sea/sick” by painter and artist Cameron “Cam” Matthews (they/them). You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@camdowncam) and at ( https://linktr.ee/camdowncam ) . She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 20th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “A Gay Poem” by London poet Keith Jarrett. She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. You can check out the poem here as well ( https://www.amnesty.org.uk/files/2019-01/A%20Gay%20Poem%20by%20Keith%20Jarrett.pdf?9E6puNRr9YLEhs5Dac2bw4Sad39fWg6f= ) and elsewhere on several other websites via search. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 19th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “Atomique” by Nessa (her/she). You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@unepetitefawn). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur .This episode was recorded on: July 19, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “The Liar King” by Noah (he/him). You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@a_sunny_poet). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 19, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “After School, Street Football, Eighth Grade” by Dennis Cooper from the Poetry Foundation’s site library. She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. You can check out the poem here as well ( https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/54843/after-school-street-football-eighth-grade ) on the Poetry Foundation’s site and visit ( http://www.dennis-cooper.net/ ). For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 18th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “Blood Sex” by Crystal Valentine from Poets.org’s site library Poem-A-Day originally published May 23rd, 2023 there. She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. You can check out the poem here as well ( https://poets.org/poem/blood-sex ) on the Academy of American Poets site. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 18th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “A Bus Quickie” 2.13.17 by Noah Christopher (he/him). You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@roarandtender). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 17th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “The Woodland” by El Emrys (she/they). You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@el_emrys) and at ( https://linktr.ee/el_emrys ) . She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 17th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “When the Ocean Forgets Your Name” by Ryan Ojeda (he/they) author of the poetry collection Transatlantic Communications (2020). You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@zombiesandpoetry) and at ( https://linktr.ee/ojedar1 ) . She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 16th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “707” by Malcolm Rashaád aka “M.” You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@mrashaad.writes) and at ( https://linktr.ee/malcolmrashaad_ ). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 16th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “Give me a reason” by Rodney (he/him). You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@rodneyspoems). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 15th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “Cosmic Body” by Isaac (they/he/fae). You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@isaacsnfld). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 15th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “My Love” by Sira (S.R.L) (they/them/he/him). You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@wordsofaqueerbrokenmind). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 15th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “Quilt of Shame” by I S A A C from the Hello Poetry community. She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. You can check out the poem here as well ( https://hellopoetry.com/poem/4728827/quilt-of-shame/ ) on Hello Poetry’s site. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 15th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “The Lighthouse” by Jonel (they/he) which was posted on February 9th, 2023. You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@venusianjojo). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 14th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “Soft Fruit” by Beki Fowkes (she/they). You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@bekifowkes) . She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 14th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “Over the Weekend” by Skyler Witherspoon (they/she) and an excerpt from another poem a bit. You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@skylerwitherspoon) and https://linktr.ee/skylerwitherspoon . She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 6th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “Landour” by Hritvika Lakhera author / creator of the anthology “Love this too” (2023) on Amazon. You can find more of their work on Instagram under (@gripes_withthesun). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 6th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “my friends” by Jeffrey (they/them) found on Instagram under (@jmviolet). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 4th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “blush” by A. Delmar (he/him) found on Instagram under (@adlaiwritespoetry). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 4th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “Sinners” by “AV” (Avel Renasia) found on Instagram under (@getaweyvel). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 3rd, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads “tell them that we’re just good friends” by Indy (she/her) found on Instagram under (@hurricanerebecca). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: July 3rd, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads a poem titled “Always, I’ll Remember This Night” by Pat Henschel from the documentary A Secret Love (2020). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and what stood out to her. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: June 30th, 2023.

Vevna Forrow reads a poem titled the “Saying Your Names” by Richard Siken from the movie Beautiful Something (2015). She discusses her thoughts about the poem and dissects it’s beauty. For more reads and poetry community projects by VForrow visit https://withkoji.com/@jazzmariekaur This episode was recorded on: June 29th, 2023.