Allison Adelle Hedge Coke's "America, I Sing You Back"
The Daily Poem · Sean Johnson
July 5, 20245m 14s
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Show Notes
Today’s poem both responds to and carries on the work of Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes. Happy reading!
Allison Adelle Hedge Coke has written seven books of poetry, one book of nonfiction, and a play. Following former fieldworker retraining in the mid-1980s, the much-decorated poet began her writing and teaching career. She now serves as distinguished professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside.
-bio via UC Riverside
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