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Hear from the editors of Poets & Writers Magazine as they offer a behind-the-scenes preview of each new issue, talk with contributors and authors featured in the magazine, share readings of new work by a variety of poets and writers, and discuss all things writing, books, and the literary community.

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    This Is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Díaz by Poets & Writers

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    Chloé Caldwell reads an excerpt from her memoir Trying, published by Graywolf Press in August 2025.

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    Isabella DeSendi reads “Poem for Anorexia in April” from her poetry collection Someone Else's Hunger, published by Four Way Books in September 2025.

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    Ayşegül Savaş reads an excerpt from “Twirl,” a story in her collection Long Distance, published by Bloomsbury in July 2025.

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