Episode 7: “There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé”

Did you know only 6.7 percent of Americans have read poetry in the past 12 months? We’ve joined these exclusive few and sit down to discuss Morgan Parker’s There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé. 

It moved us, y’all. So much so, that we’ve declared that this year’s going to be “blacker than ever.”

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Links:

• “Poetry is going extinct, government data show,” The Washington Post
• “The Poetry-Free Inauguration Makes a Comeback,” The Atlantic
• Carrie Mae Weems, The Kitchen Table Series

Books mentioned in this episode:

• White Teeth by Zadie Smith
• Swing Time by Zadie Smith
• The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes