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[Unedited] Tracy K. Smith and Michael Kleber-Diggs with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett

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The Salvation of Ourselves

"We are lucky to be who we are, and we know it," the poet writes. "It's me talking to us, me and the club, and saying, we are so here." The poem is aimed at a white audience but invites them to eavesdrop in flect. It also calls for an expanded sense of self that includes all Americans.

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