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favourite poems of january

christian wiman hard night: "the ice storm"

timothy donnelly hymn to life

randall jarrell the complete poems: "the lost world"

dana levin the living teaching

stuart dybeck brass knuckles: "the knife-sharpener's daughter"

kofi awoonor the promise of hope: new and selected poems: "lament of the silent sisters"

bruce snider ode to a dolly parton drag queen

jon pineda birthmark: "translation"

brenda shaughnessy interior with sudden joy: "dear gonglya"

franny choi hangul abecedarian

atsuro riley hutch

clark moore strikes and gutters

jenny xie eye level: "rootless"

alberto ríos the smallest muscle in the human body: "rabbits and fire"

tim seibles mosaic

anthony hecht an offering for patricia

harry matthews cool gales shall fan the glades

robert glück the word in us: lesbian and gay poetry of the next wave: "burroughs"

albert goldbarth the poem of the little house at the corner of misapprehension and marvel

george seferis collected poems (george seferis): "spring a.d."

alberto ríos a small story about the sky

sharmila voorakkara for the tattooed man

robin blaser the holy forest: collected poems of robin blaser: "the truth is laughter 10"

robert pinsky gulf music: "antique"

henri cole blackbird and wolf: "twilight"

paul violi likewise: "in praise of idleness"

ron padgett collected poems: "what are you on?"

meena alexander birthplace with buried stones: "lychees"

sara borjas decolonial self-portrait

valerie martínez absence, luminescent: "the reliquaries"

kathryn simmonds the visitations: "in the woods"

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NPR’s “150 Greatest Albums Made By Women”

“This list, of the greatest albums made by women between 1964 and the present, is an intervention, a remedy, a correction of the historical record and hopefully the start of a new conversation. Compiled by nearly 50 women from across NPR and the public radio system and produced in partnership with Lincoln Center, it rethinks popular music to put women at the center.”

Joni Mitchell - Blue (Reprise, 1971)

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia, 1998)

Nina Simone - I Put A Spell on You (Philips, 1965)

Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man The Way I Love You (Atlantic, 1967)

Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (The Goldmind/Elektra, 1997)

Beyoncé - Lemonade (Parkwood/Columbia, 2016)

Patti Smith - Horses (Arista, 1975)

Janis Joplin - Pearl (Columbia, 1971)

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (Island, 2006)

Carole King - Tapestry (Ode, 1971)

Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors (RCA Records, 1971)

Erykah Badu - Baduizm (Universal, 1997)

Madonna - Like a Prayer (Sire, 1989)

Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (Arista, 1985)

Diana Ross and the Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (Motown, 1964)

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (Warner Bros., 1977)

Janet Jackson - Control (A&M, 1986)

Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (Mercury, 1998)

Selena - Amor Prohibido (EMI Latin, 1994)

The Ronettes - Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica (Philles Records, 1964)

PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (Island Records, 1993)

Sade - Diamond Life (Sony, 1984)

Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace (Atlantic, 1972)

Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter (Decca, 1970)

Ani Difranco - Little Plastic Castle (Righteous Babe Records, 1998)

TLC - CrazySexyCool (LaFace, 1994)

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (Atlantic, 1992)

Nina Simone - Nina Simone Sings the Blues (RCA Victor, 1967)

Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (Maverick, 1995)

Adele - 21 (Columbia/XL, 2011)

Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (Capitol/EMI/Matador, 1993)

Björk - Post (Elektra, 1995)

Queen Latifah - All Hail The Queen (Tommy Boy, 1989)

Tina Turner - Private Dancer (Capitol, 1984)

Blondie - Parallel Lines (Chrysalis, 1978)

Grace Jones - Nightclubbing (Island Records, 1981)

Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love (EMI, 1985)

Odetta - It's a Mighty World (RCA Victor, 1964)

Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator) (Acony Records, 2001)

The Staple Singers - Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (Stax, 1972)

Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (Elektra, 1988)

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book (Verve, 1964)

M.I.A. - Kala (XL/Interscope, 2007)

Heart - Dreamboat Annie (Mushroom, 1976)

Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (Atlantic, 1969)

Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball (Elektra, 1995)

Celia Cruz - Son con Guaguanco (Emusica/Fania, 1966)

Etta James - Rocks The House (Argo, 1964)

Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates (Warner Bros., 1981)

Hole - Live Through This (DGC, 1994)

Sarah Vaughan - Sassy Swings Again (Mercury, 1967)

Bonnie Raitt - Nick Of Time (Capitol/EMI, 1989)

Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel (Capitol, 1974)

Nico - Chelsea Girl (Verve, 1967)

The Go-Gos - Beauty And The Beat (I.R.S., 1981)

X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents (EMI, 1978)

Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (Uptown/MCA, 1992)

Labelle - Nightbirds (Epic, 1974)

Indigo Girls - Indigo Girls (Epic, 1989)

The Pretenders - Pretenders (Sire, 1980)

Destiny's Child - The Writing's on the Wall (Columbia, 1999)

Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces (BMG/Sony, 1998)

Madonna - Like a Virgin (Sire, 1984)

Spice Girls - Spice (Virgin, 1996)

Cassandra Wilson - Blue Light 'Til Dawn (Blue Note, 1993)

Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata (Reprise, 1967)

Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (Chrysalis Records, 1990)

Rosanne Cash - King's Record Shop (Columbia, 1987)

Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (Portrait/Sony 1983)

Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna (Modern, 1981)

Salt-N-Pepa - Blacks' Magic (London, 1990)

The Runaways - The Runaways (Mercury, 1976)

Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album (Verve Records, 1965)

The Raincoats - The Raincoats (Rough Trade, 1979)

Donna Summer - Bad Girls (Casablanca, 1979)

Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (Epic, 1969)

Aaliyah - Aaliyah (Blackground/Virgin America 2001)

The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Choir - Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares (Nonesuch, 1987)

Portishead - Dummy (Go! Beat, 1994)

Laurie Anderson - Big Science (Warner Bros., 1982)

Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (Kill Rock Stars, 1997)

Laura Nyro - New York Tendaberry (Columbia, 1969)

Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe (Capitol Records, 1967)

Roberta Flack - First Take (Atlantic, 1969)

Joan Baez - Diamonds & Rust (A&M, 1975)

Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda (GRP/Impulse!, 1971)

X - Los Angeles (Slash/Rhino, 1980)

k. d. lang - Ingénue (Sire, 1992)

Shania Twain - Come On Over (Mercury Records, 1997)

Barbra Streisand - Funny Girl, Broadway Cast Album (Capitol Records, 1964)

Alison Krauss And Union Station - New Favorite (Rounder, 2001)

Meshell Ndegeocello - Peace Beyond Passion (Maverick, 1996)

Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (Jive Records, 1999)

Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (A&M, 1993)

Shakira - ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? (Sony, 1998)

Lil' Kim - Hard Core (Big Beat/Undeas Recordings, 1996)

Mariah Carey - Daydream (Columbia Records, 1995)

Bikini Kill - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (Kill Rock Stars, 1993)

Taylor Swift - Fearless (Big Machine Records, 2008)

Buffy Sainte-Marie - It's My Way! (Vanguard Records, 1964)

Eurythmics - Touch (RCA, 1983)

Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color (ATO, 2015)

Umm Kulthum - Enta Omri (You Are My Life)(Sono, 1964)

ESG - Come Away With ESG (99 Records, 1983)

Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life (Warner Bros., 1984)

No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (Interscope, 1995)

The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack (Red Bird Records, 1965)

Gladys Knight and the Pips - Imagination (Buddah Records, 1973)

Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues (Total Treble, 2014)

Miranda Lambert - Platinum (RCA Nashville, 2014)

Diamanda Galás - The Litanies of Satan (Y, 1982)

Mercedes Sosa - Mercedes Sosa en Argentina (Universal Distribution/Philips, 1982)

Aretha Franklin - Young, Gifted and Black (Atlantic Records, 1972)

Reba McEntire - Rumor Has It (MCA, 1990)

La Lupe & Tito Puente - La Pareja (Fania/Tico Records, 1978)

Macy Gray - On How Life Is (Epic, 1999)

Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Boardwalk, 1981)

Chaka Khan - I Feel for You (Warner Bros., 1984)

The Slits - Cut (Island Records, 1979)

Anita Baker - Rapture (Elektra, 1986)

Joni Mitchell - Hejira (Asylum, 1976)

Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Scream (Polydor, 1978)

Cris Williamson - The Changer and the Changed: A Record of the Times (Olivia Records, 1975)

Carly Simon - No Secrets (Elektra, 1972)

Fiona Apple - Tidal (Work Group/Clean Slate/Columbia, 1996)

The Carpenters - A Song for You (A&M Records, 1972)

Sonic Youth - Sister (SST, 1987)

Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis - Deep Listening (New Albion, 1989)

Marianne Faithfull - Broken English (Island, 1979)

Teena Marie - Wild and Peaceful (Motown Records, 1979)

Shirley Horn - I Thought About You — Live At Vine St. (Verve Records, 1987)

Shelby Lynne - I Am Shelby Lynne (Island/Mercury, 2000)

Fanny - Fanny Hill (Reprise, 1972)

Solange - A Seat at the Table (Saint/Columbia 2016)

The B-52's - The B-52's (Warner Bros., 1979)

Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band (Apple Records, 1970)

Ofra Haza - 50 Gates Of Wisdom (Yemenite Songs) (Shanachie, 1987)

Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas (4AD, 1990)

The Bangles - All Over the Place (Columbia, 1984)

Norah Jones - Come Away with Me (Blue Note, 2002)

Joanna Newsom - Ys (Drag City, 2006)

Iris DeMent - My Life (Warner Bros., 1993)

Robyn - Body Talk (Konichiwa Records, 2010)

The Breeders - Last Splash (4AD/Elektra, 1993)

Oumou Sangare - Moussolou (Women) (Kartell/World Circuit, 1989)

Patty Griffin - Flaming Red (A&M, 1998)

Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music (ECM, 1981)

Terri Lyne Carrington - The Mosaic Project (Concord Jazz, 2011)

Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor (J Records, 2001)

The Roches - The Roches (Warner Bros., 1979)

Starting here: http://www.npr.org/2017/07/20/538307314/turning-the-tables-150-greatest-albums-made-by-women-page-15

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