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The Sunday Poem is published weekly, and strives to include the poet reading their work.
Jerrice J. Baptiste reads her poem at its conclusion.
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Brazilian National Archives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Nancy Wilson
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That’s What I Want For Christmas
Each year offered
a little blue box.
Trinket from a window.
I hear your plea, Nancy
for a heartfelt hug,
love revealed
in a kiss, crescendo
of a piano.
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Listen to Jerrice J. Baptiste read her poem
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Jerrice J. Baptiste is a poet and author of eight books. Her poetry has been published and is forthcoming in Artemis Journal, Urthona: Buddhism & Art, Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & The Arts, The Yale Review, Mantis, The Dewdrop, The Banyan Review, Kosmos Journal, Jerry Jazz Musician and elsewhere. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Jerry Jazz Musician for 2024 and as Best of The Net for 2022 by Blue Stem. Her poetry and collaborative songwriting are featured on the Grammy award nominated album- Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti.
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Listen to the 1963 recording of Nancy Wilson singing “That’s What I Want For Christmas” [Universal Music Group]
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