As part of the 2020 Dear Poet project, students around the country and the world wrote letters to Jeanetta Calhoun Mish in response to a video of her reading her poem “for michael” aloud. Jeanetta Calhoun Mish wrote letters back to three of these students; their letters and her replies are included below, along with several additional responses from students.


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Jeanetta Calhoun Mish reads "for michael"

Jeanetta Calhoun Mish reads "for michael" for Dear Poet 2020.