As part of the 2021 Dear Poet project, students around the country and the world wrote letters to Kwame Dawes in response to a video of him reading his poem “New Year's Eve in Addis” aloud. Kwame Dawes wrote letters back to three of these students; their letters and his replies are included below.

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Kwame Dawes reads "New Year's Eve in Addis"

Kwame Dawes reads "New Year's Eve in Addis" for Dear Poet 2021.