For Black history month, KALW is highlighting the works of Bay Area Black poets. Today Oakland-based poet Doctor Adrienne Danyelle Oliver reads her poem #forareason. This poem was published in the book "The body has memories," by Nomadic Press in 2022.
Poems air on KALW 91.7 FM at 7:19 am and 4:18 pm weekdays throughout February. This month we’re highlighting poems by local Black poets in honor of Black History Month.