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  1. “The ocean singing along with the coqui”: On the Front Porch with “This Is What I Miss”
  2. Virtual Book Club: The Conclusion of Miles from Nowhere!
  3. Virtual Book Club: Miles from Nowhere, Part 4
  4. Cinco De Mayo, May Day, and the Power of Welcoming Migration
  5. Virtual Book Club: Miles from Nowhere, Part 3
  6. Virtual Book Club: Miles from Nowhere, Part 1!
  7. Tonight! JOT Release Reading for “When We Listen”
  8. The Oak Park Lunchroom
  9. Past Preconceptions: A Recap of NWA’s Poetry Workshop with Calvin Forbes
  10. Soosan Feroz, Afghanistan’s First Female Rapper
  11. “My soul jumped out of my mouth”: On the Front Porch with “Love and Happiness”
  12. Theme Launch! Introducing “Neighborhood Rhythms”
  13. Invisible in Plain Sight: Rebekah Hall on the Homeless and Unacknowledged
  14. “In his life I fell from the sky”: On the Front Porch with “Moondancing”
  15. Creative Valentine’s Day: Write for Love, and to Beat Greeting Cards
  16. Now There’s the Writing: Some Thoughts on Getting Started
  17. “I wanted to kneel at her knees and listen”: On the Front Porch with “I Watched”
  18. A Thanksgiving Day Body Wisdom Performance Preview
  19. “Only the sounds of contentment”: On the Front Porch with “Table Rhythms”
  20. On Being Good Enough
  21. JOT Celebrates Mother’s Day
  22. The Ballad of Joseph Laroche: Guest post by NWA Writer Sharon F. Warner
  23. “I believed every word”: On the Front Porch with “Soup Anyone?” by Barbara Banks
  24. “The heights where goddesses thrive:” Celebrating International Women’s Day with JOT writing
  25. “I have an egg of ideas in my stomach:” Meet the Philosophers with Mayi Ojisua
  26. LGBTQ Affirmative Poetry at NWA’s Workshop Leader Training Retreat
  27. Disability in Chicago, Part 2: Isolation and Disability
  28. What Does “Home” Mean?
  29. While Cleaning
  30. Home-Cooked Meals