What would Fido say about you? This community poem takes pets' point of view

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https://www.npr.org/2022/12/15/1142511764/kwame-alexander-crowdsourced-poem-pets
(6 min. audio at link)

What would Fido say about you? This community poem takes pets' point of view

December 15, 2022 5:01 AM ET
Heard on Morning Edition
RACHEL MARTIN

We asked and your pets answered.

NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander shares his latest community crowd sourced poem from pet owners around the country, from ages six to 86.

We heard from over 700 of you, sharing the words of what your pets might be thinking about you, their next meals, their next adventures, their next cuddles and more.

Read Alexander's poem, titled Dear Captor: You Talk, I Wonder.

[...]

She calls me wiggle butt.

And buggie.

And cuddle bug.

Little one.

Love bug.

Herc-a-jerk.

Hercules.

At this point I just come to anything

Because it might mean food.

Or treats.

Or a walk.

Or cuddles.

[...]

[Maraya1969]

1. I read the whole thing. It is great. Thank you for posting.

[2naSalit]

2. Heard it this morning.

The host and the poet read submissions from listeners and they were great. What was funny about the beginning is that Rachel Martin was starting to read and her dog was at the door so she got up to let the dog in the room.

Many broadcasts on NPR are still done from home, I guess.

It was a fun segment.