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People tell their stories. We turn them into poetry. A show by @WPLN, @PorchTN and @PRX, supported by @CPBmedia and @MetroArts1. New episodes every other week.

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Do you have a favorite moment of Season 4?

Pictured, the Nashville Freedom Riders: Dr. Allen Carson Jr., Dr. Etta Marie Simpson Ray, Frederick Leonard, and Dr. Rip Patton.
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Throwback to pre-COVID days in the studio with Dr. Allen Carson and poet @lagnajita14. We are so, so grateful for these powerful Freedom Writers and their generosity in sharing their story ❤️
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The Versify team has received SO much good news lately, but we want to take a moment to congratulate our Social Media Maven @tennessee_me on winning Best Poetry Collection of 2020 from @NashvilleScene! 🥳 Here’s to keeping the stories we tell alive and well!

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More good news! Major thanks to @thewebbyawards for selecting us as a finalist in the category of Podcasts: Arts and Culture. We’re so grateful for the nomination & the honor, but as @StylishNegro put it...”next time we’re gonna win.” 🚀
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We're honored for our work and team members to be recognized in @NashvilleScene Best Of Nashville: @flakebarmer for COVID coverage, #DeadlyForce podcast, @damonmtll_ for best new voice in media, @VersifyPodcast, A Radio Wake For @JohnPrineMusic

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First, we’ve got PODCASTS. @VersifyPodcast is “Best Podcast” (https://t.co/xj7Hby123Y) and #DeadlyForce is "Best Hard-News Podcast.” (https://t.co/H173g9xmg5)

And this line: “As with everything @WPLN does, the podcast is meticulously fact-checked and stylistically impressive."

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🏆 BEST OF 2020!! 🏆Major thanks to @NashvilleScene for the honor of Best Poetry Podcast, and tremendous thanks to the Freedom Riders and our poets for sharing their stories and gifts!! It’s an honor to bring these words to you all ♥️

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Happy publishing day to Versify poet, @destinyoshay, whose debut poetry collection, NEGOTIATIONS, comes out from @Tin_House today! Do yourself a favor & order this incredible and necessary book!! 💜
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This 1964 photo shows civil rights demonstrators sitting in Metro jail while waiting to make bond. Listen to our latest episode as Dr. Frederick Leonard (on the right) tells the story of their plight.

Photo by Jack Corn, courtesy of @Tennessean #nashvillehistory #CivilRights

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I had the honor in interview Dr. Frederick Leonard (Freedom Rider) and turn his story into poetry. Check it out with @VersifyPodcast

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Hear how the words of civil rights activist, Dr. Frederick Leonard still ring true, and how @Swrap transforms those words into poetry in our latest episode.
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This season @VersifyPodcast is all about the Nashville Freedom Riders and what happened to them afterward. Thanks to @Urbaanite for sharing their story! https://t.co/ZgGdSeltSY

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“There were so many people that wanted to kill us just because we were asking for citizenship.” — Frederick Leonard

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This season on @VersifyPodcast is all about the Nashville Freedom Riders — and what happened to them afterward. Thanks to @Urbaanite for sharing their story! https://t.co/CLevNikO5Q

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In the Fall of 1960, Dr. Freddrick Leonard learned that the shift to non-violent protest was especially difficult. Even after years of practicing pacifism, the impulse to fight back wasn't subdued. 

Listen as @Swrap translates this Freedom Riders’ activism journey into poety.

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In 1961, the Nashville Freedom Riders rode into history in Montgomery, Alabama, risking their lives in a race riot that would ultimately shift the tide of the Civil Rights movement. Here they are after narrowly escaping the onslaught with their lives. Listen to their stories now.

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Listen now as poet @lagnajita14 weaves the powerful story of Dr. Allen Carson Jr.’s historical Freedom Rides into poetic verse...

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