I’m not really an NPR-junkie, but I am a little bit of an NPR-junkie wannabe.  Today I was driving home from the east bay and heard this show featuring the 4-time National Slam Champion Patricia Smith.  Two words: blown away.  If you have time, listen for a bit.  Her poem “Skinhead” is phenomenal and frightening (note: it may be more than a little triggering).  It haunted me the entire way home.  Thankfully it was raining, because I was this close to crying.