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Elizabeth Acevedo reads "Mami Came to this Country as a Nanny"

May 10, 2022
Complexly, The Poetry Foundation, and curators Charlotte Abotsi and Sarah Kay.
Elizabeth Acevedo (she/her/hers) reads her poem, "Mami Came to this Country as a Nanny."
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