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"The responsibility to witness:" UGA poet marks National Poetry Month

O-Jeremiah Agbaakin is a PhD student in the University of Georgia’s Creative Writing Program. He received his MFA from the University of Mississippi and has been published by the Kenyon Review and POETRY Magazine.

He sat down with Emma Auer to read his work and discuss his journey to poetry.

Emma Auer is an award-winning reporter who joined WUGA as a full-time producer in 2024. She is also a graduate student in UGA's Romance Languages Department, studying French and Spanish. She covers the breadth of Northeast Georgia stories, from Athens City Hall to Winterville farmers' markets. Emma's work has also been heard on Georgia Public Broadcasting.