January 09, 2026

“On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs” and Other Powerful Poetry

The woman who was shot and killed by ICE on Wednesday was Renée Nicole Macklin Good, a self described herself “poet and writer and wife and mom.” Good’s award-winning poem “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs” is read by poet Nancy Klepsch and followed by a conversation about the power of poetry and the poem “Home” by Warsan Shire. Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Nancy.

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