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Fireflies - Poem read on the day Kallet was selected as the City's Poet Laureate on June 27, 2018

Knoxville Love Song - Poem read at the Festival on the Fourth in World's Fair Park on July 4, 2018

Poems About K-9 Officer Bruno - Poems inspired by time spent with University of Tennessee Police Department Officer Jeffrey Quirin and K-9 Officer Bruno starting July 18, 2018

Saying Goodbye - One of the poems read at the Flenniken Landing Residents' Inaugural Art Show on July 31, 2018

This Green - Poem read for East Tennessee PBS, “The Great American Read,” on September 13, 2018

Ode to Knoxville and its Founders - Poem read at the Founders Day Luncheon at the East Tennessee History Center on October 3, 2018

That Chicken, Complaint, and Love Song for the Ageless - Poems read at the John T. O'Connor Senior Center on October 9, 2018

The Tree of Life
- Poem read at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center during the vigil held to honor those who passed during the mass shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue on October 27, 2018

Good Dog Tales: Mister Clooney - Poem about a medical alert dog with the UT College of Veterinary Medicine's H.A.B.I.T. Program in November 2018

How to Reply to a Major General - Poem written November 27, 2018 for UT's Faculty Award Ceremony

Violins of Hope, Knoxville - Poem written for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Violins of Hope exhibit at the University of Tennessee Downtown Gallery on January 4, 2019.

Sometimes - Poem written in January 2019 to honor Dr. Arthur Smith (1948-2018). Smith was a mentor to thousands of UT students and an award-winning poet who taught at UT for more than three decades.

Last Words - Poem written in January 2019 to honor Dr. Arthur Smith (1948-2018). Smith was a mentor to thousands of UT students and an award-winning poet who taught at UT for more than three decades.

Race Against Racism - Poem written for the January 19, 2019 YWCA Diversity Day & Race Against Racism event.

Why Not Blossom Instead? - Poem read for WDVX's inaugural show for their new series on March 22, 2019.

University of Tennessee Memorial Poem - Poem written for the April 5, 2019 annual memorial service at the University of Tennessee.

State of Our City - Poem written for Mayor Madeline Rogero's State of the City Address held on April 26, 2019.

I Want You Here - Marilyn Kallet was honored by the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts as one of of the "Women Artists of Influence" on May 2, 2019. She read this poem for the event.

225, and Beginning! - Poem written for the University of Tennessee's 225th anniversary and was read at their gala on September 6, 2019.

Before (September 10) - On September 11, 2019, Marilyn Kallet posted her short poem from September 11, 2001.

Inauguration Ode- Poem written for the Inauguration of Mayor Indya Kincannon on December 21, 2019.

Let Freedom Ring - Poem written for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Commemorative Commission Interfaith Prayer Service on January 15, 2020.

The Marathon - Poem written for the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA's 25th Annual Diversity Day and Race Against Racism on January 16, 2020.

State of the City: Green, Greener - Poem written on March 24, 2020 to reflect closures and guidelines in Knoxville during the COVID-19 pandemic and was part of Mayor Kincannon's State of the City,

Beggar - Poem added to Poets.org on April 10, 2020.

Climate Elegy & Ode- Poem written for the U.T. Southeast Climate Science Conference set for March 27, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was canceled.

The Girl I Carried- Poem written for the Girls Inc. Elite Awards set for April 17, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was canceled.

Comfort Song in a Time of Peril - Poem written during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a "Comfort Song" series. View more Comfort Songs.

Friends Wear Masks! - On June 30, 2020, Mayor Indya Kincannon asked Kallet for a poem that rallies Knoxville to wear masks and our Poet Laureate wrote Friends Wear Masks!