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Hear it! Hear it! "What Do Women Want?"
by Kim Addonizio
"I want a red dress...."
Kim Addonizio Read by the author
August 29, 2007
Oakland, California
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Hear it! Hear it! Salmon
by Kim Addonizio
"In this shallow creek..."
Kim Addonizio Read by the author
August 29, 2007
Oakland, California
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Hear it! Hear it! Deposition [excerpt]
by Julie Agoos
Read by the author
April 23, 2008
New York Public Library, Mulberry Branch
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Hear it! Hear it! Primogeniture
by Julie Agoos
"Someone put that basket under the dresser..."
Read by the author
April 23, 2008
New York Public Library, Mulberry Branch
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Hear it! Hear it! In Memoriam Mae Noblitt
by A. R. Ammons
"This is just a place: / we go around, distanced,..."
A. R. Ammons Read by the author
October 28th, 1996
92nd St. Y
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Hear it! Hear it! Still
by A. R. Ammons
"I said I will find what is lowly..."
A. R. Ammons Read by the author
October 28th, 1996
92nd St. Y
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Hear it! Hear it! The Lady That Loved a Swine
by Anonymous
"There was a lady loved a swine..."
Read by James Wright
New York City
March 2, 1967

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Hear it! Hear it! Scumble
by Rae Armantrout
"What if I were turned on by seemingly innocent words..."
Rae Armantrout Read by the author
March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
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Hear it! Hear it! Yonder
by Rae Armantrout
"Anything cancels..."
Rae Armantrout Read by the author
March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
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Hear it! Hear it! Gooseberry Season
by Simon Armitage
"Which reminds me. He appeared..."
Simon Armitage Read by the author
September 29, 2008
Academy Offices
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Shout
by Simon Armitage
"We went out..."
Simon Armitage Read by the author
September 29, 2008
Academy Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! Autobiography of the Body
by Elizabeth Arnold
Read by the author
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Untitled [So what is it then]
by Elizabeth Arnold
Read by the author
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Dover Beach
by Matthew Arnold
"The sea is calm tonight,..."
Matthew Arnold Read by David Kirby
February 2, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! John Ashbery CD
by John Ashbery
John Ashbery
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Hear it! Hear it! My Philosophy of Life
by John Ashbery
"Just when I thought there wasn't room enough..."
John Ashbery Read by the author
March 08, 1994
New School University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Margaret Atwood CD
by Margaret Atwood

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Hear it! Hear it! You Begin
by Margaret Atwood
"You begin this way:..."

From the Academy Audio Archive
Recorded on April 11, 1978
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum



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Hear it! Hear it! First Things First
by W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden Read by the author
First Things First (Audio Only)

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Hear it! Hear it! Friday's Child
by W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden Read by the author
March 12, 1964
Guggenhiem Museum
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Hear it! Hear it! On the Circuit
by W. H. Auden
"Among pelagian travelers,..."
W. H. Auden Read by the author
March 12, 1964
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The More Loving One
by W. H. Auden
"Looking up at the stars, I know quite well..."
W. H. Auden Read by Nick Laird
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! W.H. Auden CD
by W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden
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