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Hear it!	Patriotics by David Baker "Yesterday a little girl got slapped to death by her daddy,..."
	Read by the author March 2, 2007 AWP Conference, Atlanta From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	The Blue by David Baker "heron is gray, not blue, but great enough..."
	Read by the author March 2, 2007 AWP Conference, Atlanta, GA From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	The Feast by David Baker "The moon tonight is..."
	Read by the author March 2, 2007 AWP Conference, Atlanta, GA From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Karawane by Hugo Ball "jolifanto bambla o falli bambla..."
	Read by Christian Bök February 1, 2008 AWP Conference, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Catastrophe Theory II by Mary Jo Bang "The foot goes forward, yes..."
	Read by the author November, 2007 Washington University From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Catastrophe Theory III by Mary Jo Bang "Now we sit and play with a tiny toy..."
	Read by the author November, 2007 Washington University From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	The Eye Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity by Mary Jo Bang
	Read by the author November, 2007 Washington University From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Transcript: Mary Jo Bang in Conversation by Mary Jo Bang
	Read by the author November, 2007 Washington University From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	A Defense of Poetry by Charles Bernstein
	Read by the author July 20, 2001 Philosophy Hall Lounge, Columbia University From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Death Is The Cool Night by Charles Bernstein
	Read by the author July 20, 2001 Philosophy Hall Lounge Columbia University From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Explicit Version Number Required by Charles Bernstein
	Read by the author July 20, 2001 Philosophy Hall Lounge, Columbia University From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Laurel's Eyes by Charles Bernstein
	Read by the author July 20, 2001 Philosophy Hall Lounge, Columbia University From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Thank You For Saying Thank You by Charles Bernstein
	Read by the author July 20, 2001 Philosophy Hall Lounge Columbia University From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Dream Song 1 by John Berryman "Huffy Henry hid the day,..."
	Read by the author October 31, 1963 Guggenhiem Museum From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	Dream Song 4 by John Berryman "Filling her compact & delicious body..."
	October 31, 1963 Guggenheim Museum From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	An American in Hollywood by Frank Bidart
	Read by the author April 10, 2008 Affinia Hotel, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Frank Bidart & C.K. Williams CD by Frank Bidart
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Hear it!	If See No End In Is by Frank Bidart
	Read by the author April 10, 2008 Affinia Hotel, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	The Old Man at the Wheel by Frank Bidart
	Read by the author October 18, 2007 The Times Center From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	To the Dead by Frank Bidart
	Read by the author November 17, 1992 French Institue Alliance Fran‡aise From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	For the Sake of Retrieval by Linda Bierds
	Read by the author March 23, 1993 Alliance Francaise From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	The Grandsire Bells by Linda Bierds
	Read by the author March 23, 1993 Alliance Francaise From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Little Exercise by Elizabeth Bishop "Think of the storm roaming the sky uneasily..."
	Read by Richard Wilbur January, 1993 Tribute to Elizabeth Bishop Key West Literary Seminar Key West, FL Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Over 2,000 Illustrations and a Complete Concordance by Elizabeth Bishop
	Read by John Ashbery March 13, 1997 The New School New York, NY From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	The Armadillo by Elizabeth Bishop "This is the time of year..."
	Read by the author November 29, 1977 Guggenheim Museum from the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	The Question answerd by William Blake "What is it men in women do require..."
	Read by Robert Pinsky November 8, 2008 New York University, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Two ramages for old masters [Silent in the moonlight] by Robert Bly
	Read by the author February 1, 2008 AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Advice From the Geese by Robert Bly
	Read by the author February 1, 2008 AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Poem for Andrew Marvell by Robert Bly
	Read by the author February 1, 2008 AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	The Greek Ships by Robert Bly
	Read by the author February 1, 2008 AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Louise Bogan CD by Louise Bogan
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Hear it!	The Dragonfly by Louise Bogan
	Read by the author November 12, 1968 Guggenhiem Museum From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	The Mark by Louise Bogan
	1968 From the Audio Archive Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	Stillbirth by Laure-Anne Bosselaar "On a platform, I heard someone call out your name..."
	Read by the author April 5, 2007 Marymount College, New York From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Not Merely Because of the Unknown That Was Stalking Toward Them [But the rocking chair] by Jenny Boully "But the rocking chair appears to be missing a little something..."
	Read by the author July 1, 2008 The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Not Merely Because of the Unknown That Was Stalking Toward Them [If she lays out two spoons] by Jenny Boully "If she lays out two spoons (two real spoons) and two forks (two real forks)..."
	Read by the author July 1, 2008 The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Not Merely Because of the Unknown That Was Stalking Toward Them [The Wendy girl] by Jenny Boully "The Wendy girl will live longer than you; the Never bird will live longer than you..."
	Read by the author July 1, 2008 The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	The Rwanda Poems [excerpt] by Kamau Brathwaite
	From the Academy Audio Archive Recorded Oct. 6, 1994 New School University Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	Periodic Table of Ethereal Elements by Lucie Brock-Broido
	Read by the author April 28, 2004 Poets House From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	A Part of Speech [As for the stars they are always on] by Joseph Brodsky
	Read by Mark Strand 1980 From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	A Season by Joseph Brodsky
	Read by the author December 18, 1980 Donnell Library Center From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	Joseph Brodsky CD by Joseph Brodsky
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Hear it!	Polar Explorer by Joseph Brodsky
	Read by Paul Muldoon 1996 From the Audio Archive Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	The Lovers of the Poor by Gwendolyn Brooks "arrive. The Ladies from the Ladies' Betterment..."
	Read by the author May 03, 1983 Guggenhiem Museum From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks "We real cool. We..."
	Read by the author May 03, 1983 Guggenheim Museum From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	My Last Duchess by Robert Browning "That's my last Duchess painted on the wall,..."
	Read by Richard Howard October 3, 1994 The Morgan Library, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook Buy the CD

Hear it!	Dear Lonely Animal, by Oni Buchanan "I'm writing to you from the loneliest, most..."
	Read by the author August 5, 2008 The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Maroon Canoe by Oni Buchanan "o canoe, maroon canoe..."
	Read by the author August 5, 2008 The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Text Message by Oni Buchanan "oni, u rancorous scam, u r no rare ace...."
	Read by the author August 5, 2008 The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Today Mr. Rufo by Oni Buchanan "Today Mr. Rufo died. During a game of bocce ball,..."
	Read by the author August 5, 2008 The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Transcript: Robert Frost's Contrarieties by Stanley Burnshaw
	Read by the author October 9, 1990 From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Diamonds by Christian Bök
	Read by the author February 1, 2008 AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Noyta CCCP by Christian Bök
	Read by the author February 1, 2008 AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Ten Maps of Sardonic Wit by Christian Bök
	Read by the author February 1, 2008 AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

Hear it!	Vowels by Christian Bök
	Read by the author February 1, 2008 AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive Add to Notebook

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