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Hear it! Hear it! Helen in Egypt, Pallinode, Books I & III
by H. D.
H. D. Read by the author
from Watershed Records

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Hear it! Hear it! Demolition Derby
by Mónica de la Torre
"Sonya's so good that all the guys..."
Read by the author
The Academy Offices
June 24, 2003
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! On Translation
by Mónica de la Torre
"Not to search for meaning, but to reedify a gesture, an intent...."
Read by the author
The Academy Offices
June 24, 2003
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Hear it! Hear it! The Feeling of the World As a Bounded Whale Is the Mystical [The child affixes]
by Darcie Dennigan
"The child affixes one of her little pictures to my refrigerator...."
Read by the author
August 5, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Sentimental Atom Smasher
by Darcie Dennigan
"So this guy walks into a bar and asks for a beer. Sorry,..."
Read by the author
August 5, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! In Knowledge of Young Boys
by Toi Derricotte
"i knew you before you had a mother..."
Toi Derricotte Read by the author
May 23, 2009
Saint Peter's Church, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Safe in their Alabaster Chambers (216)
by Emily Dickinson
"Safe in their Alabaster Chambers—..."
Emily Dickinson Read by Kay Ryan
November 8, 2008
New York University, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Soul selects her own Society (303)
by Emily Dickinson
"The Soul selects her own Society—..."
Emily Dickinson Read by Galway Kinnell
October 21, 2007
Marymount Manhattan College
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Fence of Sticks
by Deborah Digges
Deborah Digges Read by the author
April 28, 2004
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Greeter of Souls
by Deborah Digges
"Ponds are spring-fed, lakes run off rivers..."
Deborah Digges Read by the author
April 28, 2004
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Telling the Bees
by Deborah Digges
"It fell to me to tell the bees..."
Deborah Digges Read by the author
April 28, 2004
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Trapeze
by Deborah Digges
"See how the first dark takes the city in its arms..."
Deborah Digges Read by the author
April 28, 2004
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Brian, Age 7
by Mark Doty
Mark Doty Read by the author
September 30, 2006
Stanhope, New Jersey
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Deep Lane
by Mark Doty
Mark Doty October 21, 2011
The Skirball Center for Performing Arts, NYU
New York, NY
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Letter to God
by Mark Doty
Mark Doty Read by the author
September 30, 2006
Stanhope, New Jersey
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Paul's Tattoo
by Mark Doty
Mark Doty Read by the author
September 30, 2006
Stanhope, New Jersey
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Signal
by Mark Doty
Mark Doty Read by the author
September 30, 2006
Stanhope, New Jersey
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Tide of Voices: Why Poetry Matters Now
by Mark Doty
Mark Doty John Hersey Memorial Lecture
Key West Literary Seminar
Key West, FL
January, 2008

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Hear it! Hear it! Reunion 2005
by Rita Dove
Rita Dove Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Rita Dove & Rosanna Warren CD
by Rita Dove
Rita Dove
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Hear it! Hear it! The Spring Cricket Considers the Question of Negritude
by Rita Dove
Rita Dove October 21, 2011
The Skirball Center for Performing Arts, NYU
New York, NY
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Under the Viaduct, 1932
by Rita Dove
Rita Dove 1988
From the Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Weathering Out
by Rita Dove
"She liked mornings the best—Thomas gone..."
Rita Dove Read by the author
April 26, 1988
Donnell Library Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Penelope Considers a New Do
by Jehanne Dubrow
"The magazines declare: Don't ever cut your hair just after breaking up..."
August 19, 2010
The Arsenal Building, Central Park
New York, NY
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Alan Dugan CD
by Alan Dugan
Alan Dugan
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Hear it! Hear it! On Looking for Models
by Alan Dugan
"The trees in time..."
Alan Dugan Read by the author
Academy Audio Archive
1974

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Hear it! Hear it! My Mother Would Be a Falconress
by Robert Duncan
"My mother would be a falconress,..."
Robert Duncan 1969
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Robert Duncan CD
by Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan
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Hear it! Hear it! Structure of Rime IV
by Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan 1969
From the Audio Archive

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