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Hear it! Hear it! Dreaming About My Father
by Ed Ochester
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Fred Astaire
by Ed Ochester
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! March of the Penguins
by Ed Ochester
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Pocahontas
by Ed Ochester
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Advice to Young Poets: Sharon Olds in Conversation
by Sharon Olds
Sharon Olds From the 2009 Aldeburgh Poetry Festival
Recorded by The Poetry Trust
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Hear it! Hear it! Blowjob (Vulgar Slang)
by Sharon Olds
Sharon Olds October 21, 2011
The Skirball Center for Performing Arts, NYU
New York, NY
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Hear it! Hear it! Mairsy and Dosey
by Sharon Olds
Sharon Olds Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
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Hear it! Hear it! The Ferryer
by Sharon Olds
"Three years after my father's death..."
Sharon Olds Read by the author
May 05, 1993
French Institue Alliance Fran‡aise
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Hear it! Hear it! Discrete Series
by George Oppen
George Oppen Read by the author
April 9, 1964
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! George Oppen & David Ignatow CD
by George Oppen
George Oppen
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Hear it! Hear it! Image of the Engine
by George Oppen
George Oppen Read by Ann Lauterbach
March 13, 1997
The New School
New York, NY
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Hear it! Hear it! Leviathan
by George Oppen
"Truth also is the pursuit of it..."
George Oppen Read by the author
April 9, 1964
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Psalm
by George Oppen
"In the small beauty of the forest..."
George Oppen Read by the author
April 9, 1964
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Street
by George Oppen
George Oppen April 9, 1964
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Hear it! Hear it! The Forms of Love
by George Oppen
"Parked in the fields..."
George Oppen Read by the author
April 9, 1964
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Mercury Rising (A Visualization)
by Jena Osman
"there will be three parts..."
Read by the author
June 13, 2008
The Academy Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! To the Reader
by Jena Osman
"There’s a voice in the room and what are you noticing..."
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June 13, 2008
The Academy Offices
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