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Hear it! Hear it! Daffy Duck In Hollywood
by John Ashbery
"Something strange is creeping across me...."
John Ashbery Read by the author
May 16, 1976
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge, MA


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Hear it! Hear it! Day
by Ann Lauterbach
Ann Lauterbach Read by the author
April 29, 2008
Marymount Manhattan College
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Hear it! Hear it! Day Job and Night Job
by Andrew Hudgins
"After my night job, I sat in class..."
Andrew Hudgins Read by the author

March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
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Hear it! Hear it! Daybreak
by Daniel Halpern
Daniel Halpern Read by Robert Hass
May 6, 2010
New York University
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Hear it! Hear it! Dear Claudia: A Letter in Response
by Tony Hoagland
Tony Hoagland Read by Claudia Rankine
February 4, 2011
AWP Conference
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.

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Hear it! 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
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Hear it! Hear it! Death By Wind
by Gerald Stern
Gerald Stern Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
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Hear it! Hear it! Death Is The Cool Night
by Charles Bernstein
Charles Bernstein Read by the author
July 20, 2001
Philosophy Hall Lounge
Columbia University
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Hear it! Hear it! Death's Door
by Thom Gunn
Thom Gunn 1988
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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
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Hear it! Hear it! Definition of Stranger
by Idra Novey
Read by the author
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Degrees of Gray in Phillipsburg
by Richard Hugo
Richard Hugo Read by the author
March 4, 1969
The Guggenheim Museum, New York City
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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
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Hear it! Hear it! Derek Walcott CD
by Derek Walcott
Derek Walcott
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Hear it! Hear it! Descriptions of Heaven and Hell
by Mark Jarman
"The wave breaks..."
Mark Jarman Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Diamonds
by Christian Bök
Christian Bök Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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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! Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock
by Wallace Stevens
"The houses are haunted..."
Wallace Stevens Read by Ann Lauterbach
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Diving into the Wreck
by Adrienne Rich
"First having read the book of myths,..."
Adrienne Rich Read by Anne Waldman
May 23, 2009
Saint Peter's Church, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Do not go gentle into that good night
by Dylan Thomas
"Do not go gentle into that good night,..."
Dylan Thomas Read by the author
from Caedmon

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Hear it! Hear it! Don't Kill Yourself
by Paul Hoover
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Donald Hall CD
by Donald Hall
Donald Hall
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Hear it! Hear it! Donald Justice CD
by Donald Justice
Donald Justice
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Hear it! Hear it! Door in the Mountain
by Jean Valentine
Jean Valentine Read by the author
Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
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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! Dramatic Monologue Against the Self
by Ken Chen
"Hello, my name is Ken Chen..."
July 15, 2010
The Arsenal Building, Central Park
New York, NY
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Hear it! Hear it! Dream Song 1
by John Berryman
"Huffy Henry hid the day,..."
John Berryman Read by the author
October 31, 1963
Guggenhiem Museum
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Hear it! Hear it! Dream Song 4
by John Berryman
"Filling her compact & delicious body..."
John Berryman October 31, 1963
Guggenheim Museum
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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Driver's Song
by Paul Hoover
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Duende
by Tracy K. Smith
"The earth is dry and they live wanting..."
Tracy K. Smith from From the Fishouse

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Hear it! Hear it! During Wind and Rain
by Thomas Hardy
"They sing their dearest songs..."
Thomas Hardy Read by James Wright
New York City
March 2, 1967

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