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Hear it! Hear it! Fairy Tale
by Ron Padgett
"The little elf is dressed in a floppy cap..."
Ron Padgett Read by the author
January 8, 2008
The Academy Offices
From the Academy of American Poets

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Hear it! Hear it! Father Outside
by Nick Flynn
"A black river flows down the center..."
Nick Flynn Read by the author
March 3, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Father's Day
by James Tate
"My daughter has lived overseas for a number..."
James Tate Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Fiat Lux
by Lynda Hull
"Static from the radio stippled grey as anesthesia dream..."
Lynda Hull Read by the author
October 27, 1992
French Institute
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! First Things at the Last Minute
by Robert Hass
Robert Hass Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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

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Hear it! Hear it! For the Stranger
by Carolyn Forché
Carolyn Forché Read by the author
December 07, 1978
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! From
by A. Van Jordan
Read by the author
February 2, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! from 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! from Letter to Brooks [Spring Garden]
by Major Jackson
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! from The Descent of Alette ["A car" "awash with blood"]
by Alice Notley
Alice Notley Read by the author
October 29, 2007
The Academy Offices
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! from The End of the Alphabet [page 3]
by Claudia Rankine
Claudia Rankine Read by the author
July 20, 2001
Philosophy Hall Lounge
Columbia University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! from The Rwanda Poems
by Kamau Brathwaite

From the Academy Audio Archive
Recorded Oct. 6, 1994
New School University



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Hear it! Hear it! From the Long Sad Party
by Mark Strand
"Someone was saying..."
Mark Strand Read by the author
May 09, 1978
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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