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Hear it! Hear it! I am Raftery the Poet
by Anthony Raftery
"I am Raftery the oet..."
Read by James Wright
New York City
March 2, 1967

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Hear it! Hear it! I Lost My Horse
by Cecily Parks
Read by the author
November 8, 2008
The New School, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! I'm A Fool To Love You
by Cornelius Eady
"Some folks will tell you the blues is a woman,..."
Cornelius Eady Read by the author
March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
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Hear it! Hear it! I'm Going to Start Living Like a Mystic
by Edward Hirsch
"Today I am pulling on a green wool sweater..."
Edward Hirsch Read by the author
April 13, 2003
Poets House
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Hear it! Hear it! I'm Over the Moon
by Brenda Shaughnessy
"I don't like what the moon is supposed to do..."
Brenda Shaughnessy Read by the author
October 19, 2007
The New School, Tishman Auditorium
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Hear it! Hear it! If a Wilderness
by Carl Phillips
"Then spring came..."
Carl Phillips Read by the author
September 18th, 2007
East Harwich, Massachusetts
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! If See No End In Is
by Frank Bidart
Frank Bidart Read by the author
April 10, 2008
Affinia Hotel, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Ignatz, Pop Quiz
by Monica Youn
"Question 1..."
September 2, 2010
The Arsenal Building, Central Park
New York, NY
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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Improvisation on Yiddish
by Robert Pinsky
"I've got you in my pocket..."
Robert Pinsky October 28, 2010
The Skirball Center for Performing Arts, NYU
New York, NY
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Hear it! Hear it! In Despair
by C. P. Cavafy
C. P. Cavafy Read by Avi Sharon
Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! In Flight
by Jennifer K. Sweeney
"The Himalayan legend says..."
Jennifer K. Sweeney Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
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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! In Memoriam Mae Noblitt
by A. R. Ammons
"This is just a place: / we go around, distanced,..."
A. R. Ammons Read by the author
October 28th, 1996
92nd St. Y
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! In Paris With You
by James Fenton
Read by the author
November 29, 1994
The New School
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! In the Surgical Theatre
by Dana Levin
"In the moment between..."
Read by the author
December 21, 2008
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Hear it! Hear it! Influenza
by Claudia Emerson
Claudia Emerson 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! Irritable Mystic
by Nathaniel Mackey
" His they their..."
Nathaniel Mackey November 15, 2006
Academy of American Poets Offices
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! It Turns Out
by Ron Padgett
Ron Padgett 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! It Was Not Him
by Mark Halliday
Read by the author
May 16, 2009
McNally Jackson Booksellers, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! It Was Raining In Delft
by Peter Gizzi
"A cornerstone. Marble pilings. Curbstones and brick...."
Peter Gizzi Read by the author
March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
From the Academy Audio Archive

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