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Hear it! Hear it! Making a Fist
by Naomi Shihab Nye
"For the first time, on the road north of Tampico,..."
Naomi Shihab Nye Read by the author
March 13, 1991
Poets House
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Hear it! Hear it! March of the Penguins
by Ed Ochester
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January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Merrsey 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! Messieur Degas Teaches Art and Science at Durfy Intermediate School, Detroit 1942
by Philip Levine
Philip Levine Read by the author
October 08, 1991
French Institue Alliance Fran‡aise
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Hear it! Hear it! Migration
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! Monument
by Natasha Trethewey
Natasha Trethewey Read by the author

March 3, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
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Hear it! Hear it! Mood Indigo
by William Matthews
William Matthews Read by the author
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Hear it! Hear it! Mt. Zion Baptist
by Afaa M. Weaver
Afaa M. Weaver Read by the author
March 19, 2008
The Academy Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! My Father's Geography
by Afaa M. Weaver
"I was parading the Côte d'Azur,..."
Afaa M. Weaver Read by the author
March 19, 2008
The Academy Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! My Father's Love Letters
by Yusef Komunyakaa
"On Fridays he'd open a can of Jax..."
Yusef Komunyakaa Read by the author
May 05, 1993
French Institue Alliance Fran‡aise
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Hear it! Hear it! My Friends
by W. S. Merwin
"My friends without shields walk on the target..."
W. S. Merwin Read by the author
October 27, 1966
Guggenhiem Museum
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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
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Hear it! Hear it! My Papa's Waltz
by Theodore Roethke
"The whiskey on your breath could make a small boy dizzy..."
Theodore Roethke Read by the author

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Hear it! Hear it! My Parents Have Come Home Laughing
by Mark Jarman
"My parents have come home laughing..."
Mark Jarman Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! My Philosophy of Life
by John Ashbery
"Just when I thought there wasn't room enough..."
John Ashbery Read by the author
March 08, 1994
New School University
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