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Hear it! Hear it! M. Degas Teaches Art & Science at Durfee Intermediate School, Detroit 1942
by Philip Levine
Philip Levine Read by the author
October 08, 1991
French Institue Alliance Française
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Hear it! Hear it! Magpiety
by Czeslaw Milosz
Czeslaw Milosz 1974
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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! 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! Many Asked Me Not to Forget Them
by Naomi Shihab Nye
"Where do you keep all these people?..."
Naomi Shihab Nye October 21, 2011
The Skirball Center for Performing Arts, NYU
New York, NY
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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! Margaret Atwood CD
by Margaret Atwood

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Hear it! Hear it! Mark Strand CD
by Mark Strand
Mark Strand
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Hear it! Hear it! Maroon Canoe
by Oni Buchanan
"o canoe, maroon canoe..."
Read by the author
August 5, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Matins
by Carol Frost
Carol Frost Read by the author
April 22, 2003
New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Maxine Kumin CD
by Maxine Kumin
Maxine Kumin
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Hear it! Hear it! May Swenson CD
by May Swenson
May Swenson
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Hear it! Hear it! Me and the Otters
by Dorothea Lasky
"Love makes you feel alive..."
Dorothea Lasky September 2, 2010
The Arsenal Building, Central Park
New York, NY
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Hear it! Hear it! Meeting Again, After Heine
by Susan Wheeler
"The moon rose like a blooming flower..."
Susan Wheeler Read by the author
May 16, 2009
McNally Jackson Booksellers, 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! Middlemarch, 2009
by Lisa Sewell
"Not afterwards which hadn't arrived..."
July 15, 2010
The Arsenal Building, Central Park
New York, NY
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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! Miss Peach the Novel
by Catie Rosemurgy
"Hook: She's back in town..."
September 2, 2010
The Arsenal Building, Central Park
New York, NY
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Hear it! Hear it! Mona Van Duyn CD
by Mona Van Duyn
Mona Van Duyn
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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 dream about being white
by Lucille Clifton
"hey music and me only white..."
Lucille Clifton Read by the author
May 03, 1983
Guggenheim Museum
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Hear it! Hear it! My Father and My Mother Decide My Future, and How Could We Forget Wang Wei?
by Ken Chen
"The suitcase open on the bed..."
July 15, 2010
The Arsenal Building, Central Park
New York, NY
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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 Leaving
by Ira Sadoff
"When I came back, he was gone..."
Ira Sadoff Audio recorded by Matt O'Donnell
Courtesy of From the Fishouse

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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 Galley Charged with Forgetfulness
by Thomas Wyatt
"My galley charged with forgetfulness..."
Read by Peter Sacks
March 13, 1997
The New School
New York, NY
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Hear it! Hear it! My Last Duchess
by Robert Browning
"That's my last Duchess painted on the wall,..."
Robert Browning Read by Richard Howard
October 3, 1994
The Morgan Library, New York City
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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 Mother's Lips
by C. K. Williams
C. K. Williams 1992
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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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