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Hear it! Hear it! R&B
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! Randall Jarrell CD
by Randall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell
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Hear it! Hear it! Real Time
by Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith Read by the author
May 21, 2009
Housing Works Bookstore, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Reasons To Survive November
by Tony Hoagland
Tony Hoagland Read by the author
September 28, 2006
Dodge Poetry Festival
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Relics
by Charles Wright
"After a time, Hoss, it makes such little difference what anyone writes..."
Charles Wright February 4, 2011
AWP Conference
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.

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Hear it! Hear it! Reminder
by Michael Ryan
"Torment by appetite..."
Michael Ryan Read by the author
March 29, 2004
Poets House, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Render, Render
by Thomas Lux
"Boil it down: feet, skin, gristle,..."
Thomas Lux Read by the author
March 29, 2004
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Rent
by Jane Cooper
"If you want my apartment, sleep in it..."
Jane Cooper Read by the author
December 15, 1997
92nd St. Y, Unterberg Poetry Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Report on the 1921 Fight Between Jack Dempsey and George Carpentier [excerpt]
by H. L. Mencken
Read by James Wright
New York City
March 30, 1977

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Hear it! Hear it! Restless Leg Syndrome
by James Tate
James Tate Read by the author
May 01, 1996
New School University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Reunion 2005
by Rita Dove
Rita Dove Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Rhode Island
by William Meredith
"Here at the seashore they use the clouds over & over..."
William Meredith Read by the author
October 26, 1975
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Rhyme of My Inheritance
by Joan Larkin
Joan Larkin Read by the author
May 23, 2009
Saint Peter's Church, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Rialto
by Ron Padgett
"When my mother said Let’s go down to the Rialto..."
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! Richard Howard CD
by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
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Hear it! Hear it! Richard Wilbur CD
by Richard Wilbur
Richard Wilbur
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Hear it! Hear it! Riddle
by Charles Simic
Charles Simic Read by the author
May 03, 1977
Donnell Library Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Rita Dove & Rosanna Warren CD
by Rita Dove
Rita Dove
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Hear it! Hear it! Road Warriors
by Charles Wright
"My traveling clothes light up the noon..."
Charles Wright February 4, 2011
AWP Conference
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.

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Hear it! Hear it! Roanoke and Wampumpeag
by Susan Wheeler
"Child, entering Ye Olde Trading Post, takes the pegs upon the walls..."
Susan Wheeler Read by the author
May 16, 2009
McNally Jackson Booksellers, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Robert Duncan CD
by Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan
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Hear it! Hear it! Robert Graves CD
by Robert Graves
Robert Graves
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Hear it! Hear it! Robert Hass & Thom Gunn CD
by Robert Hass
Robert Hass
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Hear it! Hear it! Robert Hayden CD
by Robert Hayden
Robert Hayden
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Hear it! Hear it! Robert Penn Warren CD
by Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren
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Hear it! Hear it! Robert Pinsky CD
by Robert Pinsky
Robert Pinsky
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Hear it! Hear it! Robin Hood's Barn
by John Ashbery
John Ashbery May 6, 2010
New York University
From the Academy Audio Archive


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Hear it! Hear it! Round
by Tom Sleigh
"Somebody's alone in his head, somebody's a kid..."
Tom Sleigh Read by the author
April 19, 2007
Regina Peruggi Room, Marymount Manhattan College
From the Academy Audio Archive

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