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Hear it! Hear it! Sally's Hair
by John Koethe
"It's like living in a light bulb, with the leaves..."
Read by the author
April 14, 2003
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Hear it! Hear it! Salmon
by Kim Addonizio
"In this shallow creek..."
Kim Addonizio Read by the author
August 29, 2007
Oakland, California
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Hear it! Hear it! Science
by Robert Kelly
"Science explains nothing..."
Robert Kelly Read by the author
January 21, 2008
Red Hook, New York
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Hear it! Hear it! Scumble
by Rae Armantrout
"What if I were turned on by seemingly innocent words..."
Rae Armantrout Read by the author
March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
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Hear it! Hear it! Seventeen Questions About KING KONG
by Jane Cooper
"Is it a myth? And if so, what does it tell us about ourselves?..."
Jane Cooper Read by the author
December 15, 1997
92nd St. Y, Unterberg Poetry Center
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Hear it! Hear it! Shirt
by Robert Pinsky
"The back, the yoke, the yardage. Lapped seams,..."
Robert Pinsky Read by the author

Academy Audio Archive
recorded February 25, 1992
at the French Institute Alliance Francaise



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Hear it! Hear it! Silent in the Moonlight
by Robert Bly
Robert Bly Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Skunk Hour
by Robert Lowell
"Nautilus Island's hermit..."
Robert Lowell Read by the author
October 31, 1963
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Soledad
by Robert Hayden
"Naked, he lies in the blinded room..."
Robert Hayden Read by the author
November 09, 1976
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Still
by A. R. Ammons
"I said I will find what is lowly..."
A. R. Ammons Read by the author
October 28th, 1996
92nd St. Y
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Hear it! Hear it! Stillbirth
by Laure-Anne Bosselaar
"On a platform, I heard someone call out your name..."
Laure-Anne Bosselaar Read by the author
April 5, 2007
Marymount College, New York
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Hear it! Hear it! Streets
by Naomi Shihab Nye
"A man leaves the world..."
Naomi Shihab Nye Read by the author
March 13, 1991
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Stringed Instrument Collection
by Claudia Emerson
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Swarm
by Nick Flynn
"When you see us swarm — rustle of..."
Nick Flynn Read by the author
March 3, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
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Hear it! Hear it! Sylvia
by Gerald Stern
Gerald Stern 1992
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Symposium
by Paul Muldoon
Read by the author
May 09, 1996
New School University
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