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Hear it! Hear it! W.H. Auden CD
by W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden
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Hear it! Hear it! W.S. Merwin CD
by W. S. Merwin
W. S. Merwin
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Hear it! Hear it! Ways Poets Go Crazy
by C. K. Williams
"Wordsworth has crawled from his cradle ..."
C. K. Williams October 28, 2010
The Skirball Center for Performing Arts, NYU
New York, NY
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Hear it! Hear it! we both split
by Abraham Smith
"like summer melon..."
Read by the author
August 5, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! We Heard Health Care
by Claudia Rankine
"We heard ..."
Claudia Rankine Read by the author
February 4, 2011
AWP Conference
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.

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Hear it! Hear it! We Real Cool
by Gwendolyn Brooks
"We real cool. We..."
Gwendolyn Brooks Read by the author
May 03, 1983
Guggenheim Museum
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Hear it! Hear it! Weathering Out
by Rita Dove
"She liked mornings the best—Thomas gone..."
Rita Dove Read by the author
April 26, 1988
Donnell Library Center
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Hear it! Hear it! What He Thought
by Heather McHugh
"We were supposed to do a job in Italy..."
Heather McHugh Read by the author
April 21, 1992
French Institue Alliance Fran‡aise
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! What I Am
by Terrance Hayes
"Fred Sanford's on at 12..."
Terrance Hayes Read by the author
April 20, 2000
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! When Black People Are
by A. B. Spellman
Read by the author
April 23, 2008
New York Public Library, Mulberry Branch
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Hear it! Hear it! When You're Lost in Juarez in the Rain and It's Easter Time Too
by Charles Wright
Charles Wright 1997
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Hear it! Hear it! whim man mammon
by Abraham Smith
"secret soil coital..."
Read by the author
August 5, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! White
by J. Michael Martinez
"as the meat..."
J. Michael Martinez Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Wild Gratitude
by Edward Hirsch
"Tonight when I knelt down next to our cat, Zooey..."
Edward Hirsch Read by the author
April 13, 2003
Poets House
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Hear it! Hear it! Wild Yeasts
by Annie Finch
"Rumbling a way up my dough's heavy throat to its head,..."
Annie Finch Read by the author
October 19, 2006
Academy of American Poets Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! William Matthews CD
by William Matthews
William Matthews
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Hear it! Hear it! William Stafford CD
by William Stafford
William Stafford
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Hear it! Hear it! wind is...
by Rusty Morrison
Read by the author
November 7, 2008
The New School, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Winter Distances
by Fanny Howe
Fanny Howe Read by the author
January 1, 2009
Vineyard Haven, MA
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Winter Field
by Joanna Klink
Read by the author
April 21, 2008
Housing Works Bookstore, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Witchgrass
by Louise Glück
Louise Glück March 17 1992
French Institue Alliance Française
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Hear it! Hear it! With Kit, Age 7, at the Beach
by William Stafford
"We would climb the highest dune,..."
William Stafford Read by the author
April 18, 1974
Hunter College
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Hear it! Hear it! Woodchucks
by Maxine Kumin
"Gassing the woodchucks didn't turn out right...."
Maxine Kumin Read by the author
February 06, 1979
Guggenheim Museum
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Hear it! Hear it! Words from the Front
by Ron Padgett
"We don't look as young..."
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! Workshop
by Billy Collins
"I might as well begin by saying how much I like the title..."
Billy Collins Read by the author
From The Best Cigarette CD, made available for non-commercial use under the Creative Commons License.

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