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Hear it! Hear it! "What Do Women Want?"
by Kim Addonizio
"I want a red dress...."
Kim Addonizio Read by the author
August 29, 2007
Oakland, California
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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! Deposition [excerpt]
by Julie Agoos
Read by the author
April 23, 2008
New York Public Library, Mulberry Branch
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Hear it! Hear it! Primogeniture
by Julie Agoos
"Someone put that basket under the dresser..."
Read by the author
April 23, 2008
New York Public Library, Mulberry Branch
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Hear it! Hear it! In Memoriam Mae Noblitt
by A. R. Ammons
"This is just a place: / we go around, distanced,..."
A. R. Ammons Read by the author
October 28th, 1996
92nd St. Y
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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Lady That Loved a Swine
by Anonymous
"There was a lady loved a swine..."
Read by James Wright
New York City
March 2, 1967

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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Yonder
by Rae Armantrout
"Anything cancels..."
Rae Armantrout Read by the author
March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Gooseberry Season
by Simon Armitage
"Which reminds me. He appeared..."
Simon Armitage Read by the author
September 29, 2008
Academy Offices
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Shout
by Simon Armitage
"We went out..."
Simon Armitage Read by the author
September 29, 2008
Academy Offices
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Autobiography of the Body
by Elizabeth Arnold
Read by the author
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Untitled [So what is it then]
by Elizabeth Arnold
Read by the author
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Dover Beach
by Matthew Arnold
"The sea is calm tonight,..."
Matthew Arnold Read by David Kirby
February 2, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! John Ashbery CD
by John Ashbery
John Ashbery
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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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Hear it! Hear it! Margaret Atwood CD
by Margaret Atwood

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Hear it! Hear it! You Begin
by Margaret Atwood
"You begin this way:..."

From the Academy Audio Archive
Recorded on April 11, 1978
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum



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Hear it! Hear it! First Things First
by W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden Read by the author
First Things First (Audio Only)

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Hear it! Hear it! Friday's Child
by W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden Read by the author
March 12, 1964
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! On the Circuit
by W. H. Auden
"Among pelagian travelers,..."
W. H. Auden Read by the author
March 12, 1964
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The More Loving One
by W. H. Auden
"Looking up at the stars, I know quite well..."
W. H. Auden Read by Nick Laird
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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! Patriotics
by David Baker
"Yesterday a little girl got slapped to death by her daddy,..."
David Baker Read by the author
March 2, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Blue
by David Baker
"heron is gray, not blue, but great enough..."
David Baker Read by the author
March 2, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta, GA
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Feast
by David Baker
"The moon tonight is..."
David Baker Read by the author
March 2, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta, GA
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Karawane
by Hugo Ball
"jolifanto bambla o falli bambla..."
Read by Christian Bök
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Catastrophe Theory II
by Mary Jo Bang
"The foot goes forward, yes..."
Mary Jo Bang Read by the author
November, 2007
Washington University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Catastrophe Theory III
by Mary Jo Bang
"Now we sit and play with a tiny toy..."
Mary Jo Bang Read by the author
November, 2007
Washington University
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Hear it! Hear it! The Eye Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity
by Mary Jo Bang
Mary Jo Bang Read by the author
November, 2007
Washington University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Transcript: Mary Jo Bang in Conversation
by Mary Jo Bang
Mary Jo Bang Read by the author
November, 2007
Washington University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! A Defense of Poetry
by Charles Bernstein
Charles Bernstein Read by the author
July 20, 2001
Philosophy Hall Lounge, Columbia University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Death Is The Cool Night
by Charles Bernstein
Charles Bernstein Read by the author
July 20, 2001
Philosophy Hall Lounge
Columbia University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Explicit Version Number Required
by Charles Bernstein
Charles Bernstein Read by the author
July 20, 2001
Philosophy Hall Lounge, Columbia University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Laurel's Eyes
by Charles Bernstein
Charles Bernstein Read by the author
July 20, 2001
Philosophy Hall Lounge, Columbia University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Thank You For Saying Thank You
by Charles Bernstein
Charles Bernstein Read by the author
July 20, 2001
Philosophy Hall Lounge
Columbia University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Dream Song 1
by John Berryman
"Huffy Henry hid the day,..."
John Berryman Read by the author
October 31, 1963
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! An American in Hollywood
by Frank Bidart
Frank Bidart Read by the author
April 10, 2008
Affinia Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Frank Bidart & C.K. Williams CD
by Frank Bidart
Frank Bidart
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Hear it! Hear it! If See No End In Is
by Frank Bidart
Frank Bidart Read by the author
April 10, 2008
Affinia Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Old Man at the Wheel
by Frank Bidart
Frank Bidart Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! To the Dead
by Frank Bidart
Frank Bidart Read by the author
November 17, 1992
French Institue Alliance Fran‡aise
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! For the Sake of Retrieval
by Linda Bierds
Linda Bierds Read by the author
March 23, 1993
Alliance Francaise
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Grandsire Bells
by Linda Bierds
Linda Bierds Read by the author
March 23, 1993
Alliance Francaise
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Armadillo
by Elizabeth Bishop
"This is the time of year..."
Elizabeth Bishop Read by the author
November 29, 1977
Guggenheim Museum
from the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Question answerd
by William Blake
"What is it men in women do require..."
William Blake Read by Robert Pinsky
November 8, 2008
New York University, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive


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Hear it! Hear it! Two ramages for old masters [Silent in the moonlight]
by Robert Bly
Robert Bly Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Advice From the Geese
by Robert Bly
Robert Bly Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Poem for Andrew Marvell
by Robert Bly
Robert Bly Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Greek Ships
by Robert Bly
Robert Bly Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Louise Bogan CD
by Louise Bogan
Louise Bogan
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Hear it! Hear it! The Dragonfly
by Louise Bogan
Louise Bogan Read by the author
November 12, 1968
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Not Merely Because of the Unknown That Was Stalking Toward Them [But the rocking chair]
by Jenny Boully
"But the rocking chair appears to be missing a little something..."
Read by the author
July 1, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Not Merely Because of the Unknown That Was Stalking Toward Them [If she lays out two spoons]
by Jenny Boully
"If she lays out two spoons (two real spoons) and two forks (two real forks)..."
Read by the author
July 1, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Not Merely Because of the Unknown That Was Stalking Toward Them [The Wendy girl]
by Jenny Boully
"The Wendy girl will live longer than you; the Never bird will live longer than you..."
Read by the author
July 1, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Rwanda Poems [excerpt]
by Kamau Brathwaite

From the Academy Audio Archive
Recorded Oct. 6, 1994
New School University



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Hear it! Hear it! Periodic Table of Ethereal Elements
by Lucie Brock-Broido
Lucie Brock-Broido Read by the author
April 28, 2004
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! A Season
by Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky Read by the author
December 18, 1980
Donnell Library Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Joseph Brodsky CD
by Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky
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Hear it! Hear it! The Lovers of the Poor
by Gwendolyn Brooks
"arrive. The Ladies from the Ladies' Betterment..."
Gwendolyn Brooks Read by the author
May 03, 1983
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Dear Lonely Animal,
by Oni Buchanan
"I'm writing to you from the loneliest, most..."
Read by the author
August 5, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Text Message
by Oni Buchanan
"oni, u rancorous scam, u r no rare ace...."
Read by the author
August 5, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Today Mr. Rufo
by Oni Buchanan
"Today Mr. Rufo died. During a game of bocce ball,..."
Read by the author
August 5, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Transcript: Robert Frost's Contrarieties
by Stanley Burnshaw
Read by the author
October 9, 1990
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Diamonds
by Christian Bök
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Noyta CCCP
by Christian Bök
Read by the author
February 1, 2008 AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Ten Maps of Sardonic Wit
by Christian Bök
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Vowels
by Christian Bök
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Of Distress Being Humiliated by the Classical Chinese Poets
by Hayden Carruth
"Masters, the mock orange is blooming in Syracuse without..."
Hayden Carruth Read by the author
May 9, 1989
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Cows At Night
by Hayden Carruth
"The moon was like a full cup tonight..."
Hayden Carruth Read by the author
May 9, 1989
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Caesarion
by C. P. Cavafy
"In part to verify a date..."
C. P. Cavafy Read by Avi Sharon
Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! In Despair
by C. P. Cavafy
C. P. Cavafy Read by Avi Sharon
Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! A Hermit Thrush
by Amy Clampitt
"Nothing's certain. Crossing, on this longest day,..."
Amy Clampitt Read by the author
December 01, 1987
Pierpont Morgan Library
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! homage to my hips
by Lucille Clifton
"these hips are big hips...."
Lucille Clifton Read by the author
May 03, 1983
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Lucille Clifton & Gwendolyn Brooks CD
by Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton
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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! sisters
by Lucille Clifton
"me and you be sisters......"
Lucille Clifton Read by the author
May 03, 1983
Guggenheim Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! the lost women
by Lucille Clifton
"i need to know their names..."
Lucille Clifton Read by the author
May 03, 1983
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Birthday
by Henri Cole
Henri Cole Read by the author
April 17, 2007 Housing Works Bookstore Café From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Embers
by Henri Cole
Henri Cole Read by the author
April 17, 2007 Housing Works Bookstore Café From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Oil & Steel
by Henri Cole
"My father lived in a dirty dish mausoleum..."
Henri Cole Read by the author
April 17, 2007
Housing Works Bookstore Café
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Sycamores
by Henri Cole
Henri Cole Read by the author
April 17, 2007 Housing Works Bookstore Café From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! American Sonnet (35)
by Wanda Coleman
"boooooooo. spooky ripplings of icy waves. This..."
Wanda Coleman Read by the author
May 15, 2000
The Morgan Library
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Kubla Khan
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"In Xanadu did Kubla Khan..."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Read by Robert Kelly
January 21, 2008
Red Hook, New York
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Forgetfulness
by Billy Collins
"The name of the author is the first to go..."
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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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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Hear it! Hear it! Clementene
by Jane Cooper
"I always thought she was white, I thought she was an Indian..."
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! 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! 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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Blue Anchor
by Jane Cooper
"The future weighs down on me..."
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! What the Seer Said
by Jane Cooper
"She said I would see the future..."
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! Kore
by Robert Creeley
"As I was walking..."
Robert Creeley Read by the author
April 16, 1964
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Heart
by Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley Read by the author
July 17, 2001
Columbia University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Helen in Egypt, Pallinode, Books I & III
by H. D.
H. D. Read by the author
from Watershed Records

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Hear it! Hear it! Demolition Derby
by Mónica de la Torre
"Sonya's so good that all the guys..."
Read by the author
The Academy Offices
June 24, 2003
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! On Translation
by Mónica de la Torre
"Not to search for meaning, but to reedify a gesture, an intent...."
Read by the author
The Academy Offices
June 24, 2003
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Feeling of the World As a Bounded Whale Is the Mystical [The child affixes]
by Darcie Dennigan
"The child affixes one of her little pictures to my refrigerator...."
Read by the author
August 5, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Sentimental Atom Smasher
by Darcie Dennigan
"So this guy walks into a bar and asks for a beer. Sorry,..."
Read by the author
August 5, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! In Knowledge of Young Boys
by Toi Derricotte
"i knew you before you had a mother..."
Toi Derricotte Read by the author
May 23, 2009
Saint Peter's Church, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Safe in their Alabaster Chambers (216)
by Emily Dickinson
"Safe in their Alabaster Chambers—..."
Emily Dickinson Read by Kay Ryan
November 8, 2008
New York University, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Soul selects her own Society (303)
by Emily Dickinson
"The Soul selects her own Society—..."
Emily Dickinson Read by Galway Kinnell
October 21, 2007
Marymount Manhattan College
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Fence of Sticks
by Deborah Digges
Deborah Digges Read by the author
April 28, 2004
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Greeter of Souls
by Deborah Digges
"Ponds are spring-fed, lakes run off rivers..."
Deborah Digges Read by the author
April 28, 2004
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Telling the Bees
by Deborah Digges
"It fell to me to tell the bees..."
Deborah Digges Read by the author
April 28, 2004
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Trapeze
by Deborah Digges
"See how the first dark takes the city in its arms..."
Deborah Digges Read by the author
April 28, 2004
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Brian, Age 7
by Mark Doty
Mark Doty Read by the author
September 30, 2006
Stanhope, New Jersey
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Letter to God
by Mark Doty
Mark Doty Read by the author
September 30, 2006
Stanhope, New Jersey
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Paul's Tattoo
by Mark Doty
Mark Doty Read by the author
September 30, 2006
Stanhope, New Jersey
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Signal
by Mark Doty
Mark Doty Read by the author
September 30, 2006
Stanhope, New Jersey
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! Rita Dove & Rosanna Warren CD
by Rita Dove
Rita Dove
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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Alan Dugan CD
by Alan Dugan
Alan Dugan
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Hear it! Hear it! On Looking for Models
by Alan Dugan
"The trees in time..."
Alan Dugan Read by the author
Academy Audio Archive
1974

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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
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! I'm A Fool To Love You
by Cornelius Eady
"Some folks will tell you the blues is a woman,..."
Cornelius Eady Read by the author
March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! La Figlia Che Piange
by T. S. Eliot
"Stand on the highest pavement of the stair--..."
T. S. Eliot Read by the author
from Caedmon

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Hear it! Hear it! Artifact
by Claudia Emerson
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Homecoming
by Claudia Emerson
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Influenza
by Claudia Emerson
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Physical Plant
by Claudia Emerson
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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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! Transcript: C. K. Williams and Robert Fagles
by Robert Fagles
Read by the author
Episode 30: A Tribute to Robert Fagles
December 6, 2007
The Poets.org Poetcast

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Hear it! Hear it! Cutthroat Christ
by James Fenton
Read by the author
November 29, 1994
The New School
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! In Paris With You
by James Fenton
Read by the author
November 29, 1994
The New School
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Jerusalem
by James Fenton
Read by the author
November 29, 1994
The New School
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Gulf War and Child: A Curse
by Annie Finch
"He is sleeping, his fingers curled,..."
Annie Finch Read by the author
November, 2008
WMPG Radio Studio, Portland, ME
By permission of the author.

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Hear it! Hear it! Landing Under Water, I See Roots
by Annie Finch
"All the things we hide in water..."
Annie Finch Read by the author
October 19, 2006
Academy of American Poets Offices
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Emptying Town
by Nick Flynn
Nick Flynn Read by the author
March 3, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta, GA
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Father Outside
by Nick Flynn
"A black river flows down the center..."
Nick Flynn Read by the author
March 3, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
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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! Carolyn Forché CD
by Carolyn Forché
Carolyn Forché
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Hear it! Hear it! For the Stranger
by Carolyn Forché
Carolyn Forché Read by the author
December 07, 1978
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! An Outsider on Poetry [excerpt]
by E. M. Forster
Read by James Wright
New York City
March 30, 1977

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Hear it! Hear it! Apiary IX
by Carol Frost
Carol Frost Read by the author
April 22, 2003
New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Egon Schiele's Wife
by Carol Frost
Carol Frost Read by the author
April 22, 2003
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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Part of the Bee's Body Embedded in the Flesh
by Carol Frost
"The bee-boy, merops apiaster, on sultry thundery days..."
Carol Frost Read by the author
April 22, 2003
New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,..."
Robert Frost Read by the author
from Caedmon

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Hear it! Hear it! Voiced Stops
by Forrest Gander
Forrest Gander Read by the author
July 18, 2001
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! By Small and Small: Midnight to Four A.M.
by Jack Gilbert
Jack Gilbert Read by the author
April 12, 2005
The New School, Wollman Hall, New York
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart
by Jack Gilbert
Jack Gilbert Read by the author
April 12, 2005
The New School, Wollman Hall, New York
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Hear it! Hear it! Howl, Part III and Footnote to Howl
by Allen Ginsberg
"Carl Solomon! I'm with you in Rockland..."
Allen Ginsberg Read by the author
August 9, 1975
From the Naropa Poetics Audio Archives, made available for non-commercial use under the Creative Commons License.

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Hear it! Hear it! Howl, Parts I & II
by Allen Ginsberg
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked..."
Allen Ginsberg Read by the author
August 9, 1975
From the Naropa Poetics Audio Archives, made available for non-commercial use under the Creative Commons License.

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Hear it! Hear it! A Supermarket in California
by Allen Ginsberg
"What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked..."
Allen Ginsberg Read by the author
from Rhino/Word-Beat

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Hear it! Hear it! Bolshevescent
by Peter Gizzi
"You stand far from the crowd, adjacent to power..."
Peter Gizzi Read by the author
March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! It Was Raining In Delft
by Peter Gizzi
"A cornerstone. Marble pilings. Curbstones and brick...."
Peter Gizzi Read by the author
March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Louise Glück CD
by Louise Glück
Louise Glück
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Hear it! Hear it! The Red Poppy
by Louise Glück
"The great thing..."
Louise Glück Read by the author
March 17, 1992
French Institute Alliance Francaise
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Wild Iris
by Louise Glück
"At the end of my suffering..."
Louise Glück Read by the author
March 17, 1992
French Institute Alliance Francaise
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Embodies
by Jorie Graham
"Deep autumn; the mistake occurs, the plum tree blossoms, twelve..."
Jorie Graham Read by the author
April 3, 2008
The New Museum, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Just Before
by Jorie Graham
"At some point in the day, as such, there was a pool. Of..."
Jorie Graham Read by the author
April 3, 2008
The New Museum, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Nearing Dawn
by Jorie Graham
"Sunbreak. The sky opens its magazine. If you look hard..."
Jorie Graham Read by the author
April 3, 2008
The New Museum, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! A Slice of Wedding Cake
by Robert Graves
Robert Graves

December 03, 1966
Hunter College
From the Academy Audio Archive



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by Robert Graves
Robert Graves
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Hear it! Hear it! To Juan at the Winter Solstice
by Robert Graves
Robert Graves Read by the author
December 03, 1966
Hunter College
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Narrow Flame
by Linda Gregerson
"Dark still. Twelve degrees below freezing...."
Linda Gregerson Read by the author
March 3, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Chosen by the Lion
by Linda Gregg
"I am the one chosen by the lion at sundown..."
Linda Gregg

Academy Audio Archive
Recorded October 8, 1991
at the French Institute Alliance Francaise



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by Linda Gregg
Linda Gregg
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Hear it! Hear it! The Girl I Call Alma
by Linda Gregg
"The girl I call Alma who is so white..."
Linda Gregg Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Weight
by Linda Gregg
"Two horses were put together in the same paddock..."
Linda Gregg Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Death's Door
by Thom Gunn
Thom Gunn 1988
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Yellow Bittern (An Bunnan Bui)
by Cathal Bui Mac Giolla Gunna
"The yellow bittern that never broke out..."
Read by James Wright
New York City
March 2, 1967

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Hear it! Hear it! Against Elegies
by Marilyn Hacker
"James has cancer. Catherine has cancer..."
Marilyn Hacker Read by the author
March 31, 1992
Alliance Francaise, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Cleis
by Marilyn Hacker
Marilyn Hacker Read by the author
March 31, 1992
Alliance Francaise, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Sweetwater Caverns
by Kimiko Hahn
Kimiko Hahn Read by the author
June 26, 2007
Bryant Park Reading Series
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Donald Hall CD
by Donald Hall
Donald Hall
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Hear it! Hear it! Gold
by Donald Hall
"Pale gold of the walls, gold..."
Donald Hall Read by the author
Academy Audio Archive
1970

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Hear it! Hear it! Google Me Soon
by Mark Halliday
Read by the author
May 16, 2009
McNally Jackson Booksellers, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! It Was Not Him
by Mark Halliday
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! During Wind and Rain
by Thomas Hardy
"They sing their dearest songs..."
Thomas Hardy Read by James Wright
New York City
March 2, 1967

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Hear it! Hear it! Going Off the Deep End Into Confectionary
by Matthea Harvey
Read by the author
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! First Things at the Last Minute
by Robert Hass
Robert Hass Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Privilege of Being
by Robert Hass
"Many are making love. Up above, the angels..."
Robert Hass

From the Academy Audio Archive
Recorded on May 3, 1988
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum



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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! 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! At Pegasus
by Terrance Hayes
"They are like those crazy women..."
Terrance Hayes Read by the author
April 20, 2000
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! Anthony Hecht CD
by Anthony Hecht
Anthony Hecht
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Hear it! Hear it! Chorus from Oedipus at Colonos
by Anthony Hecht
"What is unwisdom but the lusting after..."
Anthony Hecht Read by the author
January 24, 1991
Pierpont Morgan Library
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Transparent Man
by Anthony Hecht
"I'm mighty glad to see you, Mrs. Curtis,..."
Anthony Hecht Read by the author
January 24, 1991
Pierpont Morgan Library
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Happily [excerpt]
by Lyn Hejinian
"The manner in which we are present at this time to and fro appears, we come to point of view before us..."
Lyn Hejinian Read by the author
May 15, 2001
Academy of American Poets Award Ceremony
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Future
by Lyn Hejinian
Lyn Hejinian Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Pulley
by George Herbert
"When God at first made man, 
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George Herbert Read by Carl Phillips
September 18th, 2007
East Harwich, Massachusetts
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Song for the Clatter-Bones
by F. R. Higgins
"God rest that Jewy woman..."
Read by James Wright
New York City
March 2, 1967

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Hear it! Hear it! I'm Going to Start Living Like a Mystic
by Edward Hirsch
"Today I am pulling on a green wool sweater..."
Edward Hirsch Read by the author
April 13, 2003
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Lay Back the Darkness
by Edward Hirsch
"My father in the night shuffling from room to room..."
Edward Hirsch Read by the author
April 13, 2003
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Widening Sky
by Edward Hirsch
"I am so small walking on the beach..."
Edward Hirsch Read by the author
April 13, 2003
Poets House
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Each Moment a White Bull
by Jane Hirshfield
Jane Hirshfield Read by the author
September 22, 2008
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! For What Binds Us
by Jane Hirshfield
Jane Hirshfield Read by the author
September 22, 2008
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Bell Zygmunt
by Jane Hirshfield
Jane Hirshfield Read by the author
September 22, 2008
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Supple Deer
by Jane Hirshfield
Jane Hirshfield Read by the author
September 22, 2008
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Lucky
by Tony Hoagland
"If you are lucky in this life,..."
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! 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! Transcript: Tony Hoagland in Conversation
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! The Center of Attention
by Daniel Hoffman
"As grit swirls in the wind the word spreads...."
Daniel Hoffman Read by the author
October 27, 1980
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! An Old-Fashioned Song
by John Hollander
"No more walks in the wood:..."
John Hollander Read by the author
January 14, 1992
Pierpont Morgan Library
From the Academy Audio Archive

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by John Hollander
John Hollander
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Hear it! Hear it! Edge and Fold, sections 15-49
by Paul Hoover
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Don't Kill Yourself
by Paul Hoover
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Driver's Song
by Paul Hoover
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Poems We Can Understand
by Paul Hoover
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies dráw fláme
by Gerard Manley Hopkins
"As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies dráw fláme..."
Gerard Manley Hopkins Read by Idra Novey
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! God's Grandeur
by Gerard Manley Hopkins
"The world is charged with the grandeur of God...."
Gerard Manley Hopkins Read by Karen Volkman
May 13, 2008
The Academy Offices
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Nikolaus Mardruz to his Master Ferdinand, Count of Tyrol, 1565
by Richard Howard
"My Lord recalls Ferrara? How walls..."
Richard Howard Read by the author
October 3, 1994
Pierpont Morgan Library, New York City
from the Academy Audio Archive

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by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
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Hear it! Hear it! Far and Away [excerpt]
by Fanny Howe
"The rain falls on..."
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! Scrape and Bell
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! The Descent
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! Unday
by Fanny Howe
"From no nowhere not near the sea..."
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 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! A Woman's Delusion
by Susan Howe
Susan Howe Read by the author
May 31, 1994
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Nonconformist's Memorial
by Susan Howe
Susan Howe Read by the author
May 31, 1994
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Blur
by Andrew Hudgins
"Storms of perfume lift from honeysuckle,..."
Andrew Hudgins Read by the author

March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
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Hear it! Hear it! Day Job and Night Job
by Andrew Hudgins
"After my night job, I sat in class..."
Andrew Hudgins Read by the author

March 1, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
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Hear it! Hear it! The Negro Speaks of Rivers
by Langston Hughes
"I've known rivers:..."
Langston Hughes Read by the author
from The Voice of Langston Hughes
Folkways Records

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Hear it! Hear it! Degrees of Gray in Phillipsburg
by Richard Hugo
Richard Hugo Read by the author
March 4, 1969
The Guggenheim Museum, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Lady in Kicking Horse Reservoir
by Richard Hugo
Richard Hugo Read by the author
March 4, 1969
The Guggenheim Museum, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Fiat Lux
by Lynda Hull
"Static from the radio stippled grey as anesthesia dream..."
Lynda Hull Read by the author
October 27, 1992
French Institute
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Nailhead
by David Ignatow
David Ignatow

Academy Audio Archive
Recorded April 9, 1964
at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum



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Hear it! Hear it! Letter to Brooks [Spring Garden]
by Major Jackson
"When you have forgotten (to bring into..."
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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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! Picket Monsters
by Major Jackson
Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Descriptions of Heaven and Hell
by Mark Jarman
"The wave breaks..."
Mark Jarman Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Ground Swell
by Mark Jarman
"Is nothing real but when I was fifteen,..."
Mark Jarman Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Jeffers
by Mark Jarman
"To raise a stump of rock into a tower, rolling a stone..."
Mark Jarman Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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! The Black Riviera
by Mark Jarman
"There they are again. It's after dark...."
Mark Jarman Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! The Supremes
by Mark Jarman
"In Ball's Market after surfing till noon,..."
Mark Jarman Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Transfiguration
by Mark Jarman
"They were talking to him about resurrection, about law,..."
Mark Jarman Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Next Day
by Randall Jarrell
"Moving from Cheer to Joy, from Joy to All,..."
Randall Jarrell Read by the author
October 29, 1964
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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by Randall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell
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Hear it! Hear it! From
by A. Van Jordan
"

from (→) prep. 1. Starting at (a particular place or time): As in, John was..."

Read by the author
February 2, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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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! The Flash Reverses Time
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! A Poem about Intelligence for My Brothers and Sisters
by June Jordan
June Jordan Read by the author
Academy Audio Archive
1992

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by Donald Justice
Donald Justice
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Hear it! Hear it! Ode to a Dressmaker's Dummy
by Donald Justice
"O my coy darling, still..."
Donald Justice Read by the author
December 09, 1982
Pierpont Morgan Library
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! To Autumn
by John Keats
"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,..."
John Keats Read by Stanley Plumly
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Prefix: Finding the measure
by Robert Kelly
"Finding the measure is finding the mantram..."
Robert Kelly Read by the author
January 21, 2008
Red Hook, New York
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! To Her Body, Against Time
by Robert Kelly
"Long over, what's on the tree..."
Robert Kelly Read by the author
January 21, 2008
Red Hook, New York
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Hear it! Hear it! A Pot of Tea
by Richard Kenney
"Loose leaves in a metal ball..."
Read by the author
April 23, 2008
New York Public Library, Mulberry Branch
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The One-Strand River
by Richard Kenney
Read by the author
April 23, 2008
New York Public Library, Mulberry Branch
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Turbulence
by Richard Kenney
Read by the author
April 23, 2008
New York Public Library, Mulberry Branch
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Hear it! Hear it! After Making Love We Hear Footsteps
by Galway Kinnell
"For I can snore like a bullhorn..."
Galway Kinnell Read by the author
March 18, 1980
Guggenheim Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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by Galway Kinnell
Galway Kinnell
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Hear it! Hear it! Neverland
by Galway Kinnell
Galway Kinnell Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! A Man Like You, But Older
by David Kirby
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! Borges at the Northside Rotary
by David Kirby
Read by the author
February 2, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Elvis Be My Psychopomp
by David Kirby
Read by the author
February 2, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! The Exorcist of Notre Dame
by David Kirby
Read by the author
February 2, 2008
AWP Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York City
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by Carolyn Kizer
Carolyn Kizer
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Hear it! Hear it! Parent's Pantoum
by Carolyn Kizer
"Where did these enormous children come from,..."
Carolyn Kizer Read by the author
March 07, 1995
New School University
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Hear it! Hear it! Green Sees Things in Waves
by August Kleinzahler
"Green first thing each day sees waves—..."
August Kleinzahler Read by the author
May 5, 1995
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Hear it! Hear it! Land's End
by August Kleinzahler
August Kleinzahler Read by the author
May 5, 1995
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Hear it! Hear it! The Park
by August Kleinzahler
August Kleinzahler Read by the author
May 5, 1995
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Hear it! Hear it! Tranter in America
by August Kleinzahler
August Kleinzahler Read by the author
May 5, 1995
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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! Kenneth Koch CD
by Kenneth Koch
Kenneth Koch
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Hear it! Hear it! One Train May Hide Another
by Kenneth Koch
"In a poem, one line may hide another line,..."
Kenneth Koch Read by the author
March 08, 1994
New School University
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Hear it! Hear it! A Perfume
by John Koethe
"There were mice, and even..."
Read by the author
April 14, 2003
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Hear it! Hear it! Hackett Avenue
by John Koethe
"I used to like connections:..."
Read by the author
April 14, 2003
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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! 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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by Yusef Komunyakaa
Yusef Komunyakaa
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by Maxine Kumin
Maxine Kumin
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Hear it! Hear it! Purgatory
by Maxine Kumin
"And suppose the darlings get to Mantua,..."
Maxine Kumin Read by the author
February 6, 1979
Guggenheim Museum
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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! Stanley Kunitz CD
by Stanley Kunitz
Stanley Kunitz
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Hear it! Hear it! The Portrait
by Stanley Kunitz
"My mother never forgave my father..."
Stanley Kunitz Read by the author
December 12, 1991
French Institue Alliance Française
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Hear it! Hear it! The Bearhug
by Nick Laird
Read by the author
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Rhyme of My Inheritance
by Joan Larkin
Read by the author
May 23, 2009
Saint Peter's Church, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Day
by Ann Lauterbach
Ann Lauterbach Read by the author
April 29, 2008
Marymount Manhattan College
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Hear it! Hear it! Or to Begin Again
by Ann Lauterbach
Ann Lauterbach Read by the author
April 29, 2008
Marymount Manhattan College
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Hear it! Hear it! Tent
by Ann Lauterbach
Ann Lauterbach Read by the author
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Life is Beautiful
by Dorianne Laux
Dorianne Laux Read by the author
February 11, 2009
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Hear it! Hear it! The Life of Trees
by Dorianne Laux
Dorianne Laux Read by the author
February 11, 2009
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Hear it! Hear it! Li-Young Lee & Chase Twichell CD
by Li-Young Lee
Li-Young Lee
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Hear it! Hear it! The Hour and What Is Dead
by Li-Young Lee
"Tonight my brother, in heavy boots, is walking..."
Li-Young Lee Read by the author
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Hear it! Hear it! Ars Poetica (cocoons)
by Dana Levin
"Six monarch butterfly cocoons..."
from From the Fishouse

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Hear it! Hear it! Bardo
by Dana Levin
Read by the author
December 21, 2008
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Hear it! Hear it! In the Surgical Theatre
by Dana Levin
"In the moment between..."
Read by the author
December 21, 2008
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Hear it! Hear it! Letter to GC
by Dana Levin
"I say most sincerely and desperately, HAPPY NEW YEAR!..."
Read by the author
December 21, 2008
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Hear it! Hear it! Transcript: Q&A on Ars Poetica (cocoons)
by Dana Levin
from From the Fishouse

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Hear it! Hear it! Zozo-ji
by Dana Levin
"One cry from a lone bird over a misted river..."
Read by the author
December 21, 2008
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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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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by Philip Levine
Philip Levine
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Hear it! Hear it! Larry Levis CD
by Larry Levis
Larry Levis Read by the author
March 9, 1978
Donnell Library Center, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! A Song for Many Movements
by Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde 1977
From the Academy Audio Archive

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by Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde
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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
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Hear it! Hear it! The Public Garden
by Robert Lowell
Robert Lowell Read by the author
October 31, 1963
Guggenhiem Museum
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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
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Hear it! Hear it! Stein 100: A Feather Likeness of the Justice Chair
by Jackson Mac Low
"A feather table: reckless gratitude...."
Jackson Mac Low Read by the author
May 16, 2000
The Morgan Library
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Hear it! Hear it! Irritable Mystic
by Nathaniel Mackey
" His they their..."
Nathaniel Mackey November 15, 2006
Academy of American Poets Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! Song of the Andoumboulou: 21
by Nathaniel Mackey
"Next a Brazilian cut came..."
Nathaniel Mackey Read by the author
November 15, 2006
Academy of American Poets Offices
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! [Toward the empty earth]
by Osip Mandelstam
Osip Mandelstam Read by Jean Valentine
Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, 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! Xicano
by J. Michael Martinez
"as light..."
J. Michael Martinez Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Mood Indigo
by William Matthews
William Matthews Read by the author
From the Academy Audio Archive

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by William Matthews
William Matthews
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Hear it! Hear it! Heather McHugh & Gerald Stern CD
by Heather McHugh
Heather McHugh
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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
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Hear it! Hear it! Posited
by James McMichael
"That as all parts of it..."
James McMichael Read by the author
September 1, 2007
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Hear it! Hear it! The Believed-In
by James McMichael
James McMichael Read by the author
September 1, 2007
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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! 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
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Hear it! Hear it! James Merrill CD
by James Merrill
James Merrill
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Hear it! Hear it! Lamp, Terracotta Base, U.S., ca. 1925
by James Merrill
James Merrill Read by the author
September 30, 1992
New York University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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by W. S. Merwin
W. S. Merwin
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Hear it! Hear it! Assault
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
"I had forgotten how the frogs must sound..."
Edna St. Vincent Millay Read by Dorianne Laux
February 11, 2009
Raleigh, North Carolina
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! And the City Stood in its Brightness
by Czeslaw Milosz
Czeslaw Milosz Read by the author
December 17, 1974
Guggenhiem Museum
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Ars Poetica?
by Czeslaw Milosz
Czeslaw Milosz Read by the author
December 17, 1974
Guggenhiem Museum
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by Czeslaw Milosz
Czeslaw Milosz
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Hear it! Hear it! basin of hills...
by Rusty Morrison
Read by the author
November 7, 2008
The New School, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! only gray rocks with drifting mist...
by Rusty Morrison
Read by the author
November 7, 2008
The New School, New York City
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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! Paul Muldoon & Les Murray CD
by Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon
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Hear it! Hear it! Symposium
by Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon Read by the author
May 09, 1996
New School University
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Hear it! Hear it! Present Tense
by Harryette Mullen
Harryette Mullen Read by the author
July 20, 2001
Philosophy Hall Lounge
Columbia University
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Hear it! Hear it! [Hiking up Topanga Canyon]
by Harryette Mullen
Harryette Mullen Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! [My Visitor from Nebraska]
by Harryette Mullen
Harryette Mullen Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! The Year of the Kiln Portraits
by Les Murray
Les Murray Read by the author
May 09, 1996
New School University
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Hear it! Hear it! Joan
by Eileen Myles
Read by the author
May 23, 2009
Saint Peter's Church, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Howard Nemerov CD
by Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov
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Hear it! Hear it! Long Distance
by Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov Read by the author
September 20, 1989
Guggenhiem Museum
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Hear it! Hear it! The Descent of Alette ["A car" "awash with blood"]
by Alice Notley
Alice Notley Read by the author
October 29, 2007
The Academy Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! Hematite Heirloom Lives On (Maybe December 1980)
by Alice Notley
Alice Notley Read by the author
October 29, 2007
The Academy Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! Definition of Stranger
by Idra Novey
Read by the author
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
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Hear it! Hear it! Dreaming About My Father
by Ed Ochester
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Fred Astaire
by Ed Ochester
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Pocahontas
by Ed Ochester
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Ferryer
by Sharon Olds
"Three years after my father's death..."
Sharon Olds Read by the author
May 05, 1993
French Institue Alliance Fran‡aise
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Discrete Series
by George Oppen
George Oppen Read by the author
April 9, 1964
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! George Oppen & David Ignatow CD
by George Oppen
George Oppen
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Hear it! Hear it! Leviathan
by George Oppen
"Truth also is the pursuit of it..."
George Oppen Read by the author
April 9, 1964
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Psalm
by George Oppen
"In the small beauty of the forest..."
George Oppen Read by the author
April 9, 1964
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Forms of Love
by George Oppen
"Parked in the fields..."
George Oppen Read by the author
April 9, 1964
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! A Litany
by Gregory Orr
Gregory Orr Read by the author
October 13, 2006
Academy of American Poets Offices
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! To the Reader
by Jena Osman
"There’s a voice in the room and what are you noticing..."
Read by the author
June 13, 2008
The Academy Offices
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Fairy Tale
by Ron Padgett
"The little elf is dressed in a floppy cap..."
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! Poet as Immortal Bird
by Ron Padgett
"A second ago my heart thump went..."
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! 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! 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! Atlantic City Sunday Morning
by Gregory Pardlo
"Plow-piled snow shrouded..."
Read by the author
Juliy 1, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Copyright
by Gregory Pardlo
"Of course I know the story of the scorpion..."
Read by the author
Juliy 1, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Title It Shotgun Wound
by Gregory Pardlo
"on the bar of the Cedar Tavern: the shot..."
Read by the author
Juliy 1, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Folly
by Cecily Parks
Read by the author
November 8, 2008
The New School, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! How From Politeness to the Trees
by Cecily Parks
Read by the author
November 8, 2008
The New School, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! I Lost My Horse
by Cecily Parks
Read by the author
November 8, 2008
The New School, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Cossacks
by Linda Pastan
"For Jews, the Cossacks are always coming...."
Linda Pastan Read by the author
September 30, 2006
Dodge Poetry Festival
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Cloud Country
by Carl Phillips
Carl Phillips Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! If a Wilderness
by Carl Phillips
"Then spring came..."
Carl Phillips Read by the author
September 18th, 2007
East Harwich, Massachusetts
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Leda, After the Swan
by Carl Phillips
"Perhaps, / in the exaggerated grace..."
Carl Phillips Read by the author
September 18th, 2007
East Harwich, Massachusetts
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Hear it! Hear it! Passing
by Carl Phillips
"When the Famous Black Poet speaks,..."
Carl Phillips Read by the author
September 18th, 2007
East Harwich, Massachusetts
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Poem in Disconnected Parts
by Robert Pinsky
Robert Pinsky Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Robert Pinsky CD
by Robert Pinsky
Robert Pinsky
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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
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Hear it! Hear it! Constable's Clouds, For Keats
by Stanley Plumly
Stanley Plumly Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Long Companions
by Stanley Plumly
Stanley Plumly Read by the author
February 1, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Fit Audience
by Marie Ponsot
Marie Ponsot Read by the author
April 21, 2008
Housing Works Bookstore, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Thank Gerard
by Marie Ponsot
Marie Ponsot Read by the author
April 21, 2008
Housing Works Bookstore, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! This Bridge, Like Poetry, is Vertigo
by Marie Ponsot
Marie Ponsot Read by the author
April 21, 2008
Housing Works Bookstore, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! I am Raftery the Poet
by Anthony Raftery
"I am Raftery the oet..."
Read by James Wright
New York City
March 2, 1967

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Hear it! Hear it! The End of the Alphabet [Difficult to pinpoint]
by Claudia Rankine
"Difficult to pinpoint..."
Claudia Rankine Read by the author
July 20, 2001
Philosophy Hall Lounge
Columbia University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! This City
by Liam Rector
"This apartment with no furniture..."
Liam Rector Read by the author
December 10, 1985
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Diving into the Wreck
by Adrienne Rich
"First having read the book of myths,..."
Adrienne Rich Read by Anne Waldman
May 23, 2009
Saint Peter's Church, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Art of Translation
by Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich Read by the author
May 06, 1997
New School University
From the Academy Audio Archive

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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! How We Did It
by Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser Read by the author
December 7, 1976
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Home to Roost
by Kay Ryan
"The chickens..."
Kay Ryan Read by the author
October 6, 2006
Kaye Playhouse, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Edges of Time
by Kay Ryan
Kay Ryan Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! The Niagara River
by Kay Ryan
"As though..."
Kay Ryan Read by the author
October 6, 2006
Kaye Playhouse, New York City
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! Outside
by Michael Ryan
"The dead thing mashed into the street..."
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! 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! 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! Oklahoma City: The Aftermath
by Ira Sadoff
"Sometimes I'm so lachrymose I forget I was there..."
Ira Sadoff Audio recorded by Matt O'Donnell
Courtesy of From the Fishouse

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Hear it! Hear it! Once I Could Say
by Ira Sadoff
"Once I could say..."
Ira Sadoff Audio recorded by Matt O'Donnell
Courtesy of From the Fishouse

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Hear it! Hear it! The Anactoria Poem
by Sappho
"Some say thronging cavalry, some say foot soldiers,..."
Read by Jim Powell
May 16, 1995
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! [Artfully adorned Aphrodite]
by Sappho
Read by Jim Powell
May 16, 1995
From the Academy Audio Archive

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Hear it! Hear it! [In my eyes he matches the gods]
by Sappho
"In my eyes he matches the gods, that man who..."
Read by Jim Powell
May 16, 1995
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Hear it! Hear it! way [excerpts]
by Leslie Scalapino
Leslie Scalapino Donnell Library
New York City
March 13, 1990

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Hear it! Hear it! Ars Poetica
by Philip Schultz
Read by the author
April 3, 2002
The Academy Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! Her Kind
by Anne Sexton
"I have gone out, a possessed witch,..."
Anne Sexton Read by the author
from Anne Sexton Reads
Caedmon

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Hear it! Hear it! I'm Over the Moon
by Brenda Shaughnessy
"I don't like what the moon is supposed to do..."
Brenda Shaughnessy Read by the author
October 19, 2007
The New School, Tishman Auditorium
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Hear it! Hear it! What [Friends ask us why]
by Ron Silliman
Ron Silliman Read by the author
July 2, 2008
Paoli, Pennsylvania
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Hear it! Hear it! What [The flower sermon]
by Ron Silliman
"The flower sermon..."
Ron Silliman Read by the author
July 2, 2008
Paoli, Pennsylvania
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Hear it! Hear it! Albany
by Ron Silliman
"If the function of writing is to..."
Ron Silliman Read by the author
July 2, 2008
Paoli, Pennsylvania
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Hear it! Hear it! Quindecagon
by Ron Silliman
Ron Silliman Read by the author
July 2, 2008
Paoli, Pennsylvania
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Hear it! Hear it! Charles Simic CD
by Charles Simic
Charles Simic
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Hear it! Hear it! Riddle
by Charles Simic
Charles Simic Read by the author
May 03, 1977
Donnell Library Center
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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
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Hear it! Hear it! every little meth
by Abraham Smith
"runt crouched in..."
Read by the author
August 5, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City
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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! 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! Los Dos Rancheros
by Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith Read by the author
May 21, 2009
Housing Works Bookstore, New York City
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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
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Hear it! Hear it! Duende
by Tracy K. Smith
"The earth is dry and they live wanting..."
from From the Fishouse

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Hear it! Hear it! April Inventory
by W. D. Snodgrass
"The green catalpa tree has turned..."
W. D. Snodgrass Read by the author
March 18, 1997
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Hear it! Hear it! Afternoon Memory
by Gary Soto
"Sometimes I'll look in the refrigerator..."
Gary Soto April 7, 1997
92nd St. Y
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Hear it! Hear it! After Vallejo
by A. B. Spellman
"i will die in havana in a hurricane..."
Read by the author
April 23, 2008
New York Public Library, Mulberry Branch
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Hear it! Hear it! Groovin' Low
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 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! Fixed
by Christopher Stackhouse
Read by the author
April 21, 2008
Housing Works Bookstore, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! William Stafford CD
by William Stafford
William Stafford
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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! Tender Buttons [A Light in the Moon]
by Gertrude Stein
"A light in the moon the only light is on Sunday...."
Gertrude Stein Read by Lyn Hejinian
November 8, 2008
New York University, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Tender Buttons [Apple]
by Gertrude Stein
"Apple plum, carpet steak, seed clam......"
Gertrude Stein Read by Ann Lauterbach
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! A Glass of Beer
by James Stephens
"The lanky hank of a she in the inn over there..."
Read by James Wright
New York City
March 2, 1967

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Hear it! Hear it! Death By Wind
by Gerald Stern
Gerald Stern Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
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Hear it! Hear it! Sylvia
by Gerald Stern
Gerald Stern 1992
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Hear it! Hear it! Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock
by Wallace Stevens
"The houses are haunted..."
Wallace Stevens Read by Ann Lauterbach
May 30, 2009
The Strand Bookstore, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! The Idea of Order at Key West
by Wallace Stevens
"She sang beyond the genius of the sea...."
Wallace Stevens Read by the author
from Wallace Stevens Reads
Caedmon

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Hear it! Hear it! Lost Colony
by Susan Stewart
Susan Stewart Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
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Hear it! Hear it! From the Long Sad Party
by Mark Strand
"Someone was saying..."
Mark Strand Read by the author
May 09, 1978
Guggenhiem Museum
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Hear it! Hear it! Mark Strand CD
by Mark Strand
Mark Strand
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Hear it! Hear it! How to Uproot a Tree
by Jennifer K. Sweeney
"Stupidity helps..."
Jennifer K. Sweeney Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! In Flight
by Jennifer K. Sweeney
"The Himalayan legend says..."
Jennifer K. Sweeney Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Anamorphosis
by Cole Swensen
Cole Swensen Read by the author
April 16, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park
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Hear it! Hear it! Certain Principles Must Be Observed
by Cole Swensen
Cole Swensen Read by the author
April 16, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park
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Hear it! Hear it! Orangeries
by Cole Swensen
Cole Swensen Read by the author
April 16, 2008
The Arsenal, Central Park
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Hear it! Hear it! May Swenson CD
by May Swenson
May Swenson
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Hear it! Hear it! That the Soul May Wax Plump
by May Swenson
"My dumpy little mother on the undertaker's slab..."
May Swenson Read by the author
October 28, 1985
Guggenhiem Museum
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Hear it! Hear it! Father's Day
by James Tate
"My daughter has lived overseas for a number..."
James Tate Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
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Hear it! Hear it! James Tate CD
by James Tate
James Tate
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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
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Hear it! Hear it! Do not go gentle into that good night
by Dylan Thomas
"Do not go gentle into that good night,..."
Dylan Thomas Read by the author
from Caedmon

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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! Theories of Time and Space
by Natasha Trethewey
"You can get there from here, though..."
Natasha Trethewey Read by the author
March 3, 2007
AWP Conference, Atlanta
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Hear it! Hear it! Quincy Troupe CD
by Quincy Troupe
Quincy Troupe
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Hear it! Hear it! The Day Duke Raised: May 24th, 1974
by Quincy Troupe
"that day began with a shower..."
Quincy Troupe

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Recorded April 24, 1990
at the Donnell Library Center



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Hear it! Hear it! The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Come, give us your hand, duke]
by Mark Twain
Read by James Wright
New York City
March 30, 1977

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Hear it! Hear it! The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [One morning about daybreak]
by Mark Twain
Read by James Wright
New York City
March 30, 1977

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Hear it! Hear it! The Blade of Nostalgia
by Chase Twichell
"When fed into the crude, imaginary..."
Chase Twichell Read by the author
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Hear it! Hear it! Door in the Mountain
by Jean Valentine
Jean Valentine Read by the author
Oct. 16, 2009
Tischman Auditorium, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Susan's Photograph
by Jean Valentine
Jean Valentine Read by the author
May 23, 2009
Saint Peter's Church, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! LXI
by César Vallejo
"Tonight I get down from my horse..."
César Vallejo Read by Clayton Eshleman
Read by Clayton Eshleman
November 16, 1992
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Hear it! Hear it! XIII
by César Vallejo
"I think about your sex..."
César Vallejo Read by
Read by Clayton Eshleman
November 16, 1992
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Hear it! Hear it! Endings
by Mona Van Duyn
"Setting the V.C.R. when we go to bed..."
Mona Van Duyn Read by the author
May 21, 1991
New York Historical Society
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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! The Hive
by Ellen Bryant Voigt
Ellen Bryant Voigt Read by the author
October 18, 2007
The Times Center
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Hear it! Hear it! A Light Says Why
by Karen Volkman
"A light says why. From all the poor prying. Again we attain a more..."
Karen Volkman Read by the author
May 13, 2008
The Academy Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! Sonnet [Laughing below, the unimagined room]
by Karen Volkman
"Laughing below, the unimagined room..."
Karen Volkman Read by the author
May 13, 2008
The Academy Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! Sonnet [Nothing was ever what it claimed to be,]
by Karen Volkman
"Nothing was ever what it claimed to be..."
Karen Volkman Read by the author
May 13, 2008
The Academy Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! Sonnet [The pearl of interval]
by Karen Volkman
Karen Volkman Read by the author
May 13, 2008
The Academy Offices
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Hear it! Hear it! The Junior High School Band Concert
by David Wagoner
"When our semi-conductor..."
David Wagoner Read by the author
March 07, 1995
New School University
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Hear it! Hear it! A Lesson for This Sunday
by Derek Walcott
"The growing idleness of summer grass..."
Derek Walcott Read by the author
October 15, 1964
Guggenhiem Museum
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Hear it! Hear it! Derek Walcott CD
by Derek Walcott
Derek Walcott
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Hear it! Hear it! Pieces of an Hour [excerpt]
by Anne Waldman
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Four Noble Truths
by Anne Waldman
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Lady Tactics
by Anne Waldman
Read by the author
May 23, 2009
Saint Peter's Church, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Peon, May I Speak Thus?
by Anne Waldman
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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Hear it! Hear it! Stereo
by Anne Waldman
Read by the author
January 31, 2008
AWP Conference, New York City
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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! The Nature of a Mirror
by Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren Read by the author
February 08, 1977
Guggenhiem Museum
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Hear it! Hear it! Tide Pickers
by Rosanna Warren
Rosanna Warren Read by the author
April 26, 1988
Donnell Library Center
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Hear it! Hear it! Lamentations #1
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! 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! The Starlings
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! Theme For Intermediate Chinese
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! 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 B