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	Advanced Search > ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robert Hayden Born Asa Bundy Sheffey in 1913, Robert Hayden was raised in a poor neighborhood in Detroit. He had an emotionally tumultuous childhood and was shuttled between the home of his parents and... More > FURTHER READING Related Prose Groundbreaking Book: A Ballad of Remembrance by Robert Hayden (1962) Poetry Landmark: Robert Hayden's Bus Route in Ann Arbor, MI Audio Archive Notable Books Academy Exclusives Video Collection Priced Under $20 Gift Ideas New & Bestselling Adopt a Poet | Add to Notebook | E-mail to Friend | Print Robert Hayden CD   Price: $12.00 1976. Introduced by William Meredith. In the midst of his service as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, and on the formal occasion of his receiving the fellowship of The Academy of American Poets, Robert Hayden gave this resonant reading. A number of these poems are from American Journal, which was nominated for the National Book Award in 1978. This includes his famous "Elegies for Paradise Valley." Hayden also reads earlier works, including "Soledad," "Monet's 'Waterlilies,'" and "'Mystery Boy' Looks for Kin in Nashville." Length: 69 min.
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