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Listen to Donald Hall's selection of classic American poets reading from their work. These recordings are being made available as the result of a collaboration between US and UK poet laureates Donald Hall and Andrew Motion.
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- Mar 14, 201215 min
Lorine Niedecker: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Lorine Niedecker with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded at home in 1970. Recording courtesy of PennSound.
- Jan 25, 201217 min
Gertrude Stein: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Gertrude Stein, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1934. Recording courtesy of PennSound.
- Jan 4, 201211 min
Charles Simic: Essential American Poets
Recordings of former poet laureate Charles Simic, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2003, Key West, FL.
- Dec 14, 201111 min
Alan Dugan: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Alan Dugan, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1962, New York City, New York. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
- Nov 30, 201122 min
Gary Snyder: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Gary Snyder, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1966, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
- Sep 8, 20116 min
Adrienne Rich: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Adrienne Rich, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 2002 at the Audio Workshop in London
- Aug 24, 201113 min
Richard Hugo: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Richard Hugo, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1975, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
- Aug 10, 201129 min
Robert Pinsky: Essential American Poets
Recordings of former poet laureate Robert Pinsky, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 2007, in studio, Boston, MA.
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Listen to Donald Hall's selection of classic American poets reading from their work. These recordings are being made available as the result of a collaboration between US and UK poet laureates Donald Hall and Andrew Motion.
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