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Sir John Gielgud and Alfred Corn read Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. Listen!

13 Feb ’22
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Alfred Corn reads his translation of Rilke’s First Elegy from the Duino Elegies

13 Feb ’22
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Elizabeth Bishop’s Sandpiper

8 Feb ’22
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Star Black reads from Waterworn

2 Feb ’22
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Neddi Heller at NARS Art Foundation

26 Jan ’22
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Two Elegies by Scott Hightower

24 Jan ’22
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Susana H. Case reads from The Damage Done

19 Jan ’22
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Maria Lisella reads new and published poems

14 Jan ’22
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  I went to Maria Lisella’s apartment in Queens, a walk from the train, the elevated N. She thoughtfully had prepared a meal for me, soup, bread, cheese, grilled vegetables. Her cooking like her poetry takes what is everyday and … Continue reading →

Drawings by Akash

14 Jan ’22
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Julia Knobloch reads from Book of Failed Salvation

12 Jan ’22
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Dean Kostos reads from Broken Color

6 Jan ’22
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Two Sonnets and Three Drawings

30 Dec ’21
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