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Essential American Poets

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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Lorine Niedecker: Essential American Poets Mar 14, 2012

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Recordings of poet Lorine Niedecker with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded at home in 1970. Recording courtesy of PennSound.

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Gertrude Stein: Essential American Poets Jan 25, 2012

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Recordings of poet Gertrude Stein, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1934. Recording courtesy of PennSound.

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Charles Simic: Essential American Poets Jan 04, 2012

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Recordings of former poet laureate Charles Simic, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2003, Key West, FL.

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Alan Dugan: Essential American Poets Dec 14, 2011

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Recordings of poet Alan Dugan, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1962, New York City, New York.

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Gary Snyder: Essential American Poets Nov 30, 2011

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Recordings of poet Gary Snyder, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1966, Library of Congress, Washington DC.

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Adrienne Rich: Essential American Poets Sep 08, 2011

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Recordings of poet Adrienne Rich, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 2002 at the Audio Workshop in London

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Richard Hugo: Essential American Poets Aug 24, 2011

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Recordings of poet Richard Hugo, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1975, Library of Congress, Washington DC.

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Robert Pinsky: Essential American Poets Aug 10, 2011

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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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Michael Palmer: Essential American Poets Jul 27, 2011

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Archival recordings of poet Michael Palmer, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1995 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

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A.R. Ammons: Essential American Poets Jul 13, 2011

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Archival recordings of poet A.R. Ammons, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1963 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

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