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The Negro Speaks of Rivers – Langston Hughes

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[audio:riversintro.mp3] (1:41)
introduction read by Langston Hughes
[audio:rivers.mp3] (0:46)
read by Langston Hughes. audio from Poetry Speaks to Children

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This entry was posted in audio, muddy bosom on August 19, 2008 by bp.

The Adventures of Isabel – Ogden Nash

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[audio:isabel.mp3] (1:53)
read by Ogden Nash. audio from Poetry Speaks to Children

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This entry was posted in audio, zwieback on August 11, 2008 by bp.

Things Shouldn’t Be So Hard – Kay Ryan

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read by Kay Ryan. audio from PBS NewsHour

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This entry was posted in audio, the dark almost erased on August 3, 2008 by bp.

#465 (I heard a Fly buzz — when I died —) – Emily Dickinson

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read by Kay Ryan. audio from Poetry Out Load

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This entry was posted in audio, what portion of me on July 27, 2008 by bp.

Prodigy – Charles Simic

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read by Charles Simic. audio from poetryfoundation.org

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This entry was posted in audio, chessboard on July 21, 2008 by bp.

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