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Poem on the Range: Near Iola (inspired by excerpt for poem by Amy Clampitt)
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Now we are in Gas, Kansas sorry we dont need gas. Now we are in Iola, and I think of Iola, Kansas, by my long-gone pal Amy Clampitt. I feel my heart go out, out here in th...
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Poem on the Range: Driving across Kansas
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We stop in a town with extremely wide, red brick streets. We stop in a town that looks decidedly western, which makes me wonder, where does the West begin? In the town whe...
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To Brooklyn Brige by Hart Crane for Poem on the Range
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A rowdy afternoon at Brooklyn Bridge. Tour buses, joggers, jagged shots of this beloved landmark--"till elevators drop us from our day" --Dear Hart, How true indeed! Walk ...
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"Street" by George Oppen for Poem on the Range, Bergen Street in Brooklyn, NY
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Brooklyn, New York: As seen from the corner of Bergen Street and Bond Street. Though the street Oppen recalls a far more bleak sight on Bergen, the intensity of his awaren...
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Poem on the Range in Brooklyn, NY: from Walt Whitman's "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"
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Poem on the Range: Mapping places through iconic American poems
Shot on the banks of the East River in Brooklyn, this video project features an reading excerpt from Walt...
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Claudia Rankine Speaks on Great Poems
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Claudia Rankine responds to the question: "What makes a great poem great, and what makes a bad poem bad?"
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Louise Gluck Speaks at the 2008 Poets Forum
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Louise Gluck discusses the danger and difficulty of poetry at the Academy of American Poets' second annual Poets Forum.
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Lyn Hejinian Speaks at the 2008 Poets Forum
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Lyn Hejinian discusses poetry and place at the Academy of American Poets' second annual Poets Forum.
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The Poet's View -- C. K. Williams
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C. K. Williams documentary now available as a stand-alone DVD or as a free download with the purchase of The Poet's View DVD. The Poet's View offers unprecedented access in...
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A Poem In Your Pocket Day Caper
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This recently unearthed silent film is eerily prescient, spotlighting a book with an uncanny resemblance to the new Poem In Your Pocket anthology from Abrams Image.
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