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Love Poetry from Around the World
Throughout history and all over the world, young men and women have been seduced by poets' verses. In this episode, Clinton Wilson reads the poet Rumi…
Throughout history and all over the world, young men and women have been seduced by poets' verses. In this episode, Clinton Wilson reads the poet Rumi, Lauren Lickus reads Pablo Neruda, Elda Rotor reads John Keats, Nicole Erazo reads Dorothy Parker, and Beena Kamlani reflects on the traditions of love poetry in different global cultures.
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Love Poems from God Various Daniel Ladinsky Paperback Penguin $18.00  add to cartRead more... |
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Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair Pablo Neruda W.S. Merwin Cristina Garcia Paperback Penguin Classics $13.00 add to cartRead more... Read an excerpt |
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The Portable Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker Marion Meade Seth Paperback Penguin Classics $20.00 add to cartRead more... |
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Bright Star John Keats Jane Campion Movie Tie-In Edition Penguin $14.00 add to cartRead more... Read an excerpt |
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