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Reflections on Childhood
This show features four poets' reflections on childhood, and explores nostalgia and hindsight. Steven Meltzer reads "Disobedience" by A.A. Milne, Clinton Wilson reads "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe…
This show features four poets' reflections on childhood, and explores nostalgia and hindsight. Steven Meltzer reads "Disobedience" by A.A. Milne, Clinton Wilson reads "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe, Matt Boyd reads "Birches" by Robert Frost, and Sarah Christensen Fu reads "When I Was One-and-Twenty" by A.E. Housman.
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When We Were Very Young Deluxe Edition A. A. Milne Hardcover Dutton Children's $19.99  add to cartRead more... Read an excerpt |
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The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe Jay Parini April Bernard Paperback: Mass Market Signet Classic $4.95 add to cartRead more... Read an excerpt |
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Poems by Robert Frost (Centennial Edition) Robert Frost William H. Pritchard Peter Davison Paperback: Mass Market Signet Classic $4.95 add to cartRead more... Read an excerpt |
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