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Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor
S4 E6 Length 25:43 Premiere Date 05/06/24

Hill Country
S4 E5 Length 25:21 Premiere Date 04/29/24

July in Washington
S4 E4 Length 25:21 Premiere Date 04/22/24

Mushrooms, Weakness and Doubt
S4 E3 Length 25:21 Premiere Date 04/15/24

Six Years Later, Epitaph for a Centaur
S4 E2 Length 25:21 Premiere Date 04/08/24

Phillis Wheatley: To the University
S4 E1 Length 25:21 Premiere Date 04/01/24

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Mushrooms, Weakness and Doubt - S4 E3

Poems by Sylvia Plath and Kay Ryan explore the cultural significance of mushrooms.

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July in Washington - S4 E4

Robert Lowell's poem about the contradictions between American idealism and American policy.

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Hill Country - S4 E5

Tracy K. Smith's vision of Texas Hill Country.

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Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor - S4 E6

Works by modernist poet Wallace Stevens.

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July in Washington - S4 E4

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Mushrooms, Weakness and Doubt - S4 E3

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Six Years Later, Epitaph for a Centaur - S4 E2

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Phillis Wheatley: to The University - S4 E1

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Sonnet IV; I Shall Forget You Presently, My Dear - S3 E8

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Rabbits and Fire and Bear Fat - S3 E7

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The Language of the Brag and The Desires of Mothers to Please Others in Letters - S3 E6

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Harlem - Langston Hughes - S1 E6

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Mending Wall - S3 E5

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You Can Say That Again, Billie - S3 E4

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Cascadilla Falls - S3 E3

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Looking for the Gulf Motel - S3 E2

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The Wound Dresser - S3 E1

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Whitman - S2 E8

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