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Season 3 Poetry in America Episodes

Sonnet IV; I shall forget you presently, my dear, by Millay
S3 E8 Length 25:41 Premiere Date 03/11/22

Two poems, by Linda Hogan and Alberto Ríos
S3 E7 Length 25:14 Premiere Date 03/04/22

Poems about Motherhood by Sharon Olds and Bernadette Mayer
S3 E6 Length 25:38 Premiere Date 02/25/22

Mending Wall, by Robert Frost
S3 E5 Length 25:21 Premiere Date 02/18/22

you can say that again, billie, by Evie Shockley
S3 E4 Length 25:22 Premiere Date 02/11/22

Cascadilla Falls, by A. R. Ammons
S3 E3 Length 25:21 Premiere Date 02/04/22

Looking for The Gulf Motel, by Richard Blanco
S3 E2 Length 25:02 Premiere Date 01/28/22

The Wound-Dresser, by Walt Whitman
S3 E1 Length 25:11 Premiere Date 01/21/22

Poetry In America Season 3 Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 11/12/21

Poetry In America Season 3 Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 10/27/21

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Frank O'Hara's "Lunch Poems" provide a portal into 1950s New York.

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Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper - S4 E7

Latinx poet Martin Espada reflects on social mobility.

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Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor - S4 E6

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Hill Country - S4 E5

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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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