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Kelly Writers House impresario Al Filreis leads a lively roundtable discussion of a single poem with a series of rotating guests including Linh Dinh, Randall Couch, Jessica Lowenthal, Charles Bernstein, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, erica kaufman, and others.
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I Can't Get Started: A Discussion of Bill Berkson's "Signature Song"

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Marci Nelligan, David Kaufmann, and Thomas Devaney.

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