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Battle of the Bards

September 2, 2008
Hear Denise Levertov's scathing Vietnam poem "Life at War," and find out why it made her friend Robert Duncan declare war on her.
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  3. Tuesday, August 15, 2017

    “It's the Language, Stupid.”

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  4. Tuesday, August 1, 2017

    If They Should Come for Us

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  8. Tuesday, June 6, 2017

    The Poetry and Music of Joy Harjo

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  9. Tuesday, May 16, 2017

    The Radical Perception of Larry Eigner

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  10. Tuesday, May 2, 2017

    The Pulse of American Poetry

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  11. Tuesday, April 18, 2017

    The Poetry of Everyday Life

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    A Change of World, Episode 2: Books that Broke Down Barriers

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  13. Wednesday, March 22, 2017

    The Achievements of Derek Walcott

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  14. Tuesday, March 7, 2017

    Lowell as Teacher

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  15. Tuesday, February 21, 2017

    Walt Whitman's Divided America

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  16. Wednesday, February 8, 2017

    Is your sweetheart edible?

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  17. Tuesday, January 24, 2017

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  18. Tuesday, January 10, 2017

    A Change of World, Episode 1: The Wilderness

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  19. Tuesday, December 20, 2016

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  20. Wednesday, December 7, 2016

    More Poetry in the Aftermath

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