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805 Robert Frost Finds a Friend [Revisited]

In preparation for next week's conversation with Adam Plunkett, author of a new major biography of Robert Frost (1874-1963), we revisit an earlier episode about the widely anthologized (and often misunderstood) New England poet. In this episode, which first aired in 2017 as Episo ...  Show more

804 Shakespeare and Loss (with Sarah Beckwith) | My Last Book with Caroline Lea

It's Memorial Day in the United States, a day devoted to remembering the soldiers who have died in service. Together, the society grieves, mourns, and attempts to unite. Similarly, communities can come together through actions like loving; giving; marrying; conversing; acting and ...  Show more

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