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Patricia Lockwood Reads Elizabeth Bishop

Patricia Lockwood joins Kevin Young to read “In the Waiting Room,” by Elizabeth Bishop, and her own poem “Love Poem Like We Used to Write It.” Lockwood is the author of the novels “No One Is Talking About This” and “Will There Ever Be Another You,” along with two poetry collectio ...  Show more

Traci Brimhall Reads Thomas Lux

Traci Brimhall joins Kevin Young to read “Refrigerator, 1957,” by Thomas Lux, and her own poem “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/08/love-poem-witho ...

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