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If you like poetry...


Mike Goss

Posted on June 21, 2014 at 05:50 PM

Doty is a terrific poet, and if you're interested in poetry at all, this will be an interesting listen.

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  • "National Book Award-Winning Poet Mark Doty"
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  • Summary: We celebrate National Poetry Month with Mark Doty as he discusses his work, including FIRE TO FIRE: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS, winner of the 2008 National Book Award, and his 2013 book-length poem and meditative bestiary called A SWARM, A FLOCK, A HOST: A COMPENDIUM OF CREATURES. Doty reads from these books and talks about his collaboration with painter Darren Waterston in this exploration of the animal kingdom through poetry.

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