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Sara Ivry, host of Nextbook.org's weekly podcast, chats up people on line to take the ferry to the Statue of Liberty. Her question for them: who wrote the words "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free"?
The piece ends with a collective reading of Emma Lazarus's famous poem, rendered in voices and accents from all over the world.
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Piece Description
Sara Ivry, host of Nextbook.org's weekly podcast, chats up people on line to take the ferry to the Statue of Liberty. Her question for them: who wrote the words "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free"? The piece ends with a collective reading of Emma Lazarus's famous poem, rendered in voices and accents from all over the world.
Broadcast History
Posted as podcast on Aug. 28, 2006. Never been broadcast on the radio.
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