Sotto Voce by C. Dale Young

From: Curtis Fox
Series: Poetry Off the Shelf
Length: 01:26

Poet C. Dale Young reads his poem Sotto Voce Read the full description.

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Playing: Sotto Voce by C. Dale Young
From: Curtis Fox

Poetry_small Host Intro: This is Poetry Off the Shelf from The Poetry Foundation. The Poet C. Dale Young practices medicine, edits poetry for New England Review, and teaches in the Warren Wilson MFA Program. This next poem is called Sotto Voce, takes place on a hot slow afternoon, in which two friends, to amuse themselves, pantomime various physical acts the way you might practice a carefully prepared speech in front of the mirror. Host Outro: That was the poet C. Dale Young reading his poem. The piece was produced by PoetryFoundation.org. You can find out more about C. Dale Young, and read some of his poems, at the website PoetryFoundation.org.

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Piece Description

Host Intro: This is Poetry Off the Shelf from The Poetry Foundation. The Poet C. Dale Young practices medicine, edits poetry for New England Review, and teaches in the Warren Wilson MFA Program. This next poem is called Sotto Voce, takes place on a hot slow afternoon, in which two friends, to amuse themselves, pantomime various physical acts the way you might practice a carefully prepared speech in front of the mirror. Host Outro: That was the poet C. Dale Young reading his poem. The piece was produced by PoetryFoundation.org. You can find out more about C. Dale Young, and read some of his poems, at the website PoetryFoundation.org.