Stolen Moments by Kim Addonizio

From: Curtis Fox
Series: Poetry Off the Shelf
Length: 01:20

Poet Kim Addonizio reads her poem Stolen Moments Read the full description.

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Playing: Stolen Moments by Kim Addonizio
From: Curtis Fox

Poetry_small Host Intro: This is Poetry Off the Shelf from The Poetry Foundation. The Poet Kim Addonizio was born in Washington, D.C., in 1954, and now lives in San Francisco. This next poem is a sensual riff on a Jazz song, which Addonizio uses as a jumping off point to describe an intimate encounter in a kitchen. Host Outro: That was the poet Kim Addonizio reading her poem Stolen Moments. The piece was produced by PoetryFoundation.org. You can find out more about Addonizio, and read some of her 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 Kim Addonizio was born in Washington, D.C., in 1954, and now lives in San Francisco. This next poem is a sensual riff on a Jazz song, which Addonizio uses as a jumping off point to describe an intimate encounter in a kitchen. Host Outro: That was the poet Kim Addonizio reading her poem Stolen Moments. The piece was produced by PoetryFoundation.org. You can find out more about Addonizio, and read some of her poems, at the website PoetryFoundation.org.