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Remembering days at a gritty but still summery Bronx beach.
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Poet Janet Kaplan reads her poem "Pelham Bay", about her childhood visits to a Bronx beach; reading is mixed with "narrative" production elements and music.
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Piece Description
Poet Janet Kaplan reads her poem "Pelham Bay", about her childhood visits to a Bronx beach; reading is mixed with "narrative" production elements and music.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Janet Kaplan reads her poem, "Pelham Bay."
OUTRO:That piece produced by Nora Flaherty
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Message | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five | The Message. | Sugar Hill | 1982 | 00:30 |
| Maybe | Chantels | The Chantels. | End | 1958 | 00:30 |
| You-you Zha | Beijing Angelic Choir | Chinese Lullabies. | Wind Records | 1996 | 00:45 |
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