Branch Library by Edward Hirsch

From: Curtis Fox
Series: Poetry Off the Shelf
Length: :46

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Playing: Branch Library by Edward Hirsch
From: Curtis Fox

Winterhouse01_small Host Intro: This is Poetry Off the Shelf, from the Poetry Foundation. Edward Hirsch was born in Chicago. He is the author of the best-selling How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry. In this poem he cinematically portrays a young boy experiencing the delights of a library. The reader is Ken Marks... Host Outro: Branch Library, a poem by Edward Hirsch, was first published in Poetry magazine and was read here by Ken Marks. For more poetry by Edward Hirsch go to PoetryFoundation.org.

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Host Intro: This is Poetry Off the Shelf, from the Poetry Foundation. Edward Hirsch was born in Chicago. He is the author of the best-selling How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry. In this poem he cinematically portrays a young boy experiencing the delights of a library. The reader is Ken Marks... Host Outro: Branch Library, a poem by Edward Hirsch, was first published in Poetry magazine and was read here by Ken Marks. For more poetry by Edward Hirsch go to PoetryFoundation.org.