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Philip Levine

B. 1934 D. 2015

5 poems available

The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Philip Levine grew up in industrial Detroit during the Great Depression of the 1930s. In The Bread of Time: Toward an Autobiography Levine deals with his experiences as a factory worker, his family and friends,…

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E A Markham

B. 1939 D. 2008

4 poems available

E A Markham (1939-2008) had a career that embraced the range of literary life, and more. Aside from his poetry, for which he was nominated for the T S Eliot Prize in 2002, he wrote novels, essays, plays and short…

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To the Poor

Read by Denise Riley
To the Poor - Anna Laetitia Barbauld - Read by Denise Riley
The Classics

London

Read by Mimi Khalvati
London - William Blake - Read by Mimi Khalvati
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The Chimney Sweeper: ‘When my mother died I was very young’ - William Blake - Read by Mimi Khalvati
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Price We Pay for the Sun - Grace Nichols
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Lies and Longing - Linda Gregg
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Pass Me de Banana Wine - Felix Dennis
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Washing the Coins - Douglas Dunn
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Emergency Haying - Hayden Carruth
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Box of Cigars - Gerald Stern
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Before Dawn on Bluff Road - August Kleinzahler
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In the Basement of the Goodwill Store - Ted Kooser
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Depression Glass - Ted Kooser
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The Lovers of the Poor - Gwendolyn Brooks
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