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Rachel Eliza Griffiths Reads W.S. Merwin

Rachel Eliza Griffiths joins Kevin Young to discuss "Rain Light" by W.S. Merwin, and her own poem "Heart of Darkness." Griffiths is a poet and artist who has received fellowships from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Cave Canem Foundation, and Yaddo, among others. Her latest book is "Lighting the Shadow."

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  Special Feature: Major Jackson reads Clint Smith on The Slowdown

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  José Antonio Rodríguez Reads Naomi Shihab Nye

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  Ada Limón Reads Carrie Fountain

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  Donika Kelly Reads Mary Oliver

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  Richie Hofmann Reads Henri Cole

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  Bianca Stone Reads Franz Wright

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  Evie Shockley Reads Rita Dove

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  Dorothea Lasky Reads Louise Bogan

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  Diane Mehta Reads Eavan Boland

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  Adrienne Su Reads Maxine Kumin

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  David Baker Reads Stanley Plumly

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  Kate Baer Reads Ellen Bass

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  Tributaries: A Conversation with Robin Coste Lewis

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  Sandra Cisneros Reads José Antonio Rodríguez

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  Diane Seuss Reads Jane Huffman

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  Saeed Jones Reads Deborah Digges