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I can’t tell you how to live your life, but I can definitely suggest in the strongest possible terms that you clear your calendar for next Thursday night, 9/18, and register at the 🔗 below to listen in on this reading! I’m so excited to hear these excellent poets read :)
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Frank Stella, Pastel Stack, 1970, Screenprint on English Vellum graph
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Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild, 2005, Oil
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Georges Braque, Oiseau noir sur fond bleu, 1955, Etching
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Today’s poem is selected by Tom Snarsky (@TomSnarsky) as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry. “Radio” appeared in Pier’s End by Mark Kirschen, published by Montemora Foundation, 1980. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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📷 Francesca Todde, Mildred the storke returns to the nest, a sensitive education, 2017-2019
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