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if you do not teach me I shall not learn
saying again there is a last
even of last times
last times of begging
last times of loving
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The stage and film actor Lisa Dwan, renowned for her interpretations of Samuel Beckett's work, introduces the piece she read at PoetryFest 2014, his poem "Cascando."
The Irish Arts Center Poem of the Week is a video series of select footage of artists reciting favorite verses and poets sharing their own work, presented with the readers’ reflections on the featured pieces.
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