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The Pulitzer-winning “American master and national treasure” Sharon Olds reads a verse from Odes, her 2016 collection of praise to the body. Recorded at Irish Arts Center's 8th annual PoetryFest.
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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