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poemPoemsA weekly poem, read by the author.2NA=1154&NC=1217&DI=4098&PS=58332&PI=7315PoemfalsefalseCulturespacernotembeddedpoem"Consciousness"Ellen WehlefalseA weekly poem, read by the author.no"Consciousness""Consciousness"noClick the arrow on the audio player to hear Ellen Wehle read this poem. You can also download the recording or subscribe to Slate's Poetry Podcast on iTunes..truenotochyperlinkno2009111770618AMTuesdayNovNovember711/17/2009 12:06:18 PM6339403837800000002009111770716AMTuesdayNovNovember711/17/2009 12:07:16 PM633940384360000000poemThe Slate Poetry PodcastYour favorite poets read their work to you.noThe Slate Poetry PodcastSlate's weekly Poetry Podcast.noNow you can listen to Slate poetry wherever you go. Below, browse Slate's weekly lineup of new and renewed work by leading poets, selected by Robert Pinsky and read to you by the author. Or subscribe to Slate's Poetry Podcast feed on iTunes and carry the poems with you..truenotochyperlinkno200991565443AMTuesdaySepSeptember69/15/2009 10:54:43 AM6338859448300000002009111770618AMTuesdayNovNovember711/17/2009 12:06:18 PM633940383780000000poem"Daily Threads"Wyn CooperfalseA weekly poem, read by the author.no"Daily Threads""Daily Threads"noClick the arrow on the audio player to hear Wyn Cooper read this poem. You can also download the recording or subscribe to Slate's Poetry Podcast on iTunes..truenotochyperlinkno2009111070417AMTuesdayNovNovember711/10/2009 12:04:17 PM6339343345700000002009111070417AMTuesdayNovNovember711/10/2009 12:04:17 PM633934334570000000poemConversation PieceRobert PinskyfalseWhy so much casual talk in Yeats' brilliant poem "Adam's Curse"?noConversation PieceDoes casual talk have a place in poetry?noPoetry can resemble incantation, but sometimes it also resembles conversation. Certain poems combine the two—the cadences of speech intertwined with the forms of song in a varying way that heightens the feeling. As in a screenplay or in fiction, the things that people in a poem say can seem natural, even spontaneous, yet also work to propel the emotional action along its arc.truenotochyperlinkno200911393348AMTuesdayNovNovember911/3/2009 2:33:48 PM633928376280000000200911393348AMTuesdayNovNovember911/3/2009 2:33:48 PM633928376280000000poem"Thoreau's Beans"David RoderickfalseA weekly poem, read by the author.no"Thoreau's Beans""Thoreau's Beans"noClick the arrow on the audio player to hear David Roderick read this poem. You can also download the recording or subscribe to Slate's Poetry Podcast on iTunes..truenotochyperlinkno2009102770356AMTuesdayOctOctober710/27/2009 11:03:56 AM6339222383600000002009102770458AMTuesdayOctOctober710/27/2009 11:04:58 AM633922238980000000200311442707PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:27:07 PM631781584270000000200311442707PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:27:07 PM631781584270000000truetruetruetruetruetruetrue20011018111443PMThursdayOctOctober2310/19/2001 3:14:43 AM631390436830000000200710272203AMTuesdayOctOctober710/2/2007 11:22:03 AM633269065230000000

poemPoemsA weekly poem, read by the author.2NA=1154&NC=1217&DI=4098&PS=58332&PI=7315PoemfalsefalseCulturespacernotembeddedpoem"Consciousness"Ellen WehlefalseA weekly poem, read by the author.no"Consciousness""Consciousness"noClick the arrow on the audio player to hear Ellen Wehle read this poem. You can also download the recording or subscribe to Slate's Poetry Podcast on iTunes..truenotochyperlinkno2009111770618AMTuesdayNovNovember711/17/2009 12:06:18 PM6339403837800000002009111770716AMTuesdayNovNovember711/17/2009 12:07:16 PM633940384360000000poemThe Slate Poetry PodcastYour favorite poets read their work to you.noThe Slate Poetry PodcastSlate's weekly Poetry Podcast.noNow you can listen to Slate poetry wherever you go. Below, browse Slate's weekly lineup of new and renewed work by leading poets, selected by Robert Pinsky and read to you by the author. Or subscribe to Slate's Poetry Podcast feed on iTunes and carry the poems with you..truenotochyperlinkno200991565443AMTuesdaySepSeptember69/15/2009 10:54:43 AM6338859448300000002009111770618AMTuesdayNovNovember711/17/2009 12:06:18 PM633940383780000000poem"Daily Threads"Wyn CooperfalseA weekly poem, read by the author.no"Daily Threads""Daily Threads"noClick the arrow on the audio player to hear Wyn Cooper read this poem. You can also download the recording or subscribe to Slate's Poetry Podcast on iTunes..truenotochyperlinkno2009111070417AMTuesdayNovNovember711/10/2009 12:04:17 PM6339343345700000002009111070417AMTuesdayNovNovember711/10/2009 12:04:17 PM633934334570000000poemConversation PieceRobert PinskyfalseWhy so much casual talk in Yeats' brilliant poem "Adam's Curse"?noConversation PieceDoes casual talk have a place in poetry?noPoetry can resemble incantation, but sometimes it also resembles conversation. Certain poems combine the two—the cadences of speech intertwined with the forms of song in a varying way that heightens the feeling. As in a screenplay or in fiction, the things that people in a poem say can seem natural, even spontaneous, yet also work to propel the emotional action along its arc.truenotochyperlinkno200911393348AMTuesdayNovNovember911/3/2009 2:33:48 PM633928376280000000200911393348AMTuesdayNovNovember911/3/2009 2:33:48 PM633928376280000000poem"Thoreau's Beans"David RoderickfalseA weekly poem, read by the author.no"Thoreau's Beans""Thoreau's Beans"noClick the arrow on the audio player to hear David Roderick read this poem. You can also download the recording or subscribe to Slate's Poetry Podcast on iTunes..truenotochyperlinkno2009102770356AMTuesdayOctOctober710/27/2009 11:03:56 AM6339222383600000002009102770458AMTuesdayOctOctober710/27/2009 11:04:58 AM633922238980000000200311442707PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:27:07 PM631781584270000000200311442707PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:27:07 PM631781584270000000truetruetruetruetruetruetrue20011018111443PMThursdayOctOctober2310/19/2001 3:14:43 AM631390436830000000200710272203AMTuesdayOctOctober710/2/2007 11:22:03 AM633269065230000000

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