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	<title><![CDATA[Essential American Poets]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Listen to Donald Hall's selection of classic American poets reading from their work. These recordings are being made available as the result of a collaboration between US and UK poet laureates Donald Hall and Andrew Motion.]]></description>
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	<itunes:subtitle>Listen to Donald Hall's selection of classic American poets reading from their work. These recordings are being made available as the result of a collaboration between US and UK poet laureates Donald Hall and Andrew Motion.</itunes:subtitle>

	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Listen to Donald Hall's selection of classic American poets reading from their work. These recordings are being made available as the result of a collaboration between US and UK poet laureates Donald Hall and Andrew Motion.]]></itunes:summary>

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		<title><![CDATA[Gertrude Stein: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Recordings of poet Gertrude Stein, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded&amp;nbsp;in 1934. Recording courtesy of PennSound.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Charles Simic: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Recordings of former poet laureate Charles Simic, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2003, Key West, FL.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/_cCsGJYX5Rs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/_cCsGJYX5Rs/Charles-Simic-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alan Dugan: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Recordings of poet Alan Dugan, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1962, New York City, New York.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=ep8K_6v1L0o:HwUtEwziC48:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=ep8K_6v1L0o:HwUtEwziC48:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=ep8K_6v1L0o:HwUtEwziC48:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=ep8K_6v1L0o:HwUtEwziC48:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/ep8K_6v1L0o" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/ep8K_6v1L0o/Alan-Dugan-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gary Snyder: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Recordings of poet Gary Snyder, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1966, Library of Congress, Washington DC.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/4oJiaaPAsfw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/4oJiaaPAsfw/Gary-Snyder-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Recordings of poet Gary Snyder, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1966, Library of Congress, Washington DC.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title><![CDATA[Adrienne Rich: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Recordings of poet Adrienne Rich, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 2002 at the Audio Workshop in London&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=Z8n_9VsaQ40:xXl11q7VH98:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=Z8n_9VsaQ40:xXl11q7VH98:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=Z8n_9VsaQ40:xXl11q7VH98:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=Z8n_9VsaQ40:xXl11q7VH98:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/Z8n_9VsaQ40" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/Z8n_9VsaQ40/Adrienne-Rich-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Recordings of poet Adrienne Rich, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 2002 at the Audio Workshop in London]]></itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords><![CDATA[Poetry, Essential American Poets, Adrienne Rich]]></itunes:keywords>
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		<title><![CDATA[Richard Hugo: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Recordings of poet Richard Hugo, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1975, Library of Congress, Washington DC.﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=WHSMU4OHJCQ:coJ2g00PbLY:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=WHSMU4OHJCQ:coJ2g00PbLY:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=WHSMU4OHJCQ:coJ2g00PbLY:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=WHSMU4OHJCQ:coJ2g00PbLY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/WHSMU4OHJCQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/WHSMU4OHJCQ/Richard-hugo-essential-american-poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Recordings of poet Richard Hugo, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1975, Library of Congress, Washington DC.﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿]]></itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords><![CDATA[Richard Hugo, Poetry, Donald Hall, Poetry Archive]]></itunes:keywords>
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		<title><![CDATA[Robert Pinsky: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Recordings of former poet laureate Robert Pinsky, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 2007, in studio, Boston, MA.﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=neWZzRQ6AOE:c98LT9QsJQI:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=neWZzRQ6AOE:c98LT9QsJQI:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=neWZzRQ6AOE:c98LT9QsJQI:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=neWZzRQ6AOE:c98LT9QsJQI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/neWZzRQ6AOE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/neWZzRQ6AOE/Robert-Pinsky-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Recordings of former poet laureate Robert Pinsky, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 2007, in studio, Boston, MA.﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michael Palmer: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of poet Michael Palmer, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1995 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=SqEgLDpIszU:GTtYAcwJBCc:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=SqEgLDpIszU:GTtYAcwJBCc:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=SqEgLDpIszU:GTtYAcwJBCc:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=SqEgLDpIszU:GTtYAcwJBCc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/SqEgLDpIszU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/SqEgLDpIszU/Michael-Palmer-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of poet Michael Palmer, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1995 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿]]></itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords><![CDATA[michael palmer, donald hall, library of congress, poetry archive, poet, poem, poetry]]></itunes:keywords>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.R. Ammons: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of poet A.R. Ammons, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1963 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=p_lL1A-3vSA:qP4X9RtjO-4:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=p_lL1A-3vSA:qP4X9RtjO-4:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=p_lL1A-3vSA:qP4X9RtjO-4:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=p_lL1A-3vSA:qP4X9RtjO-4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/p_lL1A-3vSA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/p_lL1A-3vSA/AR-Ammons-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of poet A.R. Ammons, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1963 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jorie Graham: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of poet Jorie Graham, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1995 and 1998 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿﻿﻿&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=SSYNTPBSEWE:gQXawwl9SpM:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=SSYNTPBSEWE:gQXawwl9SpM:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=SSYNTPBSEWE:gQXawwl9SpM:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=SSYNTPBSEWE:gQXawwl9SpM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/SSYNTPBSEWE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/SSYNTPBSEWE/Jorie-Graham-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of poet Jorie Graham, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1995 and 1998 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿﻿﻿]]></itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords><![CDATA[jorie graham, essential american poets, donald hall, poetry foundation, poetry archive, poem, poet, poetry]]></itunes:keywords>
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		<title><![CDATA[Robinson Jeffers: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of poet Robinson Jeffers, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1941 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿﻿﻿&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=U2UdHrPI-0g:4s3XH2tBG4M:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=U2UdHrPI-0g:4s3XH2tBG4M:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=U2UdHrPI-0g:4s3XH2tBG4M:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=U2UdHrPI-0g:4s3XH2tBG4M:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/U2UdHrPI-0g" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/U2UdHrPI-0g/Robinson-Jeffers-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of poet Robinson Jeffers, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1941 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿﻿﻿]]></itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords><![CDATA[robinson jeffers, donald hall, poet, poem, poetry, poetry foundation, essential americna poets, poetry archive, poetryarchive.org]]></itunes:keywords>
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		<title><![CDATA[Carolyn Kizer: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of poet Carolyn Kizer, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1958 and 1973 in Seattle, WA, and at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿﻿&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=iGJttefq3xM:ojSqsEaBjxc:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=iGJttefq3xM:ojSqsEaBjxc:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=iGJttefq3xM:ojSqsEaBjxc:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=iGJttefq3xM:ojSqsEaBjxc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/iGJttefq3xM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/iGJttefq3xM/Carolyn-Kizer-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of poet Carolyn Kizer, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1958 and 1973 in Seattle, WA, and at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿﻿]]></itunes:summary>
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	<media:content url="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~5/iGJttefq3xM/Carolyn-Kizer-Essential-American-Poets.mp3" fileSize="12094156" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><feedburner:origLink>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/Carolyn-Kizer-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~5/iGJttefq3xM/Carolyn-Kizer-Essential-American-Poets.mp3" length="12094156" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/Carolyn-Kizer-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title><![CDATA[Muriel Rukeyser: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of poet Muriel Rukeyser, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1962 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=S-u3Z4LJnDg:dq8D3qlngsw:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=S-u3Z4LJnDg:dq8D3qlngsw:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=S-u3Z4LJnDg:dq8D3qlngsw:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=S-u3Z4LJnDg:dq8D3qlngsw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/S-u3Z4LJnDg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/S-u3Z4LJnDg/Muriel-Rukeyser-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of poet Muriel Rukeyser, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1962 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿﻿]]></itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords><![CDATA[essential american poets, donald hall, muriel rukeyser, poetry foundation, poem, poet, poetry]]></itunes:keywords>
	<media:content url="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~5/S-u3Z4LJnDg/Muriel-Rukeyser-Essential-American-Poets.mp3" fileSize="15686834" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><feedburner:origLink>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/Muriel-Rukeyser-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~5/S-u3Z4LJnDg/Muriel-Rukeyser-Essential-American-Poets.mp3" length="15686834" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/Muriel-Rukeyser-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title><![CDATA[Robert Creeley: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of the poet Robert Creeley, with an introduction to his life and work.﻿ Recorded in 1961, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=YdxaVQNUr4Y:BCT1efQzFqY:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=YdxaVQNUr4Y:BCT1efQzFqY:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=YdxaVQNUr4Y:BCT1efQzFqY:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=YdxaVQNUr4Y:BCT1efQzFqY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/YdxaVQNUr4Y" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/YdxaVQNUr4Y/Robert-Creeley-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of the poet Robert Creeley, with an introduction to his life and work.﻿ Recorded in 1961, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿]]></itunes:summary>
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	<media:content url="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~5/YdxaVQNUr4Y/Robert-Creeley-Essential-American-Poets.mp3" fileSize="5992769" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><feedburner:origLink>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/Robert-Creeley-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~5/YdxaVQNUr4Y/Robert-Creeley-Essential-American-Poets.mp3" length="5992769" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/Robert-Creeley-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lucille Clifton: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of poet Lucille Clifton, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 1973 and 1989 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=UXU4WpOwmcY:zNBbwoXJprA:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=UXU4WpOwmcY:zNBbwoXJprA:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=UXU4WpOwmcY:zNBbwoXJprA:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=UXU4WpOwmcY:zNBbwoXJprA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/UXU4WpOwmcY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/UXU4WpOwmcY/Lucille-Clifton-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of poet Lucille Clifton, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 1973 and 1989 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.﻿]]></itunes:summary>
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	<media:content url="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~5/UXU4WpOwmcY/Lucille-Clifton-Essential-American-Poets.mp3" fileSize="10241143" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><feedburner:origLink>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/Lucille-Clifton-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~5/UXU4WpOwmcY/Lucille-Clifton-Essential-American-Poets.mp3" length="10241143" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/Lucille-Clifton-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mona Van Duyn: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival Recordings of former poet laureate poet Mona Van Duyn, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1966.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=jzxdFLoFOK4:tQRqmcFQJ7I:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=jzxdFLoFOK4:tQRqmcFQJ7I:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=jzxdFLoFOK4:tQRqmcFQJ7I:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=jzxdFLoFOK4:tQRqmcFQJ7I:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/jzxdFLoFOK4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/jzxdFLoFOK4/Mona-Van-Duyn- Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival Recordings of former poet laureate poet Mona Van Duyn, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1966.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<media:content url="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~5/jzxdFLoFOK4/Mona-Van-Duyn- Essential-American-Poets.mp3" fileSize="8598908" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><feedburner:origLink>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/Mona-Van-Duyn- Essential-American-Poets.mp3</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~5/jzxdFLoFOK4/Mona-Van-Duyn- Essential-American-Poets.mp3" length="8598908" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/Mona-Van-Duyn- Essential-American-Poets.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kenneth Rexroth: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Recordings of poet Kenneth Rexroth, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded October 25, 1965, Library of Congress, Washington DC.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/JlIboS20GPI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/JlIboS20GPI/Kenneth-Rexroth-Essential-American-Poets1.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Louis Simpson: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Recordings of poet Louis Simpson, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1959 and 1966, Library of Congress, Washington DC.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=GdN580ChlwY:K3pvfgRUjf0:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=GdN580ChlwY:K3pvfgRUjf0:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=GdN580ChlwY:K3pvfgRUjf0:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=GdN580ChlwY:K3pvfgRUjf0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/GdN580ChlwY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/GdN580ChlwY/Louis-Simpson-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wallace Stevens: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of the poet Wallace Stevens, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1954, YMHA Poetry Center, New York, NY.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=wmJshTW7yFc:fn2zJEozXtA:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=wmJshTW7yFc:fn2zJEozXtA:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=wmJshTW7yFc:fn2zJEozXtA:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=wmJshTW7yFc:fn2zJEozXtA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/wmJshTW7yFc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/wmJshTW7yFc/Wallace-Stevens-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of the poet Wallace Stevens, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1954, YMHA Poetry Center, New York, NY.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thylias Moss: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Recordings of the poet Thylias Moss, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 2007, in studio, WBEZ, Chicago.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=94zDA5HNueI:zuZ-aYPleFs:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=94zDA5HNueI:zuZ-aYPleFs:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=94zDA5HNueI:zuZ-aYPleFs:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=94zDA5HNueI:zuZ-aYPleFs:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/94zDA5HNueI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/94zDA5HNueI/Thylias-Moss-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Recordings of the poet Thylias Moss, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 2007, in studio, WBEZ, Chicago.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stanley Kunitz: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of former poet laureate Stanley Kunitz, with an introduction  to his life and work. Recorded 2001,  Library of Congress, Washington, DC.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=CBlP2EUHMS8:XtFCeuTvVgQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=CBlP2EUHMS8:XtFCeuTvVgQ:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=CBlP2EUHMS8:XtFCeuTvVgQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=CBlP2EUHMS8:XtFCeuTvVgQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/CBlP2EUHMS8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/CBlP2EUHMS8/Stanley-Kunitz-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Robert Hayden: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of the poet Robert Hayden, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1968 and 1977, Library of Congress, Washington DC.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=vNdVQxDa094:E8pj4JcJFr8:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=vNdVQxDa094:E8pj4JcJFr8:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=vNdVQxDa094:E8pj4JcJFr8:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=vNdVQxDa094:E8pj4JcJFr8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/vNdVQxDa094" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/vNdVQxDa094/Robert-Hayden-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of the poet Robert Hayden, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1968 and 1977, Library of Congress, Washington DC.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title><![CDATA[Robert Bly: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Recordings of the poet Robert Bly, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2008, in studio, New York, NY.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=dVfo2DhMW38:Cswu1dwXLp4:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=dVfo2DhMW38:Cswu1dwXLp4:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=dVfo2DhMW38:Cswu1dwXLp4:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=dVfo2DhMW38:Cswu1dwXLp4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/dVfo2DhMW38" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/dVfo2DhMW38/Robert-Bly-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Recordings of the poet Robert Bly, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2008, in studio, New York, NY.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title><![CDATA[Conrad Aiken: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of Conrad Aiken reading his poems, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1959, Library of Congress, Washington DC.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=nSZndpyQBFs:-bPLHO22aNs:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=nSZndpyQBFs:-bPLHO22aNs:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=nSZndpyQBFs:-bPLHO22aNs:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=nSZndpyQBFs:-bPLHO22aNs:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/nSZndpyQBFs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/nSZndpyQBFs/Conrad-Aiken-Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of Conrad Aiken reading his poems, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1959, Library of Congress, Washington DC.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title><![CDATA[Denise Levertov: Essential American Poets]]></title>
		<description>Archival recordings of the poet Denise Levertov, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 1976, Library of Congress, Washington DC.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=zu90WakRRTs:bMvv55QxgxY:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=zu90WakRRTs:bMvv55QxgxY:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?a=zu90WakRRTs:bMvv55QxgxY:-BTjWOF_DHI"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EssentialAmericanPoets?i=zu90WakRRTs:bMvv55QxgxY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~4/zu90WakRRTs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
		<link>http://feeds.poetryfoundation.org/~r/EssentialAmericanPoets/~3/zu90WakRRTs/Denise-Levertov_Essential-American-Poets.mp3</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Archival recordings of the poet Denise Levertov, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 1976, Library of Congress, Washington DC.]]></itunes:summary>
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<media:credit role="author">Poetry Foundation</media:credit><media:rating>nonadult</media:rating><media:description type="plain">Listen to Donald Hall's selection of classic American poets reading from their work. These recordings are being made available as the result of a collaboration between US and UK poet laureates Donald Hall and Andrew Motion.</media:description></channel>
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