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Press-Play Poetry: 'Summer Song'

NPR | By William Carlos Williams
Published July 17, 2012 at 6:30 AM EDT

Some poetry is meant to be heard as well as read. Press-Play Poetry is an occasional series that celebrates the power of the voice to bring lines on a page to life.

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