Poetry Off the Shelf: Kay Ryan

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
In honor of National Poetry Month, we're airing a poem by Kay Ryan called "Houdini." It's read by Anne O'Sullivan.

This piece is part of the Poetry Off the Shelf series, produced by the »Poetry Foundation. The Poetry Foundation is also delivering daily »poetry podcasts, produced by Curtis Fox, during the month of April.

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