Name: Heather Christle: "Mistake" by Academy of American Poets
Duration: 32 s
Description: Recorded on September 18, 2017, for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. www.poets.org

I like the idea of this poem and the somewhat unadorned quality.  But it's still a bit prosaic, lacking in rich imagery or deeper diction, and the line breaks are often arbitrary. (The poet's own reading can be used to demonstrate that.)

Recorded by Hari Alluri for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 1, 2024. www.poets.org

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Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”

Recorded on September 18, 2017, for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. www.poets.org

Heather Christle: "Mistake"

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Heather Christle: "Mistake"

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