Name: Louise Glück: "The Hawthorn Tree" by Academy of American Poets
Duration: 1 min
Description: Louise Glück reads her poem "The Hawthorn Tree." Recorded 03/17/1992.

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Louise Glück reads her poem "The Hawthorn Tree." Recorded 03/17/1992.

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Louise Glück: "The Hawthorn Tree"

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Louise Glück: "The Hawthorn Tree"

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