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Edward Hirsch Reads Gerald Stern

The New Yorker: Poetry

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Urban Reflections: A Poetic Escape

This chapter features a poignant poem that captures a man's haunting experience on a fire escape, reflecting on a transformative sunset over the city. It explores themes of memory, beauty amidst chaos, and the liminal spaces of urban life, inviting deeper existential contemplation.

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