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Toi Derricotte Reads Tracy K. Smith

The New Yorker: Poetry

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Exploring a Poem and its Creation

A deep dive into the creation and themes of a poem published in the New Yorker, touching on beauty, longing, family history, and the strength of silence as the poem 'I Give In to an Old Desire' is shared and discussed.

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