Poetry Everywhere Collection:

Love

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After Love, by Maxime Kumin

After Love, by Maxime Kumin

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Maxine Kumin reads her poem, “After Love”, which describes a quiet moment after love-making shared by two people in a long marriage.

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After Making Love We Hear Footsteps, by Galway Kinnell

After Making Love We Hear Footsteps, by Galway Kinnell

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Galway Kinnell reads his poem, “After Making Love We Hear Footsteps”, which depicts the magic of love and family connection.

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For What Binds Us, by Jane Hirshfield

For What Binds Us, by Jane Hirshfield

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Jane Hirshfield reads her poem "For What Binds Us," which uses the images of forces that bring things together, whether nails rusting into a wall, or the connections between people—as a way to examine love.

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Lake Echo, Dear, by C. D. Wright

Lake Echo, Dear, by C. D. Wright

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, C. D. Wright reads her poem “Lake Echo, Dear”, which presents familiar people and items through an unfamiliar lens, almost like they are appearing in a dream.

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Slow Dance, by Matthew Dickman

Slow Dance, by Matthew Dickman

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Matthew Dickman reads his poem “Slow Dance,” describing a moment of intimacy at the end of a party and the train of thought it unleashes in the narrator.

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Touch Me, by Stanley Kunitz

Touch Me, by Stanley Kunitz

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Stanley Kunitz reads his poem "Touch me," in which he reflects upon the cycle of life.

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The Wild Old Wicked Man, by William Butler Yeats

The Wild Old Wicked Man, by William Butler Yeats

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, jazz musician Wynton Marsalis reads the poem "The Wild Old Wicked Man" by William Butler Yeats, in which Yeats looks at life, death and love through the eyes of an old man.

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