Poverty’s History, Episode 1: In the Beginning Was the Word

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Poverty’s History, Episode 1: In the Beginning Was the Word

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Apr 29, 2020

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The first installment of a special series about the intersections between poetry and poverty.

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Apr 29, 2020

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Podcast episode

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Producer Helena de Groot explores the diverse world of contemporary poetry with readings by poets, interviews with critics, and short poetry documentaries. Nothing is off limits, and nobody is taken too seriously.

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Poverty’s History, Episode 1: In the Beginning Was the Word

Poverty’s History, Episode 1: In the Beginning Was the Word

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