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Reads tagged with “Mark Strand”

Regina Spektor Reads “The Everyday Enchantment of Music” by Mark Strand
Regina Spektor Reads “The Everyday Enchantment of Music” by Mark Strand

“A rough sound was polished until it became a smoother sound, which was polished until it became music.”

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Mark Strand on Dreams: A Lyrical Love Letter to Where We Go When We Go to Sleep
Mark Strand on Dreams: A Lyrical Love Letter to Where We Go When We Go to Sleep

“Something nameless hums us into sleep… We feel dreamed by someone else, a sleeping counterpart…”

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Poet Mark Strand on Creativity and the Artist’s Task
Poet Mark Strand on Creativity and the Artist’s Task

“It’s such a lucky accident, having been born, that we’re almost obliged to pay attention.”

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When the Sky Is No More Than Remembered Light: Mark Strand Reads His Poignant Poem “The End”
When the Sky Is No More Than Remembered Light: Mark Strand Reads His Poignant Poem “The End”

“Not every man knows what is waiting for him, or what he shall sing / when the ship he is on slips into darkness, there at the end.”

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89 Clouds: A Poetic Celebration of Clouds and Everything They Mean
89 Clouds: A Poetic Celebration of Clouds and Everything They Mean

“Clouds are thoughts without words…”

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