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Sharon Olds: 2003
Sharon Olds reads a selection of poems from her body of work, including 1987's "On the Subway," "Animal Crackers," "When I Left Her" (work in progress), "Stag's Leap," "Wooden Ode," "When She Slept In," and "A Week Later." From KWLS 2003: The Beautiful Changes. (19:12) / 8.8 MB
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This recording is being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights to this recorded material belong to the author. © 2008 Sharon Olds. Used with generous permission from Sharon Olds.
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This is why I love the web: I can hear the voice of a poet whose work I have fallen in love with.
Ah, so this is the voice of Sharon Olds.
Now when I read her work I will hear her better.
I can't read Sharon Olds without feeling like leaping into writing - inspired - but listening to her, those powerful lines, that soft voice, the rhythm, I've been to a great concert, my ears left ringing, my brain abuzz. And what I hear coming from myself is a deep rich ahhh.