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Month: December 2014

Poetry Reading: Third Thursday Series in Takoma Park

December 22, 2014amusingpoetLeave a comment

I was a featured poet at the Takoma Park Third Thursday Series in November of 2014. The Poet Laureate of Takoma Park, Merrill Leffler, is the host and the other readers are Rob Soley, Marybeth Hatem, and Marting Fitzpatrick. My reading begins at minute 25:51 and concludes with 38:18. Enjoy!

http://takomaparkmd.gov/citytv/watch

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