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4/15/10

The Day Lady Died (Frank O'Hara poem)

To hear John Updike's reading, click on the link below and scroll down to audio button.


Last week was Billie's birthday, the Alfred Knopf people have posted Frank O'Hara's wonderful poem, "The Day Lady Died" as read by John Updike—so here is a link to it. Just below the last stanza is a button that will get you the audio.
Posted by Chris Albertson on Thursday, April 15, 2010

1 comment:

  1. Michael LeddyApril 15, 2010 at 12:13 PM

    I wouldn't think of John Updike, but he reads it well. The pause after "but I don't" adds something.

    There's a recording by FOH on a CD in "The Voice of the Poet" series, from Random House.

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