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Poetry Everywhere  "American Wedding" by Joseph Millar

Poet Joseph Millar reads his poem "American Wedding." Details

 

Program: Poetry Everywhere

Episode: "American Wedding" by Joseph Millar

Joseph Millar was raised in western Pennsylvania, got his M.A. degree in 1970 at Johns Hopkins University, and then moved to San Francisco. He received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and then returned east in 1997 where he founded the Brooklyn Arts Press. "American Wedding" captures Millar's sense of humbleness in the face of describing life's enormous emotions, destinies, and mysteries.

Duration: (3:32)
Premiere Date: 04/01/2011
Episode Expires: Fri 01 Apr 2016
TV Rating: TV-G
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