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April 27, 2012
Poets Laureate: Carol Ann Duffy and Philip Levine
"A poet should be private and invisible," says U.K. Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. Meanwhile, "I think we witness things, but are not witnessed," says U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine. They reflect with Jeffrey Brown on having very public roles as private poets.
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