Lorine Niedecker: Poetry Selections
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Three brief excerpts of poetry from the late Wisconsin poet Lorine Niedecker.
Three brief excerpts of poetry from the late Wisconsin poet Lorine Niedecker are set to footage filmed at and near Niedecker's home on Blackhawk Island in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
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Lorine Niedecker: Poetry Selections
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Three brief excerpts of poetry from the late Wisconsin poet Lorine Niedecker are set to footage filmed at and near Niedecker's home on Blackhawk Island in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
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[gentle music] - Poet's Voice: My friend tree I sawed you down but I must attend an older friend the sun [gentle vocalization] I walked on New Year's Day beside the trees my father now gone had planted evenly following the road Each spoke Colours of October Wait with easy dignity For the big change- Lie gorgeous quill-pens In old inkwells almost dry [gentle music]
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