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Toi Derricotte: Poets Writing Prose
Recorded at Poets Forum 2014 as part of our Chancellors Conversations—a series of intimate talks during which the Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets examine issues central to poetry today. In this video, Toi Derricotte, who writes both poetry and prose, discusses the qualities of each genre and how a piece of writing takes its form. *For highest quality playback, change your YouTube quality settings (the gear icon) to 720p HD.
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