MARIANNE MOORE: Poet & Performer with Linda Leavell | Woodberry Poetry Room

Award-winning biographer Linda Leavell (author of Holding On Upside Down: The Life and Work of Marianne Moore) presents highlights from her recent critically-acclaimed biography and, weaving in brief excerpts from the Woodberry Poetry Room's audio archives, reveals how the formerly shy poet mastered the art of performance and, against all odds, transformed herself into a charismatic literary celebrity. Introduction by Odile Harter.
The audio excerpts are provided courtesy of the Woodberry Poetry Room, Harvard University, for scholarly use only. No unauthorized reproduction or commercial use is permitted, without express permission of the Estate of Marianne Moore.
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