The Writers' Block

The Writers' Block | Feb 03, 2010

Just Kids

Patti Smith reads excerpts from Just Kids, her memoir about life with Robert Mapplethorpe. By Patti Smith



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The Writers' Block | Jan 27, 2010

Talking Fowl with My Father

Lori Ostlund reads a passage from "Talking Fowl with My Father," a short story from her collection The Bigness of the World about the complicated relationship between a daughter and her father. By Lori Ostlund



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The Writers' Block | Jan 20, 2010

What Kind of Animal

Kristen Tracy reads selected poems from What Kind of Animal, her collection inspired by her Mormon upbringing and her fear and fondness of wild animals. By Kristen Tracy



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The Writers' Block | Jan 13, 2010

More Lit

Mary Karr reads the second of two passages from Lit, a memoir that chronicles her descent into the inferno of alcoholism and madness, and her astonishing resurrection. By Mary Karr



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