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Matthew Schmeer, Professor of English, introduces a candid portrayal of a desire for personal connection in “Lunch Poems” by Frank O’Hara . The Great Books Mini-Lecture Series is designed to introduce you to watershed texts that have changed readers’ views of the world. It’s a series of short talks on great books.

Frank O'Hara reading from Lunch Poems
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FRANK O'HARA reads "Poem [Lana Turner has collapsed!]"
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