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<v Speaker 1>This is the WBZ Book Club. I'm Jordan Rich. He's

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<v Speaker 1>one of our most beloved and honored actors. I'm talking

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<v Speaker 1>about John Lithgow, who explains in the preface to The

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<v Speaker 1>Poet's Corner, The One and Only Poetry Book for the

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<v Speaker 1>Whole Family, how he grew up with a gift of poetry,

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<v Speaker 1>with his father and other relatives sharing rhyme and meeter.

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<v Speaker 1>In Lithgow's book, which is ideal as an audiobook choice,

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<v Speaker 1>he features a wide variety of poems, many of them

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<v Speaker 1>classics from Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Dylan Thomas, to

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<v Speaker 1>name but a few. When hearing the voice of an

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<v Speaker 1>acclaimed actor like John Lithgow, these poems really do come

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<v Speaker 1>to life. And you can order a package that includes

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<v Speaker 1>a multi media experience with a bonus MP three selection

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<v Speaker 1>of other very famous voices reading poetry. Jody Foster, Helen Mirren,

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<v Speaker 1>Gary Sonise, Susan Sarandon and Yes Morgan Freeman, John Lithgow.

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<v Speaker 1>The Poet's Corner, The one and Only poetry Book for

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<v Speaker 1>the whole Family. Worth a read and worth a listen.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the Book Club. WZ, Boston's news radio