Poets & Writers Theater

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First Memory

Eisa Davis reads Louise Glück's "First Memory"

Eisa Davis reads Louise Glück's "First Memory"

“Long ago, I was wounded.” Actor and playwright Eisa Davis reads Louise Glück’s poem “First Memory” in this short film directed by Matthew Thompson and produced by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation for their Read By poetry film series.

Tags: Poetry | Louise Glück | First Memory | Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation | Read By series | Eisa Davis | short film | 2023

Poets & Writers Theater

First Memory

Eisa Davis reads Louise Glück's "First Memory"

Eisa Davis reads Louise Glück's "First Memory"