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April Bernard Reads John Ashbery

The New Yorker: Poetry by The New Yorker

Jan 28, 202642:20Arts

April Bernard joins Kevin Young to read “ A Worldly Country ,” by John Ashbery, and her own poem “ Beagle or Something .” Bernard is the author of two novels and six poetry collections—including “ Blackbird Bye Bye ,” wh...

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April Bernard Reads John Ashbery is an episode from The New Yorker: Poetry by The New Yorker. April Bernard joins Kevin Young to read “ A Worldly Country ,” by John Ashbery, and her own poem “ Beagle or Something .” Bernard is the author of...

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Published Jan 28, 2026, 42:20 long, audio available.