You Look Beautiful and On Wearing Ears by William J. Harris

Update: 2023-05-24

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You there! What day is it? Why, it's Yuki has Chosen a Poem Day! This week we're reading two poems by William J. Harris, "You Look Beautiful" (2011) and "On Wearing Ears" (1974). Yuki falls a little bit in love. Put your ears on, it's another episode of PoeTRY!

Read "You Look Beautiful" here

Read "On Wearing Ears" here

William J. Harris' biography was compiled from:

Poetry Foundation

Raven Bookstore

PennSound Podcast

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You Look Beautiful and On Wearing Ears by William J. Harris

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You Look Beautiful and On Wearing Ears by William J. Harris

You Look Beautiful and On Wearing Ears by William J. Harris