This Is Just To Say: Carrie Fountain Reads W.S. Merwin

KUT 90.5 | By Rebecca McInroy

Published November 19, 2018 at 4:56 PM CST

Poet and novelist Carrie Fountain reads W.S. Merwin's poem "Thanks" and talks with KUT's Rebecca McInroy about how complicated it is to feel and show gratitude in a complex and troubled world.

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