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Garrett Hongo joins Kevin Young to read “ T’ang Notebook ,” by Charles Wright, and his own poem “ On Emptiness .” Hongo is the author of several books of poetry and nonfiction, including “ Ocean of Clouds ” and “ The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo .” He’s received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, and he’s a distinguished professor at the University of Oregon.

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