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The Favorite Poem Project: "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke

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In this video episode [4:22] from Favorite Poem Project, William Van Fields, a retired corporate executive from California, describes himself and explains why Theodore Roethke's poem entitled "My Father's Waltz" evokes connections to his life while growing up and then memories of his father (and mother). Then Van Fields reads aloud "My Father's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke.

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