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Poet Mark Strand reads 'A Suite Of Appearances: 4'
Prize-winning poet and former U.S. poet laureate Mark Strand died on Saturday. We remember him with his reading of "A Suite Of Appearances: 4," given during an interview with the NewsHour in 1999. You can see the full interview and the text of the poem here: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment-jan-june99-pulitzer_4-15/ More Poetry: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/poetry/
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