Kenneth Koch (1925–2002) was Professor of English at Columbia. During his lifetime, Koch published at least thirty volumes of poetry and plays. He was also the author of a novel, The Red Robins; two books on teaching poetry writing to children, Wishes, Lies, and Dreams and Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?; and I Never Told Anybody: Teaching Poetry Writing in a Nursing Home.
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Proverb
August 15, 2002
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Zones
June 27, 2002
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To Psychoanalysis
April 13, 2000
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To Old Age
December 2, 1999
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The Language of Poetry
May 14, 1998
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One Train May Hide Another
April 8, 1993
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Senegal
December 20, 1984
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The Simplicity of the Unknown Past
July 19, 1979
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Memorial for F.W. Dupee
May 3, 1979
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Our Hearts
April 28, 1977
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William Ross’s Poem
February 17, 1977
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I Never Told Anybody Teaching Poetry Writing in a Nursing Home
January 20, 1977
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Some General Instructions
January 23, 1975
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The Circus
April 18, 1974
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Teaching Great Poetry to Children
September 20, 1973
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Alive for An Instant
November 30, 1972
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First Trip to China
March 23, 1972
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Wishes, Lies, and Dreams: Teaching Children to Write Poetry
April 9, 1970

