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The Imagined Galaxies of Ruth Stone

NPR | By Melissa Block
Published July 18, 2004 at 9:00 PM PDT
Ruth Stone at her home in Goshen, Vt.
Andrea Hsu, NPR
Ruth Stone at her home in Goshen, Vt.

On her 89th birthday, the lauded American poet reflects on the joys and pains of life that have shaped her poetry.

NPR's Melissa Block spends a day with Stone and her family at her farmhouse in Goshen, Vt.

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Melissa Block
Melissa Block is a special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs.
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