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Maggie Millner Reads Her Favorite Love Poems

Maggie Millner, poet and senior editor at The Yale Review, reads a couple of her favorite love poems, including Thom Gunn's "The Hug," which was first published in the Summer 1985 issue of The Yale Review. Read more love poems from past and recent issues here. Video by David Surowiecki.

Originally published:
February 14, 2025

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