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# Podcast episode No. 0043: The stone boat
- URL: https://www.improvesomething.today/podcast-episode-no-0043/
- Published: 2026-07-02T00:56:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-30T19:49:13.000Z
- Author: Brian Kerr
- Tags: Podcast

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0043: The stone boat

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#### Episode details

A reading of a short poem by W.S. Merwin: [The Estuary](https://merwinconservancy.org/poems/the-estuary-by-w-s-merwin/). I share a few words about what might have influenced Merwin at the time of the poem’s composition.

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