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Saturday, June 9, 2018

WHAT I'M LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW: JIM CARROLL'S POEM FOR KURT COBAIN


Posted by Dylan Mitchell at 10:37:00 AM
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Labels: 1990s, Addiction, Jim Carroll, Kurt Cobain, Poetry, Spoken Word, Suicide, Unplugged, What I'm Listening To Right Now
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