Hal Sirowitz & Mother's Day

Studio 360 | Aug 4, 2011

In a sort of anti-tribute this mother's day weekend, John Flansburgh and John Linnell of the cult band They Might Be Giants offer an appreciation of Hal Sirowitz, a poet who has made remembering his mother a cornerstone of his work.

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