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by Lascelles Abercrombie (Performed by John Denver) It was 1972 and the Vietnam War was just beginning to wind down. We attended a John Denver concert at ASU in Tempe. Toward the end, he recited this Lascelles Abercrombie poem. The crowd sat in rapt silence as he finished. After a long pause you could hearContinue reading “The Box”