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Podcast: The Daily Poem
Episode: Larry K. Richman's "The Joys of House Wrecking"
Description: βThe work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation slow, laborious and dull.β -Roger ScrutonLarry Richman (1934-2023) was born in Philadelphia and grew up on a small Bucks County chicken farm north of the city. He attended local schools and then Colorado College, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with a BA in English in 1957. From Duke University, he received an MA in 1959 and a PhD in 1970.Larry went on to teach English at the Beaufort and Florence Centers of the University of South Carolina, Washington & Lee...