Intermission: Bill Murray Reads Poetry to Construction Workers

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Patrick James
Writer / Former GOOD Managing Editor

May 4, 2010 • 6:00 am PDT
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In this video (after the jump), the beloved actor Bill Murray reads poetry to construction workers at the site of the Poets House national library and literary center in New York City.

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I have to admit I was a little surprised when Emily Dickinson got the big applause from these guys. What a wonderfully awkward (and heart-warming) moment these men shared.

Via Mental Floss.

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Tags: culture,; poetry,; construction,; bill murray,; emily dickson,; poets house

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