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A poem by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins, read by the author
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October 2008
By Billy Collins
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At a bus stop in Costa Rica, a 9-year-old boy is dropped off by his father and abducted by his mother and her ex-husband. Audio and transcript from the files of Atlantic contributor Nadya Labi.