The American Flag is an example of the poetry written by Joseph Rodman Drake, the namesake of P.S. 48 and Joseph Rodman Drake Park. The poem is from his collection, The Culprit Fay and Other Poems. Select chapter 20 to hear the poem read aloud below from archive.org. Want to listen to a19th century poem about The Bronx? Select track 17. He's remembered in the New York Botanical Gardens today, on a plaque overlooking the Bronx River, in tribute to his poetry about The Bronx.
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