Collection Items
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Audio RecordingDerek Walcott reading his poems Recorded Nov. 24, 1986, in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Recorded…- Contributor: Walcott, Derek - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
- Date: 1986
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Audio RecordingConsultants' reunion readings by thirteen Consultants in Poetry in the Coolidge Auditorium, March 6, 1978 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Spender, Stephen - Eberhart, Richard - Whittemore, Reed - Stafford, William - Hayden, Robert - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Dickey, James - Kunitz, Stanley - Bishop, Elizabeth - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Nemerov, Howard - Shapiro, Karl - Hoffman, Daniel - Smith, William Jay - Jacobsen, Josephine
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingStephen Spender reading his poems with comment Presents Mr. Spender reading eleven of his poems.
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Spender, Stephen
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingBeth Bentley and Nelson Bentley reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, April 24, 1978 Introduced by Robert Hayden. Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
- Contributor: Bentley, Beth - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Hayden, Robert - Bentley, Nelson - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingDavid Anderson reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, May 3, 1978 Mr. Anderson reads twenty-eight poems from his collection, Lines in the snow.
- Contributor: Anderson, David - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingHow it strikes a contemporary reflections on poetry and the role of the poet Presents a lecture delivered by Robert Hayden. Following the lecture, Mr. Hayden reads the poem, A letter from Phillis Wheatley and section V of the poem, Elegies for Paradise Valley from his…
- Contributor: Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Hayden, Robert - Broderick, John C.
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingNaomi Madgett reading her poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, May 23, 1978 Ms. Madgett reads fourteen poems from her collection entitled Pink ladies in the afternoon; eighteen from her collection entitled Exits and entrances (unpublished at the time of reading); and thirteen from her…
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Madgett, Naomi Cornelia Long
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingSuresh Dalal reading translations by Jagdish Joshi of Mr. Dalal's poems Mr. Dalal reads twenty of his poems, which were originally written in Gujarati.
- Contributor: Joshī, Jagadīśa - Dalāla, Sureśa Purushottamadāsa - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingRobert Earl Hayden reading his poems with comment Mr. Hayden reads and comments on his 1978 collection of poems, American journal.
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Hayden, Robert
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingWilliam Meredith reading his poems Mr. Meredith reads seventeen of his poems, many of these from his previously published collections. In addition, he reads one poem by Robert Hayden and one by George Herbert.
- Contributor: Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Broderick, John C. - Meredith, William
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingAny man's equal the life, loves, and friends of Hester Lynch Thrale In this program of dramatic readings compiled from the writings of English socialite Hester Lynch Salusbury, Welsh-born actress Elizabeth Morgan presents a lively and historical account of Mrs. Thrale's life, both as…
- Contributor: Morgan, Elizabeth - Piozzi, Hester Lynch - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingMexican poets José Emilio Pacheco and Tomás Segovia reading their poems After the English translation, Mr. Pacheco reads in the original Spanish selections from his collection, Don't ask me how the time goes by; Mr. Merdieth reads from Weathering by Alastair Reid; and…
- Contributor: Segovia, Tomás - Reid, Alastair - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Meredith, William - Pacheco, José Emilio
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingJames Alan McPherson and Tim O'Brien reading from their fiction Mr. McPherson reads a story from his collection Elbow room, titled, The story of a dead man. Mr. O'Brien reads his The nuclear age, unpublished at the time of the reading.
- Contributor: McPherson, James Alan - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - O'Brien, Tim - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Meredith, William
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingMaurice English and Frederick Morgan reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Nov. 14, 1978 Introduced by William Meredith. Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
- Contributor: Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - English, Maurice - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Meredith, William - Morgan, Frederick
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingAdrienne Wolfert reading her poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Nov. 13, 1978 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Wolfert, Adrienne
- Date: 1978
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Audio RecordingMay Sarton and Romulus Linney reading from their work in the Coolidge Auditorium, Apr. 23, 1979 Ms. Sarton reads poetry from her collected volumes: A durable fire; A private mythology; Cloud, stone, sun, vine; A grain of mustard seed; and The lion and the rose. In the course…
- Contributor: Sarton, May - Linney, Romulus - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Bolt, Jonathan - Taylor, Henry - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Meredith, William
- Date: 1979
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Audio RecordingWilliam Meredith reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 2, 1979 Program introduced by John C. Broderick ; Mr. Meredith introduced by Archibald MacLeish, who reads the poem "Ten-day leave" by Meredith. Recorded Oct. 2, 1979, in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library…
- Contributor: Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Meredith, William - Macleish, Archibald - Broderick, John C.
- Date: 1979
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Audio RecordingWilliam Heyen and Peter Robert Edwin Viereck reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Nov. 5, … Introduced by William Meredith. Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
- Contributor: Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Meredith, William - Viereck, Peter - Heyen, William
- Date: 1979
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Audio RecordingW.S. Merwin reading his poems with comment in the Coolidge Auditorium, Nov. 17, 1979 Mr. Merwin comments on poetry, language, and his own work and then reads twenty-nine of his poems.
- Contributor: Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley) - Rector, Liam - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Meredith, William - Folger Shakespeare Library
- Date: 1979
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Audio RecordingMyra Sklarew and Edward Weismiller reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Dec. 3, 1979 Introduced by William Meredith. Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
- Contributor: Weismiller, Edward Ronald - Sklarew, Myra - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Meredith, William
- Date: 1979
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Audio RecordingSterling Allen Brown reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 18, 1980 From Southern road: After winter ; Sister Lou ; Long gone ; Odyssey of Big Boy ; Old man buzzard ; Sporting Beasley -- Puttin' on dog -- From Southern road: Children's…
- Contributor: Brown, Sterling A. - Harper, Michael S. - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Meredith, William
- Date: 1980
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Audio RecordingJohn Peck and Ellen Bryant Voigt reading their poems Mr. Peck reads four of his poems entitled Sorcerer's apprentice, Fog burning off at Cape May, March elegies, and Migration. Ms. Voigt reads St. Judas by James Wright; four poems from her…
- Contributor: Peck, John - Voigt, Ellen Bryant - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Meredith, William
- Date: 1980
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Audio RecordingDenise Levertov reading her poems with comment in New York City, June 15, 1958 Includes discussion. Given to the Library of Congress in 1959 by Lee Anderson for inclusion in the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 143. Preservation master.…
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Levertov, Denise
- Date: 1958
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Audio RecordingJascha Kessler reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Jan. 19, 1960 Mr. Kessler reads nineteen poems from his collection, The natural history of love, which is a provisional title of a book of poems unpublished at the time of reading. Also includes a…
- Contributor: Kessler, Jascha Frederick - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Eberhart, Richard
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingStanley Kunitz reading his poems with comment in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 21, 1960 Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 135. Also…
- Contributor: Kunitz, Stanley - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingMelville Cane reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Mar. 25, 1960 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 33. Cataloging based on container/printed material/LC paperwork.
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Cane, Melville
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingCharles Tomlinson reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory, April 18, 1960 Mr. Tomlinson reads eleven poems for his collection, Seeing is believing and the uncollected poem, Winter encounters.
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Tomlinson, Charles
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingMuna Lee de Muñoz Marín reading her poems in the Recording Laboratory, April 25, 1960 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Literary recording, rev., enl. ed., p. 141-142. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
- Contributor: Lee, Muna - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingAlbert Cook reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory, April 22, 1960 Reads a prepared statement on his poetry -- Stupor mundi -- The Luxembourg Gardens in autumn -- Retoucher of moonlight -- Glaucus acclimates to the sea -- Progressions -- Station -- In…
- Contributor: Cook, Albert - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingJames Dickey reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory, April 22, 1960 Mr. Dickey reads a selection of his poems.
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Dickey, James
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingRobert Conquest reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, April 21, 1960 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 46. Cataloging based on container/printed material/LC paperwork.
- Contributor: Conquest, Robert - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingSalvatore Quasimodo reading his poems in Italian in the Recording Laboratory, Apr. 22, 1960 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 194-195. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
- Contributor: Quasimodo, Salvatore - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingCarl Bode reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, April 27, 1960 Mr. Bode reads from his collected volumes of poems, The man behind you and The calendar of love. In addition, he reads four of his uncollected poems.
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Bode, Carl
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingRobert Bly reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, May 2, 1960 Mr. Bly reads twenty poems from his collection, Solitudes in the snow fields, and twenty-two poems from his collection, Poems for the ascension of J.P. Morgan (provisional title).
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Bly, Robert
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingJoseph Joel Keith reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory, May 9, 1960 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 127. Cataloging based on container/printed material/LC paperwork.
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Keith, Joseph Joel
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingKenneth Koch reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, May 9, 1960 Mr. Koch reads a selection of his poetry.
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Koch, Kenneth
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingSir Herbert Edward Read reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, May 9, 1960 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 201.
- Contributor: Read, Herbert - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingGene Baro reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory, May 20, 1960 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 13-14. Cataloging based on container/printed material/LC paperwork.
- Contributor: Baro, Gene - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingLouis Untermeyer reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, May 26, 1960 Mr. Untermeyer reads from his collection, Selected poems and parodies.
- Contributor: Untermeyer, Louis - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1960
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Audio RecordingPaul Goodman reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, June 6, 1960 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 90-91.
- Contributor: Goodman, Paul - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1960