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Audio Recording Jean Valentine and Cornelius Eady reading their poems with comment in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, March 22, 2001

Jean Valentine and Cornelius Eady reading their poems with comment in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, March 22, 2001

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Title

  • Jean Valentine and Cornelius Eady reading their poems with comment in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, March 22, 2001

Summary

  • Ms. Valentine reads from her recently published collection entitled Cradle of the real life and ten unpublished poems. Mr. Eady reads G.E. Patterson's poem: Yard talk--hard love. He continues with ten of his unpublished poems and selections from his three published volumes: Victims of the latest dance craze, You don't miss your water, and Brutal imagination.

Names

  • Valentine, Jean
  • Eady, Cornelius, 1954-
  • Rutland, Jennifer
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund

Created / Published

  • 2001.

Contents

  • Jean Valentine reads: The pin ; Mare and new-born foal ; Labrador ; 1945 ; The Welch poet ; The women's prison ; In the public library ; Margaret ; The orphanage landing ; Annunciation ; The girl spills the half gallon of milk ; Sequence of love poems ; A very bad horse ; The eleventh brother ; The coin ; The night sea ; One foot in the dark ; Linnet in the rain ; The shirt --
  • Cornelius Eady reads: Yard talk--hard love ; A walk at 42 ; Nature poem ; Call of the wild ; Conversation ; Moth ; Mosquito ; The dragonfly ; The ants ; Dusk ; Spring ; Crows in a strong one ; April ; Victims of the latest dance craze ; Jazz dancer ; Photo of Dexter Gordon about to solo 1965 ; Why was I born ; Photo of Miles Davis ; I'm a fool to love you ; I know I'm losing you ; Sooth me ; Poppa was a rolling stone ; You don't miss your water ; How I got born ; Who am I? ; The law ; Uncle Ben watches the local news ; Next of kin ; Press conference ; Birthing.

Notes

  • -  Welcoming remarks and introduction to the poets, Jennifer Rutland.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
  • -  Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • -  Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 2001. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (70 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RGA 7884 (playback copy)
  • RWE 1863 (preservation master)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2001658640

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Valentine, Jean, Cornelius Eady, Jennifer Rutland, Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature, and Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. Jean Valentine and Cornelius Eady reading their poems with comment in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress. 2001. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001658640/.

APA citation style:

Valentine, J., Eady, C., Rutland, J., Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature & Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. (2001) Jean Valentine and Cornelius Eady reading their poems with comment in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2001658640/.

MLA citation style:

Valentine, Jean, et al. Jean Valentine and Cornelius Eady reading their poems with comment in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress. 2001. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2001658640/>.