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Audio Recording Maria Melendez reading from her poetry

Hispanic-American poet María Meléndez reading from her work

About this Item

Title

  • Maria Melendez reading from her poetry

Summary

  • Ms. Melendez reads from her following works: How Long She'll Last in this World and Flexible Bones.

Names

  • Meléndez, María (María Teresa)
  • Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 2013.

Contents

  • From How Long She'll Last in this World: Remedio; Backcountry, Emmigrant Gap; In Biruté's Camp; Art of Combat; Collections of Nearly Unlovable Spaces; Tonacacihuatl: Lady of Our Flesh; A Secret Between Lady Poets; Llorona's Guide to Baptism -- From Flexible Bones: To Hope; Topaz Triptych, Time Given to Revise 'No' Reply to Question 27; Topaz Triptych, AMFP Seeks Part and Parcel; Topaz Triptych, Birth of First Prize Puppies in Topaz; Westerner Exiled to the Affordable Midwest Comes Home.

Headings

  • -  United States--Poetry

Notes

  • -  Poems in English.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.
  • -  Recorded Apr. 11, 2013, at the Library of Congress Recording Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 1 sound file (44:03 min.) : digital, WAV file (24 bit, 96 kHz)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AHLOT0015

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2016686113

Access Advisory

  • Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Hispanic Reading Room.

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Hispanic Division

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Chicago citation style:

Meléndez, María, and Archive Of Hispanic Literature On Tape. Maria Melendez reading from her poetry. 2013. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016686113/.

APA citation style:

Meléndez, M. & Archive Of Hispanic Literature On Tape. (2013) Maria Melendez reading from her poetry. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016686113/.

MLA citation style:

Meléndez, María, and Archive Of Hispanic Literature On Tape. Maria Melendez reading from her poetry. 2013. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2016686113/>.