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Audio Recording Cuban-American author Ruth Behar reads the poetry in "Otra piel para otra entraña"

Cuban-American author Ruth Behar reads the poetry in "Otra piel para otra entraña"

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Title

  • Cuban-American author Ruth Behar reads the poetry in "Otra piel para otra entraña"

Names

  • Behar, Ruth, 1956-
  • Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 2022.

Headings

  • -  United States--Prose

Notes

  • -  Poetry in English and Spanish.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.
  • -  Recording includes Rolando Estévez's artist statement for the "Otra piel" dress, and all of the poems that are included in the piece. This one-of-a-kind performative work of poetry takes the shape of a black bridal gown that readers unfurl in a celebration of Cuban and American Women poets. It includes forty-five scrolls containing poems and illustrations, and comes with black and white veils, bouquets, masks, and fans. The gown comes to life as readers unscroll the poems, altering its color and form.
  • -  Featured Cuban poets: Digdora Alonso, Ruth Behar, Emelia Bernal, Juana Borrero, Damaris Calderón, Sonia Díaz Corrales, Lucre Viridiana Estévez, Sofía Estévez, Fina García Marruz, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Lourdes González, Georgina Herrera, Dulce María Loynaz, Teresa Melo, María Luisa Milanés, Luisa Molina, Carilda Oliver Labra, Nancy Morejón, Luisa Pérez de Zambrana, Soleida Rios, Laura Ruiz Montes, and María Villar Buceta -- Featured American poets: Marjorie Agosín, Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sandra Cisneros, Emily Dickinson, Hilda Doolittle, Carolyn Forché, Nikki Giovanni, Louise Gluck, Joy Harjo, Jane Kenyon, Emma Lazarus, Aurora Levins Morales, Audre Lorde, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Marianne Moore, Mary Oliver, Grace Paley, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Adrienne Rich.
  • -  12-May-22 Virtual session.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 1 sound file : digital, WAV file (24 bit, 96 kHz)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AHLOT0200

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021758337

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:

Behar, Ruth, and Archive Of Hispanic Literature On Tape. Cuban-American author Ruth Behar reads the poetry in "Otra piel para otra entraña". 2022. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021758337/.

APA citation style:

Behar, R. & Archive Of Hispanic Literature On Tape. (2022) Cuban-American author Ruth Behar reads the poetry in "Otra piel para otra entraña". [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021758337/.

MLA citation style:

Behar, Ruth, and Archive Of Hispanic Literature On Tape. Cuban-American author Ruth Behar reads the poetry in "Otra piel para otra entraña". 2022. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021758337/>.