Audio Recording Gwendolyn Brooks reading from her poetry
Gwendolyn Brooks reading from her poetry
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Title
- Gwendolyn Brooks reading from her poetry
Summary
- The twenty-ninth person appointed Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gwendolyn Brooks reads selections from her poetry. Dr. John Broderick introduces the poet.
Names
- Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
- Broderick, John C.
- Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
- Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- 1985.
Contents
- When You Have Forgotten Sunday: The Love Story (min. 14:48); To Those of My Sisters Who Kept Their Naturals (min. 18:05); We Real Cool (min. 21:09); The Lovers of the Poor (min. 23:50); Bronzeville Woman in a Red Hat: Hires Out to Mrs. Miles (min. 32:55); Riot (min. 35:41); Tornado at Talladega (min. 41:47); The Chicago Picasso (min. 44:05); The Life of Lincoln West (min. 46:25); Young Afrikans (min. 55:33); sonnet from The Children of the Poor (min. 57:16); The Mother (min. 01:00:57); Building (min. 01:05:55); Ballad of Pearl May Lee (min. 01:09:17); Computer (min. 01:15:35)
Notes
- - Title from descriptive sheet.
- - Recorded Sept. 30, 1985, 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 for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
Medium
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in. + 1 descriptive sheet.
Call Number/Physical Location
- PS3503.R7244
- RWB 1569
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 85755182
Online Format
- audio
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Contributor
- Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Broderick, John C.
- Brooks, Gwendolyn
- Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
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