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Audio Recording Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Howard Nemerov reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 3, 1988

Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Howard Nemerov reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 3, 1988

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Title

  • Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Howard Nemerov reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 3, 1988

Names

  • Nemerov, Howard
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1988.

Contents

  • From the desk of the Laureate : for immediate release -- Literature -- Long distance -- Again -- The consent ; From The collected poems of Howard Nemerov: The dependencies ; Pockets ; The common wisdom -- Disseverings, divorces -- Manners ; Acorn, Yom Kippur -- Because you asked about the line between prose and poetry -- For Robert Frost in the autumn in Vermont -- Analogies, in memory of William Empson -- Larkin -- Reading pornography in old age -- Imprecated upon a postal clerk -- At the tomb of the unknown celebrity -- Reverie of the termite queen -- Poetics -- On his own terms -- She -- From War poems: Night operations, coastal command, the Royal Air Force ; The war in the air -- The makers -- Walking the dog.

Notes

  • -  Nancy Galbraith introduces the program; Daniel J. Boorstin introduces Mr. Nemerov.
  • -  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.
  • -  Playback copy. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 2002. 1 sound cassette : digital, 44.1 Khz, 2 track, mono. ; 2 1/2 x 3 in.
  • -  Playback copy 2. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 2002. 1 sound cassette : digital, 44.1 Khz, 2 track, mono. ; 2 1/2 x 3 in.
  • -  Preservation master. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 2002. 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track ; 10 in.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono., sticky tape ; 10 in. + 1 descriptive sheet.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RAA 20903 (original--sticky tape)
  • RGB 0557 (playback copy)
  • RGB 1258 (playback copy 2)
  • RWB 7755 (preservation master)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 89741335

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Nemerov, Howard, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Howard Nemerov reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 3. 1988. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/89741335/.

APA citation style:

Nemerov, H., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1988) Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Howard Nemerov reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 3. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/89741335/.

MLA citation style:

Nemerov, Howard, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Howard Nemerov reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 3. 1988. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/89741335/>.