Audio Recording Howard Nemerov reading his poems in the Montpelier Room, May 3, 1990

Title

• Howard Nemerov reading his poems in the Montpelier Room, May 3, 1990

Summary

• As an introduction, Mr. Nemerov makes a brief statement about Senator Spark M. Matsunaga, to whose memory the reading is dedicated.

Names

• Nemerov, Howard, 1920-1991
• Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
• Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• 1990.

Contents

• From the desk of the laureate, for immediate release -- Origin -- The makers -- Financing the fairy tale -- Epitaph on a school of fiction -- Literature -- Long distance -- Answering back -- Spring poem -- Larkin -- On being asked for a peace poem -- Media -- Ceremony -- Elegy -- Walking the dog -- Poetics -- She -- Adam and Eve in later life -- Witnessing the launch of the shuttle Atlantis -- On an occasion of national mourning -- More joy in Heaven -- Trying conclusions.

Notes

• -  Introduced by James H. Billington.
• -  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

• 2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in. + 1 descriptive sheet.

Call Number/Physical Location

• RWB 9989-9990

Digital Id

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/poetryarch.90741333

Library of Congress Control Number

• 90741333

Online Format

• audio

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/90741333

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