Top of page

Audio Recording Audre Lorde and Marge Piercy reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Feb. 9, 1982

Audre Lorde and Marge Piercy reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Feb. 9, 1982

About this Item

Title

  • Audre Lorde and Marge Piercy reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Feb. 9, 1982

Names

  • Lorde, Audre
  • Kumin, Maxine, 1925-2014
  • Piercy, Marge
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund

Created / Published

  • 1982.

Contents

  • Ms. Lorde reads: From New York Head Shop and Museum: New York City 1970 -- From The black unicorn: Sequelae ; School note ; Death dance for a poet ; Timepiece ; Power -- The spirits of the abnormally born -- Afterimages --
  • Ms. Piercy reads: From To be of use: To be of use -- From Living in the open: Unclench yourself -- From Twelve-spoked wheel flashing: The market economy -- The moon is always female: For the young who want to -- Very late July -- What's that smell in the kitchen? -- From The Moon is always female: SAILLE: right to life ; GORT: the perpetual migration ; Attack of the squash people ; FEARN: cresent moon like a canoe -- In which she begs (like everybody else) that love may last -- From Stone, paper, and knife [unpublished at the time of reading]: Stone, paper, knife.

Notes

  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
  • -  Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Introduced by Consultant in Poetry Maxine Kumin.

Medium

  • 2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in. + program notes with contents ([5] p.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RWA 2718-2719

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91740486

Online Format

  • audio

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

“Streaming Audio Use Restrictions: The recordings on this page are provided for reference, research, and educational purposes only. No portion of any recording may be reproduced, redistributed, or otherwise made available by any third-party, for any purpose, without prior written authorization from the rights holder.”

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Lorde, Audre, Maxine Kumin, Marge Piercy, Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature, and Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. Audre Lorde and Marge Piercy reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Feb. 9. 1982. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/91740486/.

APA citation style:

Lorde, A., Kumin, M., Piercy, M., Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature & Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. (1982) Audre Lorde and Marge Piercy reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Feb. 9. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91740486/.

MLA citation style:

Lorde, Audre, et al. Audre Lorde and Marge Piercy reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Feb. 9. 1982. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91740486/>.