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Audio Recording Denise Levertov and James Tate reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 15, 1976

Denise Levertov and James Tate reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 15, 1976

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Title

  • Denise Levertov and James Tate reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 15, 1976

Names

  • Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997
  • Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-2006
  • Tate, James, 1943-2015
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1976.

Contents

  • Mr. Tate reads: Waking -- From The oblivion ha-ha: The blue booby ; It's not the heat so much as the humidity ; Shadowboxing -- From Wrong songs: Breathing ; The distant orgasm ; My great, great, etc., Uncle Patrick Henry ; Deaf girl playing ; On the subject of doctors ; Read the great poets -- From The lost pilot: The lost pilot --
  • Ms. Levertov reads: From With eyes at the back of our heads: February evening in New York -- From O taste and see: Kingdoms of heaven -- From Relearning the alphabet: Somebody trying -- What my house would be like if it were a person -- For S -- From To stay alive: At the Justice Department, Nov. 15, 1969 -- From The freeing of the dust: The distance ; In Thai Binch (peace) Province ; A poem at Christmas 1972, during the terror-bombing of North Vietnam ; The wealth of the destitute -- The ninetieth year -- A young man traveling -- Wedding ring -- Psyche in Somerville -- Magic -- Artist to intellectual, poet to explainer.

Notes

  • -  Stanley Kunitz introduces the poets and moderates the discussion.
  • -  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.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in. + program notes with contents ([2] p.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 8930

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91740710

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Levertov, Denise, Stanley Kunitz, James Tate, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Denise Levertov and James Tate reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. 1976. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/91740710/.

APA citation style:

Levertov, D., Kunitz, S., Tate, J., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1976) Denise Levertov and James Tate reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91740710/.

MLA citation style:

Levertov, Denise, et al. Denise Levertov and James Tate reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. 1976. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91740710/>.