Audio Recording William Meredith reading his poems
William Meredith reading his poems
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Title
- William Meredith reading his poems
Summary
- Mr. Meredith reads seventeen of his poems, many of these from his previously published collections. In addition, he reads one poem by Robert Hayden and one by George Herbert.
Names
- Meredith, William, 1919-2007
- Broderick, John C.
- Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
- Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- 1978.
Contents
- Elegies for Paradise Valley (section V) / by Robert Hayden -- Virtue / by George Herbert -- Airman's virtue (from Letter from an impossible land) -- Carrier (from Ships and other figures) -- The open sea (from The open sea and other poems) -- From The wreck of the thresher and other poems: Letter from Mexico, by Tristan Corbiere [William Meredith, tr.] ; Notre Dame de Chartres ; The wreck of the thresher -- From Hazard, the painter: Hazard faces a Sunday in decline ; Hazard's optimism ; Music ; Where he's staying now ; Squire hazard walks ; Winter : he shapes up -- Not both -- Crossing over -- Revenant -- Dying away -- Trelawny's dream.
Notes
- - Introduced by John C. Broderick.
- - Recorded Oct. 2, 1978, 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 (70 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono. ; 10 in. + program information ([4] p.)
Call Number/Physical Location
- LWO 12453
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 91740735
Online Format
- audio