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Audio Recording William Meredith reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 2, 1979

William Meredith reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 2, 1979

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Title

  • William Meredith reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 2, 1979

Names

  • Meredith, William, 1919-2007
  • Broderick, John C.
  • MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1979.

Contents

  • You, Andrew Marvell / by Archibald MacLeish -- From Love letter from an impossible land: A Kodiack poem -- From Ships and other figures: Transport -- From The open sea and other poems: Notre Dame de Chartres -- From The wreck of the Thresher and other poems: Letter from Mexico / by Tristan Corbière ; William Meredith, translator -- From Earth walk: Reading my poems from World War II -- From Hazard, the painter: The life of the artist in capitalist society (c. 1927) -- After the melt-down -- Homage to Paul Mellon, I.M. Pei, their gallery, and Washington City -- Examples of created systems -- Parents -- REM sleep -- Crossing over -- Dying away -- Memoirs -- The revenant -- Trelawny's dream.

Notes

  • -  Program introduced by John C. Broderick ; Mr. Meredith introduced by Archibald MacLeish, who reads the poem "Ten-day leave" by Meredith.
  • -  Recorded Oct. 2, 1979, 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

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 15600 R1--LWO 15600 R2

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91740972

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Meredith, William, John C Broderick, Archibald Macleish, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. William Meredith reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 2. 1979. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/91740972/.

APA citation style:

Meredith, W., Broderick, J. C., Macleish, A., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1979) William Meredith reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 2. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91740972/.

MLA citation style:

Meredith, William, et al. William Meredith reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 2. 1979. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91740972/>.