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Audio Recording Dominican Poet Rei Berroa reads his poetry and plays the guitar

Rei Berroa reads his poetry and plays the guitar

About this Item

Title

  • Dominican Poet Rei Berroa reads his poetry and plays the guitar

Summary

  • Dominican Republican poet Rei Berroa accompanies himself on the guitar as he recites and sings his poems in Spanish.

Names

  • Berroa, Rei
  • Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1987.

Contents

  • From El oficio del poeta: poetica: El pensamiento poético (excerpt) (min. 00:48); Filación: La poesía, el hombre (excerpt) (min. 13:20) -- From En el reino de la ausencia: Balada de la luna (min. 21:08); Después de todo (min. 21:50); Ritornello con arugas (min. 23:09); Cada día es de tarde (min. 24:17); Las cinchas (min. 26:20) -- From Retazos para un traje de tierra: Los atuendos (min. 28:00); Ni cantos (min. 29:28); Ies (min. 30:35); Su poema (min. 32:00); Sucesos (min. 32:35) -- From Los otros: Canción para no cantar (min. 33:40); El puente (min. 36:08); Si alguien canta (min. 37:00); El viejo (min. 38:17); Los negros, el sudor, la alegria (min. 39:28); El hombre de las aceras (min. 41:12); Lamentaciones de Abelardo (min. 42:48); Las mandíbulas del tiempo (min. 43:57); El amigo que amanece (min. 47:05) -- From Libro de los fragmentos: Portico para el lector (min. 49:13); IX (min. 50:30); I (min. 51:00).

Headings

  • -  Dominican Republic--Poetry

Notes

  • -  Recorded May 13, 1987, in the Library of Congress Recording Laboratory, studio B, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RWB 4700

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 93842275

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Hispanic Division

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Chicago citation style:

Berroa, Rei, and Archive Of Hispanic Literature On Tape. Dominican Poet Rei Berroa reads his poetry and plays the guitar. 1987. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/93842275/.

APA citation style:

Berroa, R. & Archive Of Hispanic Literature On Tape. (1987) Dominican Poet Rei Berroa reads his poetry and plays the guitar. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/93842275/.

MLA citation style:

Berroa, Rei, and Archive Of Hispanic Literature On Tape. Dominican Poet Rei Berroa reads his poetry and plays the guitar. 1987. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/93842275/>.