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Audio Recording Owen Dodson reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Dec. 13, 1960

Owen Dodson reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Dec. 13, 1960

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Title

  • Owen Dodson reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Dec. 13, 1960

Summary

  • Mr. Dodson reads selections from his poetry including seven poems from his Powerful long ladder collection; twelve individual poems including The confession stone, Sickle pears, and Ballad of bad men; and three poems from his Funeral sermon for a woman poet.

Names

  • Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1960.

Contents

  • Lament -- Sorrow is the only faithful one -- Black mother praying -- Poems for my brother Kenneth -- Jonathan's song -- Iphigenia -- The decision -- The confession stone -- Sickle pears -- Two poems in a trilogy: Round song ; Goodbye, you will find me sleeping in the forest -- Tell Rachel, he whispered -- Those seven sisters -- Finally, lady, you are gone from us -- Christ was crucified way before he died -- The widow's walk -- Ballad of bad men -- My love is tender of the holy crosses -- Summing up by the defendant -- Three poems from a Funeral sermon for a woman poet: When we looked, your face had gone to childhood ; Crystal us the future ; Be it resolved, resolved, resolved, resolved.

Notes

  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
  • -  Literary recording, rev., enl. ed., p. 59.
  • -  Introduced by Richard Eberhart.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 3212

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 93843097

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Dodson, Owen, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Owen Dodson reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory. 1960. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/93843097/.

APA citation style:

Dodson, O. & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1960) Owen Dodson reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/93843097/.

MLA citation style:

Dodson, Owen, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Owen Dodson reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory. 1960. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/93843097/>.