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Audio Recording Henry Rago reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Dec. 4, 1961

Henry Rago reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Dec. 4, 1961

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Title

  • Henry Rago reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Dec. 4, 1961

Summary

  • Mr. Rago reads selections from his collected volumes of verse including A sky of late summer, The travelers and The knowledge of light, as well as several uncollected poems.

Names

  • Rago, Henry, 1915-1969
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1961.

Contents

  • Promise your hand -- The temple: a legend of Paestum -- A sky of late summer -- Poem for an anniversary: for Juliet -- How the bright earth spun like a jewel -- Sit now, quietly -- Latch fast, cargo down -- The poem for Naples -- The streets -- The coming of dusk upon a village in Haiti -- Vicenza -- The blackout -- The quarrel -- In that fierce country -- Six inscriptions: The remembrance of a young girl sketching the children of Positano ; The news of winter ; The lovers ; For a dead actress ; The presence ; The snapshot ; The monster --
  • The painting lesson -- The net -- The distances -- A sky of late summer -- The knowledge of light -- The attending -- For Palma, on a bridge -- Crossing the Atlantic in war time -- My mother's portrait -- Presence of statutes -- A roof-top, late August -- Memory of a school -- The house -- An anniversary -- The green afternoon -- Provence: three marriage songs (Wine ; The bicyles ; The garland).

Notes

  • -  Introduced by Louis Untermeyer.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
  • -  Literary recording, rev., enl. ed., p. 195.

Medium

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 3470

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 94838375

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Rago, Henry, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Henry Rago reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Dec. 4. 1961. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/94838375/.

APA citation style:

Rago, H. & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1961) Henry Rago reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Dec. 4. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/94838375/.

MLA citation style:

Rago, Henry, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Henry Rago reading his poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Dec. 4. 1961. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/94838375/>.