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Audio Recording Susan Mitchell and Charles Wright reading their poems

Susan Mitchell and Charles Wright reading their poems

About this Item

Title

  • Susan Mitchell and Charles Wright reading their poems

Names

  • Mitchell, Susan, 1944-
  • Wright, Charles, 1935-
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund

Created / Published

  • 1993.

Contents

  • Ms. Mitchell reads from Rapture: The false etymologies of Isidore of Seville ; Rainbow ; Aviary ; Rapture -- Ride -- Beauty -- Mr. Wright reads from Chickamaugg: Under the nine trees in January ; Looking outside the cabin window, I remember a line by Li Po ; Sprung narratives ; Blaise Pascal lip-synchs the void ; An ordinary afternoon in Charlottesville ; Miles Davis and Elizabeth Bishop fake the break ; East of the Blue Ridge, our tombs are in the dove's throat ; Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it ; With Eddie and Nancy in Arezzo at the Caffe Grande ; Watching the equinox arrive in Charlottesville, September, 1992 ; Looking west from Laguna Beach at night ; Yard work.

Notes

  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
  • -  Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Prosser Gifford introduces the program, Rita Dove introduces the poets.
  • -  Recorded Dec. 16, 1993, in the Montpelier Room at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Medium

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RWD 5647

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 94838380

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Mitchell, Susan, Charles Wright, Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature, and Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. Susan Mitchell and Charles Wright reading their poems. 1993. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/94838380/.

APA citation style:

Mitchell, S., Wright, C., Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature & Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. (1993) Susan Mitchell and Charles Wright reading their poems. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/94838380/.

MLA citation style:

Mitchell, Susan, et al. Susan Mitchell and Charles Wright reading their poems. 1993. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/94838380/>.