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Audio Recording Gwendolyn Brooks reading her poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Jan. 19, 1961

Gwendolyn Brooks reading her poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Jan. 19, 1961

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Title

  • Gwendolyn Brooks reading her poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory, Jan. 19, 1961

Names

  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1961.

Contents

  • From A street in Bronzeville: Kitchenette building (min. 00:38); The mother (min. 01:29); A song in the front yard (min. 03:08); The preacher: ruminates behind the sermon (min. 04:05); Of De Witt Williams on his way to Lincoln Cemetery (min. 05:00); Negro hero (05:57); Still do I keep my look, my identity (09:57); The progress (min. 10:59) -- From Annie Allen: The parents: people like our marriage (Maxie and Andrew) (min. 11:58); Sunday chicken (min. 12:30); The children of the poor [pts. 2 and 4] (min. 13:17); The ballad of the light-eyed little girl (min. 17:14)); A light and diplomatic bird (min. 18:24); The rites for cousin Vit (min. 19:25)-- From The bean eaters: My little 'bout-town gal (min. 20:39); Strong men, riding horses (min. 21:12); The bean eaters (min. 22:12); We real cool (min. 22:49); Old Mary (min. 23:11); The lovers of the poor (min. 23:31); A sunset of the city (min. 28:53); A man of the middle class (min. 30:23); Mrs. Small (min. 32:45); The Chicago defender sends a man to Little Rock (min. 35:05); Kid Bruin (min. 38:21); The ghost at the Quincy Club (min. 38:49) -- From Bronzeville boys and girls: Narcissa (min. 39:42); Keziah (min. 40:22); Charles (min. 40:43); Rudolph is tired of the city (min. 40:59); Luther and Breck (min. 41:30); Lyle (42:04).

Notes

  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
  • -  Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 28.
  • -  Preservation master. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1973. 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Medium

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 3237 (preservation master)
  • RAA 41992 (original acetate -- not for playback)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 94838388

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Brooks, Gwendolyn, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Gwendolyn Brooks reading her poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory. 1961. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/94838388/.

APA citation style:

Brooks, G. & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1961) Gwendolyn Brooks reading her poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/94838388/.

MLA citation style:

Brooks, Gwendolyn, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Gwendolyn Brooks reading her poems with comment in the Recording Laboratory. 1961. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/94838388/>.