Audio Recording Ben Belitt reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory, Oct. 24, 1967
Ben Belitt reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory, Oct. 24, 1967
About this Item
Title
- Ben Belitt reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory, Oct. 24, 1967
Names
- Belitt, Ben, 1911-2003
- Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- 1967.
Contents
- From The enemy joy, new and selected poems, Part one: The enemy joy: 1. Single song (The hornet's house, Second Adam, The gorge) -- View from the gorge -- From The enemy joy, new and selected poems, Part one: The enemy joy: 1. Single song (Poem (Salamander/that speaks of our wonder in caustic Sumerian), The cremation: New Mexico, Three country songs: 1. Wasp and windowscreen, 2. A stand of pine, 3. Tying tomatoes (for Rebecca Stickney), Memorial Hospital: Outpatient) ; III. A reading of entrails: Lives of Mrs. Gale (1. Death and the next of kin, 2. Death and the seventh son, 3. Death watch, 4. The beast in the quarry) ; The lightning-rod man (for Howard Nemerov): 1. Calligrams, 2. A look at lightning, 3. Second lightning, 4. View of Toldeo ; The Orphaning (1. Clear idiot, 2. It is time you named your enemy, 3. Mother, in that darkness into which you go) ; II. A sleep for the lions: Andaluz (1. A court of the lions: Alhambra (Granada), 2. Alhambra Gardens: Kasidah, 3. A grape tasted: Malaga, 4. A painted fan: Seville, 5. Street song: Malaga) -- The orange tree.
Notes
- - Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
- - Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 16.
- - Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
- - Cataloging based on container/printed material/LC paperwork.
Medium
- 1 sound tape reel (60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.
Call Number/Physical Location
- LWO 5139
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 94838467
Online Format
- audio