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Audio Recording Mona Van Duyn and Elliott Coleman reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Nov. 22, 1971

Mona Van Duyn and Elliott Coleman reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Nov. 22, 1971

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Title

  • Mona Van Duyn and Elliott Coleman reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Nov. 22, 1971

Summary

  • Ms. Van Duyn reads the following poems from her collection To see, to take: Open letter from a constant reader; The Pieta, Rhenish, 14th C., the Cloisters; Advice to a god; Footnotes to The autobiography of Bertrand Russell; and The miser. She also reads her poem, A view. Mr. Coleman reads three poems from his Rose demonics, 1936-1966: Rose demonics, A summer sky, and Solo. He also read his poem, Agony on the Chenango River.

Names

  • Van Duyn, Mona
  • Coleman, Elliott, 1906-
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund

Created / Published

  • 1971.

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.
  • -  Lit. rec. rev., enl. ed., p. 42.
  • -  Introduced by Josephine Jacobsen.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 48 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 6685

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 94838576

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Van Duyn, Mona, Elliott Coleman, Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature, and Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. Mona Van Duyn and Elliott Coleman reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. 1971. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/94838576/.

APA citation style:

Van Duyn, M., Coleman, E., Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature & Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. (1971) Mona Van Duyn and Elliott Coleman reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/94838576/.

MLA citation style:

Van Duyn, Mona, et al. Mona Van Duyn and Elliott Coleman reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. 1971. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/94838576/>.