Audio Recording William Stafford reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 5, 1970

Title

• William Stafford reading his poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 5, 1970

Summary

• Mr. Stafford reads poems from his various collections: Traveling through the dark, Allegiances, and The rescued year, as well as some uncollected poems.

Names

• Stafford, William, 1914-1993
• Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
• Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• 1970.

Contents

• A dedication -- Religion back home -- A walk in the country -- One home -- Report to Crazy Horse -- Passing remark -- At the un-national monument -- In the night desert -- Found in a storm -- Confession of a reader -- Elegy -- The poets' annual indigence report -- At the grave of my brother -- A gesture toward an unfound renaissance -- The star in the hills -- Reaching out to turn on a light -- Fall wind -- A message from the wanderer.

Notes

• -  Introduced by L. Quincy Mumford.
• -  Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
• -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
• -  Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 237-238.
• -  Sound cassette playback copy. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1970. 1 sound cassette : analog.
• -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

• 1 sound tape reel (52 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

• LWO 6128
• RYB 5742 (sound cassette playback copy)

Digital Id

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/poetryarch.94838907

Library of Congress Control Number

• 94838907

Online Format

• audio

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/94838907

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