Audio Recording Robert Earl Hayden and Derek Walcott reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 21, 1968

Robert Earl Hayden and Derek Walcott reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 21, 1968

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Title

  • Robert Earl Hayden and Derek Walcott reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 21, 1968

Names

  • Hayden, Robert, 1913-1980
  • Smith, William Jay, 1918-2015
  • Walcott, Derek
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund

Created / Published

  • 1968.

Contents

  • Mr. Hayden reads: Mystery boy looks for kin in Nashville: Soledea -- From Selected poems: Ballad of Sue Ellen Westerfield ; A ballad of remembrance -- Monet's waterlilies -- Zeus over Redeye -- Words in the mourning time (excerpts) -- El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (Malcolm X).
  • Mr. Walcott reads: The train -- The gulf -- Negatives -- Blues -- As carefully as old Carlos Williams' cat's foot -- Cold Spring Harbor -- To the memory of Frank O'Hara --

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.
  • -  Literary recording, rev., enl., ed., p. 101.
  • -  William Jay Smith introduces the poets and moderates the discussion.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 72 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 5481

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 94838917

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Hayden, Robert, William Jay Smith, Derek Walcott, Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature, and Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. Robert Earl Hayden and Derek Walcott reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. 1968. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/94838917/.

APA citation style:

Hayden, R., Smith, W. J., Walcott, D., Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature & Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. (1968) Robert Earl Hayden and Derek Walcott reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/94838917/.

MLA citation style:

Hayden, Robert, et al. Robert Earl Hayden and Derek Walcott reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. 1968. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/94838917/>.