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Audio Recording Denise Levertov reading her poems with comment in New York City, June 15, 1958

Denise Levertov reading her poems with comment in New York City, June 15, 1958

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Title

  • Denise Levertov reading her poems with comment in New York City, June 15, 1958

Names

  • Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1958.

Contents

  • Overland to the islands -- The palm tree -- The way through -- A story, a play -- The dogwood -- Merritt Parkway -- Something -- The turning -- The bereaved -- The instant -- In obedience -- Continuing -- The room -- To the snake -- Under the tree -- The world outside (I-III) -- Girlhood of Jane Harrison -- The dead -- Seems like we must go somewhere else -- Notes of a scale (I-IV) -- The departure -- A happening -- Scenes from the life of the peppertrees (I-III) -- The earthwoman and the waterwoman -- The rights -- Ink drawings -- Mrs. Cobweb -- The marriage (II).

Notes

  • -  Includes discussion.
  • -  Given to the Library of Congress in 1959 by Lee Anderson for inclusion in the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
  • -  Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 143.
  • -  Preservation master. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1973. On 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Medium

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 2882, reel 1-2 (archival acetate -- not for playback)
  • LWO 8171, reel 63 (preservation master)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 95770062

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Levertov, Denise, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Denise Levertov reading her poems with comment in New York City. 1958. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/95770062/.

APA citation style:

Levertov, D. & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1958) Denise Levertov reading her poems with comment in New York City. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/95770062/.

MLA citation style:

Levertov, Denise, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Denise Levertov reading her poems with comment in New York City. 1958. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/95770062/>.