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Audio Recording Robert Hass reading his poems and his translations of poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Oct. 12, 1995

Robert Hass reading his poems and his translations of poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Oct. 12, 1995

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Title

  • Robert Hass reading his poems and his translations of poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Oct. 12, 1995

Names

  • Hass, Robert
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1995.

Contents

  • From Field guide: Concerning the afterlife, the Indians of Central California had only the dimmest notions ; Song -- From The essential haiku, poems by Matsuo Basho, [Robert Hass, tr.]: Even in Kyoto ; This road ; A crow ; On the way to the outhouse ; Misty rain ; As for the hibiscus ; The oak tree ; Clear water ; I don't know ; Tired ; It's not like anything ; How admirable ; A cicada shell ; What voice ; First snow ; Spring going ; A cool fall night ; Teeth sensitive to the sand ; Very brief ; Deep autumn ; Sick on a journey --
  • From Praise: Heroic simile ; Meditation at Lagunitas ; The beginning of September ; Not going to New York : a letter -- From Facing the river, new poems by Czeslaw Milosz, [Robert Hass, tr.]: Report -- From Provinces, by Czeslaw Milosz [Robert Hass, tr.]: Meaning -- From Human wishes: Spring rain ; Late spring ; Russia in 1931 ; Spring drawing -- Forty something -- Faint music -- Happiness -- Jurisprudence, or The woods in New Jersey -- Interrupted meditation -- Shame an aria.

Notes

  • -  Introduced by Prosser Gifford.
  • -  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.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 75 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RWC 9490

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 95770499

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Hass, Robert, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Robert Hass reading his poems and his translations of poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress. 1995. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/95770499/.

APA citation style:

Hass, R., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1995) Robert Hass reading his poems and his translations of poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/95770499/.

MLA citation style:

Hass, Robert, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Robert Hass reading his poems and his translations of poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress. 1995. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/95770499/>.