The Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature at the Library of Congress dates back to 1943, and contains nearly 2,000 recordings of poets and writers participating in literary events at the Library’s Capitol Hill campus as well as sessions at the Library’s Recording Laboratory. Explore the full collection.
Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature
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Audio RecordingPoet Laureate Louise Glück reading her poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, May 4, 2004 Final reading of her laureateship. Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Playback copy. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 2004. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.- Contributor: Glück, Louise - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 2004-01-01
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Audio RecordingDorianne Laux and Gregory Orr reading their poems with comment in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, March 15, 2001 Ms. Laux reads from her recently published collection entitled Smoke, two of her "sex poems," and two recently written unpublished poems. Mr. Orr reads from his collected works, City of salt and Orpheus and Eurydice, some recently written unpublished poems, and his sequence entitled Psalms.
- Contributor: Orr, Gregory - Gray, Patricia H. - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Laux, Dorianne
- Date: 2001-01-01
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Audio RecordingJean Valentine and Cornelius Eady reading their poems with comment in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, March 22, 2001 Ms. Valentine reads from her recently published collection entitled Cradle of the real life and ten unpublished poems. Mr. Eady reads G.E. Patterson's poem: Yard talk--hard love. He continues with ten of his unpublished poems and selections from his three published volumes: Victims of the latest dance craze, You don't miss your water, and Brutal imagination.
- Contributor: Eady, Cornelius - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Rutland, Jennifer - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Valentine, Jean
- Date: 2001-01-01
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Audio RecordingMichael Burkard and Sapphire reading their poems with comment in the Mumford Room, Library of Congress, March 29, 2001 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund. Welcoming remarks and introduction to the poets, Prosser Gifford. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 2001. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in.
- Contributor: Gifford, Prosser - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Burkard, Michael - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Sapphire
- Date: 2001-01-01
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Audio RecordingPeter Davison reading his poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, March 8, 2001 Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available Mr. Davison reads from his poetry including his newest collection entitled Breathing room, published in 2000.
- Contributor: Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Rutland, Jennifer - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Davison, Peter
- Date: 2001
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Audio RecordingMark Doty and Thylias Moss reading their poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Feb. 24, 2000 Prosser Gifford introduces the program; Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces the poets. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 2000. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in. Also available in digital form...
- Contributor: Moss, Thylias - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Doty, Mark
- Date: 2000-01-01
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Audio RecordingWilliam Jay Smith reading his poems in the Mumford Room, Library of Congress, March 16, 2000 Prosser Gifford introduces the program and the poet. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 2000. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2...
- Contributor: Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Smith, William Jay
- Date: 2000-01-01
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Audio RecordingMary Kinzie and Richard Howard reading their poems in the Mumford Room, Library of Congress, Feb. 25, 1999 Prosser Gifford introduces the program; Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Robert Pinsky introduces the poets. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1999. 1...
- Contributor: Kinzie, Mary - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Howard, Richard - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1999-01-01
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Audio RecordingAgha Shahid Ali and Rafael Campo reading their poems in the Mumford Room, Library of Congress, Feb. 4, 1999 Prosser Gifford introduces the program; Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Robert Pinsky introduces the poets. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1999. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in. Also available...
- Contributor: Agha, Shahid Ali - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Campo, Rafael - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1999-01-01
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Audio RecordingDonald Hall and Charles Simic reading their poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, March 4, 1999 Prosser Gifford introduces the program; Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Robert Pinsky introduces the poets. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1999. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in. Also available...
- Contributor: Hall, Donald - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Simic, Charles
- Date: 1999-01-01
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Audio RecordingDionisio D. Martínez reading his poems in the Mumford Room, Library of Congress, Feb. 18, 1999 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. Prosser Gifford introduces the program; Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Robert Pinsky introduces the poet. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1999. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in.
- Contributor: Martínez, Dionisio D. - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1999-01-01
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Audio RecordingStuart Dischell and Brenda Hillman reading their poems in the Mumford Room, Library of Congress, March 25, 1999 Prosser Gifford introduces the program; Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Robert Pinsky introduces the poets. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1999. 1...
- Contributor: Hillman, Brenda - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Dischell, Stuart
- Date: 1999-01-01
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Audio RecordingRobert Pinsky reading selections from the anthology, Americans' favorite poems, the Favorite Poem Project and discussing them in the Mumford Room, Library of Congress, Oct. 7, 1999 Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky reads fifteen poems from the anthology, Americans' favorite poems, and concludes the program with two of his own poems not included in the anthology.
- Contributor: Pinsky, Robert - Favorite Poem Project (U.S.) - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1999-01-01
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Audio RecordingEamon Grennan and Lucille Clifton reading their poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Dec. 2, 1999 Prosser Gifford introduces the program. 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. Playback copy. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1999. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in.
- Contributor: Clifton, Lucille - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Grennan, Eamon - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1999-01-01
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Audio RecordingAlan Shapiro and Tom Sleigh reading their poems in the Mumford Room, Library of Congress, Mar. 5, 1998 Mr. Shapiro reads: On men weeping ; New Year's Eve in the Aloha Room ; Old joke ; Feet ; The sanctuary ; The bath ; Hermes -- Mr. Sleigh reads: Lamentation for Uhre ; Joy on a Sunday ; The ticket ; The hammock ; To the sun ; Augusto don Jolo on excavating an Etruscan tomb ; Raft ; Spring morning ;...
- Contributor: Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Shapiro, Alan - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Sleigh, Tom
- Date: 1998-01-01
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Audio RecordingErin Belieu and Fanny Howe reading their poems in the Mumford Room, Library of Congress, Mar. 26, 1998 Jennifer Rutland introduces the program and the poets. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1998. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2...
- Contributor: Rutland, Jennifer - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Belieu, Erin - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Howe, Fanny
- Date: 1998-01-01
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Audio RecordingAnne Winters reading from her poetry and Grace Paley reading from her short stories and essays in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, April 30, 1998 Prosser Gifford introduces the program; Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Robert Pinsky introduces the authors. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1998. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in. Also available...
- Contributor: Winters, Anne - Paley, Grace - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1998-01-01
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Audio RecordingPoet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Robert Pinsky reading his poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, May 7, 1998 Prosser Gifford introduces the program. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1998. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in.
- Contributor: Pinsky, Robert - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1998-01-01
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Audio RecordingDavid Ferry and Thom Gunn reading their poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Oct. 14, 1998 Prosser Gifford introduces the program; Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Robert Pinsky introduces the poets. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1998. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in. Also available...
- Contributor: Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Gunn, Thom - Ferry, David
- Date: 1998-01-01
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Audio Recording1998 Witter Bynner Fellows Carol Muske and Carl Phillips reading their poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Oct. 16, 1998 Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Sponsored by the Witter Bynner Foundation in conjunction with the Library of Congress. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Robert Pinsky discusses the fellowships and introduces the first poets to be conferred with this honor. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1998. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x...
- Contributor: Witter Bynner Foundation - Pinsky, Robert - Muske-Dukes, Carol - Phillips, Carl - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1998-01-01
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Audio RecordingAlan Williamson and John Hollander reading their poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Dec. 3, 1998 Prosser Gifford introduces the program; Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Robert Pinsky introduces the poets. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1998. 1...
- Contributor: Hollander, John - Williamson, Alan (Alan Bacher) - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1998-01-01
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Audio RecordingStephen Dobyns and Louise Glück reading their poems in the Mumford Room, Library of Congress, Feb. 6, 1997 Introduction of poets, Robert Hass. 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.
- Contributor: Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Glück, Louise - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress) - Dobyns, Stephen
- Date: 1997-01-01
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Audio RecordingCzesław Miłosz reading from his poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Apr. 3, 1997 Lithuania-born, noted Polish poet Czesław Miłosz reads in English translation from his following collections: The collected poems, Provinces, and Facing the river. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980. The various English translators of the poems include Czesław Miłosz, Lillian Vallee, Renata Gorczynski, Robert Hass, Robert Pinsky, and Nathan Leonard.
- Contributor: Miłosz, Czesław - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1997-01-01
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Audio RecordingRobert Hass reading his poems and his translations of poems in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, May 1, 1997 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.
- Contributor: Miłosz, Czesław - Hass, Robert - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1997-01-01
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Audio RecordingW.S. Merwin reading his poetry in the Montpelier Room, Library of Congress, Oct. 15, 1997 1997-98 Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces Mr. Merwin. 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. Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1997. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in. Also available in digital form on the Library of...
- Contributor: Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund - Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley) - Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1997-01-01