[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, April 6, 1970] / Robert Creeley.

Recorded at the University at Buffalo in Diefendorf 147 on April 6, 1970 on a 7 inch reel-to-reel tape.

Poet and professor, Robert Creeley, reads his poetry with extended explanatory notes. Creeley reads from 1968's Pieces and 1970's In London. Creeley discusses his participation with Robert Bly at the 1969 London International Poetry Festival and his appreciation of Allen Ginsberg's writing technique. Creeley discusses the act of writing poetry in terms of space and travel and speaks to the poetic and artistic influences of D.H. Lawrence, Charles Olson, Ken Kesey, Arthur Okamura, Anthony Hecht, Robert Indiana, and John Muir. Poet finishes the reading with a ten minute question and answer session with student audience members, as well as taking poem requests.

Robert Creeley.

The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries. Digital conversion was made possible through a 2009 National Endowment for the Humanities grant.

1970

Sound recording

PCR061

from Pieces:Mazatlan Sea --Bobbie --Agh, man --The kick --Four --How the fact of --Here --Some nights, a fearful --You see the jerked --Could write of fucking --Listless --I was sleeping --Such strangeness of mind I know --Counting age as form --Last night's dream --When he or I. --from In London:In London --Do you think --The act of love --The tiger --An illness --People --from Pieces.The finger.

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