[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, December 2, 1970] / Denise Levertov.

Recorded at the University at Buffalo on December 2, 1970 by Allen De Loach on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.

This recording is of a poetry reading by Denise Levertov. She reads from her new books such as Relearning the alphabet. Levertov talks openly about her desire for revolution and her views of contemporary American society. She discusses her appreciation of Goethe and reads a dramatic version of Goethe's blues. Levertov also reads the uncollected poem "Incomplete monstrous self-portrait." She was introduced by Allen De Loach.

Denise Levertov.

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

1970

Sound recording

INT166B

Bedtime --Living --Dialogue --Road --Scenario --Under a blue star --Goethe's blues --Animal rights --Today --Looking for the devil poems --from Entr'acte:Let us sing unto the Lord a new song --At the Justice Department November 15, 1969 --I thirst --Brass tacks --Incomplete monstrous self-portrait --from A New Year's garland for my students / MIT: 1969-70:vii Margo --v Ernie --iv Don --A tree telling of Orpheus.

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