[Program on the poetry of e.e. cummings, April 2, 1958] / Robert Beloof.
Recorded on April 2, 1958 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading and lecture by Robert Beloof on the life and work of e.e. cummings. Beloof discusses cummings' sympathetic portrayal of people, his use of allegories and his hating man as a mass.
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[Poetry reading of young American poets, June 2, 1958] / Anthony Ostroff, Don Geiger.
Recorded on June 2, 1958 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry by younger American poets read of Anthony Ostroff and Don Geiger. Recording was broadcast on a radio program focusing on modern American poetry and its younger poets.
Recorded in 1954 at the University at Buffalo on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading by Anthony Ostroff. He is introduced by an unidentified, former college roommate and a University at Buffalo professor. There are lengthy introductions to each poem. Ostroff reads poems about Hart Crane and discusses the difficutly of reading poems.
[Poetry reading at the 92nd Street YM-YWHA in New York City on November 29, 1965] / John Logan, Paul Blackburn.
Recorded at the 92nd Street YM-YWHA in New York City on November 29, 1965 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading by John Logan and Paul Blackburn at the 92nd Street YM-YWHA in New York City. Poets are introduced by Allen Planz.
[Poetry reading, November 1, 1968] / John Logan.
Recorded on Novmeber 1, 1968 on a 7 inch Maestro reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading by John Logan. Logan provides ample anecdotes and introductory remarks to his poems. Logan reads Ghosts of the heart and Spring of the thief. Logan provides ample anecdotes and introductory remarks to his poems. Logan speaks about William Carlos Williams, Rainer Maria Rilke, e.e. cummings and also relates a story about a New York trip with his students and the time they spent in jail.
[Poetry reading at McCombs College in 1968] / John Logan.
Recorded at McCombs College in Deroit, Michigan in 1968 on a 5 inch Audiotape reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading by John Logan at the McCombs College. Logan read from Ghosts of the heart and Spring of the thief. Logan provides ample anecdotes and introductory remarks to his poems.
[Poetry reading at San Francisco State College in 1966] / John Logan.
Recorded at San Francisco State College in 1966 on a 7 inch American reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading by John Logan at the San Francisco State College. Reading was arranged by Transfer magazine. Logan read from Ghosts of the heart and Spring of the thief. Logan provides ample anecdotes and introductory remarks to his poems.
[Poetry reading at the Calumet Arts Center, Buffalo, N.Y., February 12, 1992] / Michael Basinski.
Recorded on a 120 minute Memorex sound cassette at the Calumet Arts Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on February 12, 1992.
Charles Bernstein introduces the sound poetry performance of Michael Basinski for a Poetics Program-sponsored reading.
[Poetry reading at the Cleveland Center of Contemporary Art, April 23, 1993] / E.B.M.A.
Recorded on a 60 minute Supertape sound cassette at the Cleveland Center of Contemporary Art on April 23, 1993
Performance poetry with musical accompaniment. Performers of E.B.M.A. include Michael Basinski, Don Metz, and Jeff Filipski.
[Poetry reading, January 15, 1996 / E.B.M.A.
Recorded on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette on January 15, 1996.
Performance poetry with musical accompaniment. Performers of E.B.M.A. include Michael Basinski, James E. Perone and Don Metz.
[Poetry reading at the Unitarian Church, Buffalo, N.Y., May 5, 1993] / Michael Basinski.
Recorded on a 60 minute Supertape sound cassette on May 5, 1993 at the Unitarian Church in Buffalo, N.Y.
Performance of original poetry pieces by Michael Basinski.
[Poetry reading in Buffalo, N.Y., March 21, 1988] / Michael Basinski.
Recorded on a 90 minute Scotch sound cassette on March 21, 1988 as part of the Red Flannel Series in Buffalo, N.Y.
Performance of original sound poetry pieces by Michael Basinski.
[Poetry reading at the Hallwalls, Buffalo, N.Y., March 23, 1999] / Michael Basinski.
Recorded on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette at Hallwalls on March 23, 1999.
Performance of original poetry pieces by Michael Basinski. Poet was introduced by Mark Peters. Reading was the second in the Deluxe Rubber Reading Series.
[Poetry reading at the Essex Street Pub, Buffalo, N.Y., November 27, 1987] / Michael Basinski.
Recorded on a 90 minute Memorex sound cassette at the Essex Street Pub in Buffalo, N.Y. on November 27, 1987.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo on November 30, 1965] / John Logan.
Recorded at Diefendorf Hall at the University at Buffalo on November 30, 1965 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading by John Logan at the University at Buffalo. The reading occurred while he was a professor at San Francisco State College, prior to his acceptance of a similar position at the University at Buffalo. Logan read from manuscripts of works in progress and from his published works: Ghosts of the heart, and Spring of the thief. He was introduced by Oscar A. Silverman.
[Poetry reading at Cornell University on October 17, 1963] / John Logan.
Recorded at Cornell University on October 17, 1963 on a 5 inch Ampex reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading by John Logan at Cornell University. Logan was introduced by Willard Straight. He read from Ghosts of the heart and Spring of the thief. Logan provides anecdotes and introductions for his poems. He also discusses William Carlos Williams, Rainer Maria Rilke and Tibor Tollas.
[Poetry reading at the University at California, Berkeley on October 9, 1964] / John Logan.
Recorded at the University at California, Berkeley on October 9, 1964 on a 7 inch 3M reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading by John Logan at the University at California, Berkeley. Reading was sponsored by the Committee of Arts and Lectures and the Department of English. Logan provides introductory comments about his poems and discusses James Joyce, the influence his students have had on his poems, Pablo Picasso, a near drowning experience in Chicago, and the death of e.e. cummings. He was introduced by Thomas Parkinson. At the time, Logan was a professor at St. Mary's College in California.
[Lecture at Lake Forest College, Chicago, Illinois on October 13, 1962] / John Logan.
Recorded at Lake Forest College in Chicago, Illinois on October 13, 1962 on a 7 inch Knight reel-to-reel tape.
Lecture on poetry and religion by John Logan at Lake Forest College. Lecture focuses on the relationship between poetry and natural religion (or natural piety). Logan talks about Dante's Inferno and how a poet becomes hypocritical in writing relgious verse when he or she is "unholy." He discusesses "Revisit to the room of a saint" and talks about the war between good and evil. Logan references Dylan Thomas and how his poetry is influenced by Christian imagery.
[Poetry reading, Buffalo, N.Y., April 10, 1994] / Michael Basinski.
Recorded on a 60 minute Memorex sound cassette on April 10, 1994 in Buffalo, N.Y.
Performance of sound collage pieces by Poetry Collection Curator, Michael Basinski.
Conversations / Michael Basinski, Don Metz, James E. Perone.
Recorded at the Recurrent Irritations Festival in Cleveland, Ohio on a 60 minute Memorex sound cassette. Possibly recorded in the 1990s.
Performance of Conversations by members of E.B.M.A.: Michael Basinski, Don Metz and James E. Perone.
Michael Basinski, Don Metz, James E. Perone.
Recorded on January 26, 2004 on two 90 minute Maxell sound cassettes.
Performance of both parts of the sound poem "Idyll" by Michael Basinski.
Recorded at Media Studios on January 27, 1982 on a 60 minute TDK sound cassette.
Performance of sound poetry by E.B.M.A. (East Buffalo Media Association) led by Michael Basinski, Don Metz, Jeff Filipski, James Perone and Carolyn Unitas.
Conversations / Michael Basinski ... [et al.].
Recorded possibly in the 1990s on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette.
Performance of Conversations by members of E.B.M.A.: Michael Basinski, Don Metz, Jeff Filipski and James E. Perone.
[Michael Basinski and Don Metz interview and reading] / Paul Hogan, interviewer.
Recorded for Spoken Arts Radio, possibly in 1986 on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Paul Hogan interviews Buffalo poets Michael Basinski, Don Metz, Ed Sobala about the poetry of Jack Kerouac and their homage sound poetry piece, Sea.
Recorded on a 90 minute Sony sound cassette in 1988.
Performance poetry with musical accompaniment. Performers of E.B.M.A. include Michael Basinski, James E. Perone, Don Metz, and John Toth.
Recorded April 1, 1994 on a 60 minute Memorex sound cassette.
Performance of sound piece Gods turbulence by E.B.M.A. (East Buffalo Media Association).
[Poetry reading] / Michael Basinski, John Toth.
Recorded on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette, possibly in the 1980s.
Performance poetry by Michael Basinski and John Toth.
Recorded in 1988 on a 60 minute TDK sound cassette.
Performance of sound piece Saurs (part 1, suites 4 and 5) by E.B.M.A. (East Buffalo Media Association).
[Poetry reading at Central Park Grill, Buffalo, N.Y. March 9, 1991] / E.B.M.A.
Recorded at Central Park Grill, Buffalo, N.Y. on March 9, 1991 on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette.
Performance of sound poetry by E.B.M.A., a.k.a. Otheared. Members of E.B.M.A. include: Michael Basinski, Don Metz, James Perone, Carolyn Unitas, Jeff Filipski. as part of the Red Flannel Series at the Central Park Grill. Performance started with the work "Conversations" which was not recorded.
[Poetry reading at the Artist Gallery] / E.B.M.A.
Recorded on March 1, 1985 at the Artist Gallery on a 60 minute Sony sound cassette.
Performance of sound poetry by E.B.M.A. (East Buffalo Media Association).
[Poetry reading, March 17, 1993] / E.B.M.A.
Recorded possibly on March 17, 1993 on a 90 minute Sony sound cassette.
Performance of two sound poetry pieces by St?
Isis / ice is[poetry reading] / / Michael Basinski, James Perone.
Recorded on a 90 minute Scotch sound cassette.
Performance of "Isis / Ice is" by University at Buffalo Poetry Collection Curator, Michael Basinski and clarinet musician, James E. Perone.
Recorded on a 60 min. Maxell sound cassette in December 1986.
Performance of sound poem Egyptian gods by Michael Basinski.
Apple of your eyepoetry reading, January 1, 1992 / / Michael Basinski.
Recorded on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Performance of Apple of your eye by University at Buffalo Poetry Collection Curator, Michael Basinski.
[Michael Basinski and Joy Walsh interview] / Alex Van Oss, interviewer.
Recorded on a 60 minute Capitol sound cassette by Alex Van Oss for his Buffalo, N.Y. radio program. Recorded March 1, 1978.
Alex Van Oss interviews Michael Basinski and Joy Walsh on the topic of American Beat poet Jack Kerouac. Recording includes excerpts of Jack Kerouac reading his poetry.
Conversations / Michael Basinski, Don Metz.
Recorded at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on September 18, 1990 on a 90 minute Scotch sound cassette.
Performance of Conversations by University at Buffalo Poetry Collection Curator, Michael Basinski and Don Metz, the Associate Director of the Burchfield-Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College.
Ghost tantras / Michael Basinski, Craig Frischkorn.
Recorded on a Maxell 90 minute sound cassette in 1993.
Performance of sound poem Ghost tantras by Michael Basinski and Craig Frischkorn.
[Charles Olson interview, August 1969] / Herbert A. Kenny.
Recorded at the home of Herbert A. Kenny in Manchester, Mass. in August 1969 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
This recording is of an interview with Charles Olson, conducted by Herbert A. Kenny in 1969. According to George F. Butterick, who transcribed and published the interview in the first issue of "Olson: the journal of the Charles Olson Archives" the interview was held in Kenny's house in Manchester, Mass. in late August 1969. Kenny, Butterick writes, "arranged this interview in preparation for a book of his own on Cape Ann, eventually published under the title Cape Ann: Cape America." Among the figures and works discussed by Olson are painter Daniel Jerome Elwell, John J. Babson's The history of Gloucester (1860), Babson's anonymous pamphlet The fisheries of Gloucester, from 1623 to 1876 (1876), James B. Connolly, Captain Joseph W. Collins, Donald MacKay, John Smith, John White, and John Winthrop.
Homage to the barbarians / Michael Basinski, James Perone.
Recorded on a Realistic 90 minute sound cassette in the 1980s or 1990s.
Performance of Homage to the barbarians by Michael Basinski and James Perone.
Recorded on a Maxell 90 minute sound cassette in January 1992.
Performance of Conversations by Michael Basinski, James Perone, Carolyn Unitas, Jeff Filipski.
Cage piece / Michael Basinski and James Perone.
Recorded on a Maxell 90 minute sound cassette in 1992.
Performance of sound poetry piece in honor of avant-garde composer John Cage entitled Cage piece by Michael Basinski and James Perone.
Recorded on a 5 inch Pfrantstiehl reel-to-reel on May 1, 1987.
Performance of Magarac by Michael Basinski. Piece celebrates the American working man's folk hero and Croatian-American steel worker, Joe Magarac.
Magarac performed at the Vault / Michael Basinski.
Recorded on a 60 minute TDK sound cassette on June 26 and 27, 1986 at the Vault.
Performances of Magarac by Michael Basinski. Piece celebrates the American working man's folk hero and Croatian-American steel worker, Joe Magarac. Recording closes with musical performance.
Recorded on a Memorex sound cassette in August 10, 1991.
Performance of Conversations by Michael Basinski with musical accompaniment by James Perone, Don Metz, Jeff Filipski, Dave Wasiki, and Craig Bove, at the Recurrent Irritations festival in Cleveland, Ohio.
Recorded on a 60 minute TDK sound cassette in January 1992.
Performance of sound poetry piece The hand by Michael Basinski appears on track 8 (3 min., 12 sec.). The first seven tracks have a recording of the music of the rock band U2.
[Interview and poetry reading] / Christopher Logue, Mervyn Peake, Maeve Peake
Recording made by Jonathan Williams with Christopher Logue on September 10, 1963 in Hampstead. Recording of Peake was completed on September 11, 1963 in South Kensington on a 5 inch reel-to-reel tape.
This recording is part of the Jargon Society recordings made by Jonathan Williams. Disc 1 features an interview and a poetry reading by Christopher Logue. Disc 2 is a recording of Mervyn and Maeve Peake being interviewed by Jonathan Williams and reading poems.
Christopher Logue, Mervyn Peake, Maeve Peake
[Poetry reading at Lake Forest College, Chicago, Illinois on October 12, 1962] / John Logan.
Recorded at Lake Forest College in Chicago, Illinois on October 12, 1962 on a 7 inch Knight reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading by John Logan at Lake Forest College. The reading was sponsored by the Community Government Association. Poetry reading by John Logan at the University at Buffalo. Logan read from Cycle for Mother Cabrini, Ghosts of the heart, and Spring of the thief.
Recorded possibly in the 1980s or 1990s on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette.
Recorded by Joy Walsh on a 120 minute Sony sound cassette.
Recording of interview with unnamed professor in Buffalo, N.Y. on 18th century literature.
[Poetry reading at the University at California, Berkeley on May 19, 1961] / John Logan.
Recorded at the University at California, Berkeley on May 19, 1961 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading by John Logan at the University at California, Berkeley. Reading was sponsored by the Committee of Arts and Lectures and the Department of English. Logan read from Cycle for Mother Cabrini, Ghosts of the heart, and Spring of the thief. He was introduced by "Mr. Simpson."
Performance of sound pieces by E.B.M.A. (East Buffalo Media Association).
[Student poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, April 26, 1993] /
Recorded at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo on April 26, 1993 on a 90 minute sound cassette.
Student reading by recipients of the Academy of American Poets Award, the Scribblers Award and the Arthur Brockway Award. Readers include: [Ankara Sachadrivad], Sally Jurevac, Craig Turner, Lisa Anato, Monica Green.
[Poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, April 15, 1992] / Bruce Andrews.
Recorded at the Poetry Collection on April 15, 1992 by the Poetry Collection on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Following an introduction by Charles Bernstein, Bruce Andrews reads poems from his works: Give em enough rope, I don't have any paper so shut up, and Designated heartbeat. Tape ends before the reading is concluded.
[Poetry and prose reading at Theater Loft in Buffalo, N.Y.] / Bobbie Louise Hawkins.
Recorded at the Theater Loft in March (possibly 1986 or 1987?) on Certron 90 minute cassette tape by Paul Hogan, who donated the recording to the Poetry Collection.
Following a personal history, poet Bobbie Louise Hawkins performs pieces from her books: Almost everything and One small saga. After Bobbie Louise Hawkins' poetry reading, Paul Hogan's multiple introduction attempts for Spoken Arts radio on FM 88.
[Poetry reading at the Allentown Community Center, Buffalo, N.Y., February 20, 1987] / Sonia Sanchez.
Recorded at Allentown Community Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on Friday, February 20, 1987 on a TDK 90 minute cassette tape by Paul Hogan, who donated the recording to the Poetry Collection.
Following an introduction by an unnamed woman, Sonia Sanchez performs her poetry. Recording cuts off in the middle of Poem of praise, at "there is nothing which does not come to an end and to live..." and resumes at "your memories of me light my way..." Sanchez reads from her works: Under a soprano sky, I've been a woman, and Homegirls & handgrenades.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, November 20, 1968] / Robert Bly.
Recorded in the Haas Lounge of Norton Union at the University at Buffalo on Wednesday, November 20, 1968 at 8 p.m. on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach, and acquired by the Poetry Collection from De Loach.
Robert Bly reads his poetry to the University at Buffalo audience. He is introduced by John Logan. Bly reads poems against the war in Vietnam. The recording ends with a question and answer session. The reading was sponsored by the Friends of Lockwood Library and the Department of English.
[Reading at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Buffalo, N.Y. on March 12, 1988] / Kurt Vonnegut.
Recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Buffalo, N.Y. on March 12, 1988. Paul Hogan donated a copy of the recording made on a 90 minute Memorex TDK sound cassette.
Writer Kurt Vonnegut presents a humorous and spirited reading and lecture to the Buffalo audience.
[Interview with Allen De Loach in Buffalo, N.Y., December 1979] / Pat Youngbluth.
Interview recorded at WBEN-AM in Buffalo, N.Y. in December 1979. Recording on a 60 minute Memorex sound cassette tape was acquired by the Poetry Collection from Allen De Loach.
Poet Allen De Loach is interviewed by Pat Youngbluth on her radio show aired on WBEN-AM in December 1979. De Loach reads selections from his book Mudhead kachina.
Recorded possibly in Rochester in 1969 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Poet Galway Kinnell reads his poetry. He is introduced by an unnamed man. Buffalo poet, John Logan, is named as being in the audience.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, July 16, 1969] / Anselm Hollo.
Recorded at the Norton Conference Theater, University at Buffalo on July 16, 1969 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Poet Anselm Hollo reads his poetry for the University audience.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, July 21, 1979] / Anselm Hollo, Allan Kornblum.
Recorded at the University at Buffalo on July 21, 1979 on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Poets Anselm Hollo and Allan Kornblum read their poetry in a relaxed and lively setting at the University at Buffalo. Both poets mention Ted Berrigan and Robert Duncan. Kornblum reads a spirited poetic parody of Duncan's My mother would be a falconess. Hollo was seated very close to the microphone leading to the recording of his response to Kornblum's reading.
[Poetry performance at the University at Buffalo, November 30, 1994] / Ben Yarmolinsky and Stephen Kalm.
Recorded at the UB Fine Arts Center on November 30, 1994 on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Performance of American and English poetry sung by vocalist Stephen Kalm under the direction of Ben Yarmolinsky. They were introduced by Charles Bernstein. Performance was jointly sponsored by the UB Poetics Program and the UB Music Department.
[Reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, April 27, 1988] / Susan Howe.
Recorded at the Poetry Collection on April 27, 1988 on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Poet and professor, Susan Howe, reads from The birth mark: unsettling the wilderness in American literary history about Mary White Rowlandson and Emily Dickinson. She is introduced by an unnamed man.
[Poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, April 7, 1987] / Michael Hamburger.
Recorded at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo on April 7, 1987 on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Robert Creeley introduces poet Michael Hamburger to the University at Buffalo audience. Hamburger begins his reading with two poems he wrote while in Buffalo, N.Y. He reads poems about love, loss, dreaming and social issues.
[Poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, March 3, 1993] / Jerome Rothenberg.
Recorded at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo on March 3, 1993 on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Dennis Tedlock introduces poet Jerome Rothenberg using elegies he wrote in his honor based on their friendship and collaboration on the magazine Alcheringa. Tedlock closes the ten minute introduction with a reading of Robert Duncan's impression of Rothenberg's book, Poland 1931. Rothenberg performs his poetry. He discusses his interest in ethnomusicology and ethnopoetics in relation to time he has spent in Salamanca, N.Y. with the Seneca Indians. He discusses Lorca and reads four poems in his honor. He closes with poems about his family's personal experience during the Holocaust in Poland.
[Paul Metcalf interview] / Harry Lewis, interviewer.
Recorded on October 29, 1977 on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette. The location of the interview is unknown, but it is possible it is in Kent, Ohio. Recording was given to the Poetry Collection by its former Curator, Robert J. Bertholf, who was the owner of the tape.
Interview of Paul Metcalf by Harry Lewis. Metcalf discusses current American poetry and poets. He discusses his relationship with Charles Olson, Jonathan Williams and the Black Mountain school of poets.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, March 22, 1971] / Shirley Kaufman.
Recorded at the Diefendorf Hall, room 147, University at Buffalo on March 22, 1971 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape. Accompanying this recording is an additional sound disc which contains 34 min. and 32 sec. of air time, but it is not part of the reading, rather it appears to be recordings from newscasts and private conversations.
Poet Shirley Kaufman reads her poetry. She reads from her works: Gold country, The floors keep turning, She is introduced by her former professor, John Logan.
[Reading at the University at Buffalo, May 1, 1987] / Raymond Federman.
Recorded in Allen Hall at the University at Buffalo on May 1, 1987 by Paul Hogan, who donated a copy of the recording made on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette.
Raymond Federman reads from a work he is still in the process of writing, tentatively called: "A season of comfort." It is the story of two cousins separated by the Holocaust and reunited years later. The book would later be published in 1990 as: To whom it may concern.
[Poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, November 2, 2004] / Marcella Durand, Jena Osman.
Recorded at the Poetry Collection at the University at Buffalo on November 2, 2004 by the Poetry Collection on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Following an introduction by Zack Finch, Marcella Durand performs her poetry with selections from The body, light, and solar poems. An introduction by Kristen Gallagher for Jena Osman begins at 29:36. American poet and scholar Jena Osman reads from her body of poetic work.
[Poetry reading in Chicago, July 1983] / David Ignatow.
Recorded possibly in Buffalo or Chicago in July 1983 by Allen De Loach on a 90 minute Memorex sound cassette. Recording was acquired by the Poetry Collection from De Loach.
Recording of David Ignatow reading his poems. Ignatow begins reading his works from the 1930's and continues with representative pieces up until 1983. He reads from Say pardon, Poems of the 1960's, Facing the tree, Rescue the dead, and Figures of the human. He reads poetry about John Berryman, fathers and sons, love, war, and social issues.
[Jimmie Margaret Canfield interview and poetry reading] /
Recorded in Buffalo, N.Y. on March 8, 1987 for Spoken Arts Radio. Paul Hogan donated a copy of the recording made on a 60 minute TDK sound cassette.
Paul Hogan interviews poet and professor Jimmie Margaret Canfield. She reads poems about relationships between women in celebration of the 1987 International Women's Day.
[Poetry and prose reading in Buffalo, N.Y., 1988] / Jimmie Canfield, Mick Cochrane.
Recorded at in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1988 by Paul Hogan on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette. Hogan donated the recording to the Poetry Collection.
American writers Jimmie Canfield and Mick Cochrane perform their poetry and prose readings.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, February 25, 1993] / Derek Walcott.
Recorded at Slee Hall, University at Buffalo on February 25, 1993 on a 60 minute 3M sound cassette.
Poet Derek Walcott lectures and reads his poetry as part of the 17th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration at UB. Walcott gave the keynote address.
[Poetry reading at the Lockwood Memorial Library, University at Buffalo, November 3, 1961] / John Frederick Nims.
Recorded at the Lockwood Memorial Library Exhibition Room at the University at Buffalo at 4 p.m. on November 3, 1961 by the Poetry Collection on Scotch 7 inch reel-to-reel tape.
Following a brief introduction by Oscar A. Silverman, poet John Frederick Nims performs his poetry. Poetry reading funded by the Charles D. Abbott Poetry Readership Fund
Recorded in Buffalo, N.Y. on August 31, 1986 on Spoken Arts Radio. Paul Hogan donated a copy of the recording made on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette.
Interview with Sheryl Robbins, the Director of Just Buffalo Literary Center's Writers-in-Education Program. Robbins discusses the program and its impact on student writing. Three students of the program read their works: Alyssa Dix, Katherine Wilburn, Dorian Copeland.
[Essay reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, February 25, 1992] / Raymond Federman.
Recorded at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo on February 25, 1992 on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Federman reads from an essay on postmodernism which he delivered in Germany earlier. He calls the essay "The death of postmodernism." He focuses on postmodern novels and talks extensively about Samuel Beckett. Reading was part of the Wednesdays at 4 Plus series of poetry readings.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, April 20, 1967] / Thomas Kinsella.
Recorded at the Diefendorf Hall at the University at Buffalo on April 20, 1967 at 4 p.m. on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Following a brief introduction by an unnamed man, Thomas Kinsella reads his poetry to the University crowd.
[Poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, April 22, 1987] / Alicia Ostriker.
Recorded at the Poetry Collection at the University at Buffalo on April 22, 1987 on 90 minute Maxell sound cassette tape.
Alicia Ostriker performs her poetry at a reading at the Poetry Collection. She reads poems from her works: A woman under the surface and The imaginary lover. She is introduced by unnamed woman.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, 1976] / Armand Schwerner.
Recorded at the University at Buffalo in 1976 on an 60 minute Scotch sound cassette by Allen De Loach. The Poetry Collection acquired the recording from De Loach.
Armand Schwerner performs his poetry from Tablets and Bacchae sonnets.
[Poetry reading at the Allentown Community Center, Buffalo, N.Y., April 22, 1976] / Jerome Rothenberg, Charlie Morrow.
Recorded at the Allentown Community Center on April 22, 1976 on an 120 minute Tracs sound cassette by Allen De Loach. The Poetry Collection acquired the recording from De Loach.
Jerome Rothenberg performs his poetry with an emphasis on ethnopoetics in relation to Seneca Native American music and poetry. He also reads translations of historical Hebrew writings. Charlie Morrow contributes to the reading with breathing, chanting and sound exercises which involve the audience.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, May 3, 1964] / Rex Warner.
Recorded at the Baird Recital Hall, University at Buffalo on May 3, 1964 on a 7 inch Sarkes reel-to-reel tape.
Rex Warner reads his poetry and also selections from traditional Greek mythic texts.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, March 3, 1975] / Michael McClure.
Recorded at the University at Buffalo on March 3, 1975 on a 120 minute Tracs sound cassette by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Michael McClure reads his poetry and shares anecdotes for the University at Buffalo audience. He is introduced by an unnamed man.
[Prose reading at the University at Buffalo, November 1, 1967] / Jakov Lind.
Recorded at the University at Buffalo on November 1, 1967 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Jakov Lind reads excerpts from his novel Ergo in English for the University at Buffalo audience.
[Prose reading at the Spring Arts Festival, University at Buffalo, spring 1966] / Herbert Huncke.
Recorded at the University at Buffalo in the spring of 1966 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Herbert Huncke reads his prose works "Whitey" and "Detroit redhead" for the University at Buffalo audience.
[Performance] / Marilyn Monroe Memorial Band.
Musical performance recorded possibly in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1972 on a 7 inch TDK reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Musical performance of the Marilyn Monroe Memorial Band. Original container mentioned that there were guest appearances by Corporate Lover and the Heaven on Earth Singers, The James Brown Satire, Pirate Radio and Dixie Repellent.
[Discussion at the University at Buffalo] / Allen Ginsberg ... [et al].
Recorded in Buffalo, N.Y. in the 1970s on a 90 minute Ampex sound cassette by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Discussion recorded possibly at the University at Buffalo in the 1970s between Allen Ginsberg, David Meltzer and UB English faculty members, including Albert Cook. Discussion focused on objectivism and poetics.
[Performance, Buffalo, N.Y., January 31, 1965] / Brion Gysin.
Performance recorded possibly at Cafe LeMetro in Buffalo, N.Y. on January 31, 1965 on a 5 inch Soundcraft reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Introduced by Allen De Loach, Brion Gysin performs his art with the assistance of a pre-recorded performance on a record.
[Performance, Buffalo, N.Y., December 31, 1967] / Brion Gysin.
Performance recorded in Buffalo, N.Y. on December 31, 1967 on a 5 inch TaleTape reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Performance of music by Brion Gysin and his Moroccan masters followed by Mauretania master musicians.
[Poetry reading and interview with Allen De Loach and Joan Ford De Loach in Buffalo, N.Y., November 3, 1976] /
Interview recorded in Buffalo, N.Y. on November 3, 1976 on a 120 minute BASF cassette tape by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Husband and wife poets Allen De Loach and Joan Ford De Loach are interviewed by [Fran Clark?] for WBFO's radio show "Mostly Poetry" at the University at Buffalo. They begin with the performance of a collaborative reading of the poem "Games of players" and are then interviewed about their lives and involvement in the local and national poetry scenes.
[Interview with Allen Ginsberg in Buffalo, N.Y.] / Allen De Loach.
Interview recorded in Buffalo, N.Y. sometime in the 1970s on a 7 inch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Poet Allen Ginsberg is interviewed by Allen De Loach. The show was broadcast on an unknown date on Brockport Writers Forum.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, October 12, 1994] / Michael Davidson.
Recorded at the UB Fine Arts Center at the University at Buffalo on October 12, 1994 by the Poetry Collection on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Following a six minute introduction by Charles Bernstein, American poet Michael Davidson performs a poetry reading with selections from The landing of Rochambeau, Post hoc and The arcades. Recording ends abruptly in the beginning of the poem Translation, and then resumes. This reading was part of the Wednesdays at 4 Plus series of poetry readings.
[Poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, September 25, 1991] / Nicole Brossard.
Recorded at the Poetry Collection at the University at Buffalo on September 25, 1991 by the Poetry Collection on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Following an introduction by Elizabeth Burns, French Canadian formalist poet and novelist, Nicole Brossard reads from Mauve desert, and Green night of Labyrinth Park.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, April 13, 1967] / Paul Carroll.
Recorded on April 13, 1967 by the Poetry Collection on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel.
Following a brief introduction, American poet Paul Carroll performs a traditional poetry reading with selections from Odes.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, May 1, 1979] / Stan Rice.
Recorded at 341 Squire Hall at the University at Buffalo on May 1, 1979 by the Poetry Collection on a 60 minute Scotch sound cassette.
Following an introduction by John Logan, American poet and artist Stan Rice reads selections from Some lamb, Body of work, Singing yet and some unpublished works. At 27 minutes into recording, the poetry reading switches rooms due to noise.
[Poetry reading in Buffalo, N.Y., February 26, 1986] / Cynthia Ball-Williams, Jayne Cortez.
Recorded at Theater Loft in Buffalo, N.Y. on February 23, 1986. Recorded on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette by Paul Hogan, who donated this recording to the Poetry Collection.
Poets Cynthia Ball-Williams and Jayne Cortez read their poetry and prose in Buffalo, N.Y. Accompanying music is by Arthur Booth.
[Poetry and prose reading at Nietzsche's, Buffalo, N.Y., February 13, 1987] / Gwendolyn Ashbaugh, Jorge Guitart.
Recorded at the Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College on February 6, 1988 on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette by Paul Hogan, who donated this recording to the Poetry Collection.
Poets Gwendolyn Ashbaugh and Jorge Guitart read their poetry and prose at Nietzsche's nightclub in Buffalo, N.Y.
[Poetry reading at Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College, February 6, 1988] / Gwendolyn Brooks.
Buffalo Councilman James W. Pitts introduces poet Gwendolyn Brooks and presents her with a city proclamation made in her honor. Brooks reads old and new poems and provides ample anecdotes and humor before each poem. She reads poems about her mother, her husband, abortion, South Africa and art. She entertains questions and answers from her audience.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, June 23, 1973] / Kenneth Rexroth.
Recorded at the University at Buffalo on June 23, 1973 on two 60 minute Ampex sound cassettes by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection. Recording has a lot of distortion due to the movement of the microphone and recording mechanism. Some tracks (12 and 13 on disc 2, for instance) are unlistenable due to this distortion.
Poet Kenneth Rexroth is introduced by Max Wickert. He reads from his old and new poetry works.
[Poetry reading at the Just Buffalo Literary Center, Buffalo, N.Y., December 11, 1985] / Dorothy Smith, Jackie Peoples. [Poetry reading in Buffalo, N.Y., February 16, 1986] / James Seku Harwell.
Smith/Peoples recording made at the Just Buffalo Literary Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on February 16, 1986 for Spoken Arts Radio. Harwell recording made on February 16, 1986. Paul Hogan donated a copy of the recording made on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette.
On disc 1, Dorothy Smith and Jackie Peoples perform a collaborative piece of music and lyric entitled, This is where I began (45.53). On Disc 2, James Seku Harwell performs his poetry on February 16, 1986 (43:11). At times he is accompanied by tribal musical instruments from Africa and Senegal.
Dorothy Smith, Jackie Peoples. [Poetry reading in Buffalo, N.Y., February 16, 1986] / James Seku Harwell.
[Lecture at the University at Buffalo, November 11, 1970] / Allen Ginsberg.
Lecture recorded at the University at Buffalo on November 11, 1970 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Poet Allen Ginsberg lectures at the University at Buffalo. He begins with a mantra to a Hindu goddess. He discusses the usage of sound and language in poetry. He talks about gnostic texts, William Blake, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Edgar Allan Poe, John Milton, Plato, Hart Crane. Ginsberg reads Shelley's Ode to the west wind and Crane's The bridge Atlantis.