[Memorial reading for Alex Smith, April 15, 1988] /
Recorded by George Butterick on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette.
Recording of a memorial poetry reading for poet Alex Smith. Event was moderated by George Butterick and featured the reading of poems by various unidentified poets and friends of Smith.
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[Interview] / Tom Fontana, Gloria Naylor
Recorded on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette July 17 and 24, 1988.
Recording of Mary Van Vorst's interview of Tom Fontana and Gloria Naylor on WBFO's Spoken Arts Radio Program.
[Poetry reading at the YM-YWHA, New York City, October 1966] / Babette Deutsch.
Recorded at the YM-YWHA (92nd Street Y) in New York City for McGraw-Hill Sound Seminar series on a 5 inch reel-to-reel tape. Digital reproduction for educational purposes only.
Poetry reading held at the YM-YWHA. Deutsch lectures on Thomas Hardy and Walter De La Mare and reads their poetry..
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, April 13, 1970] / Robert Creeley ... [et al.].
Recorded at the University at Buffalo on April 13, 1970 on a 7 inch Maxell reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading of English Department faculty in support of colleagues arrested during anti-war protesting in Buffalo, N.Y. Readers included: Leslie Fielder, Robert Hass, Robert Creeley, Max Wickert, John Logan and Irving Feldman.
Originally recorded commercially, but re-recorded on two 90 minute TDK sound cassette and donated to the Poetry Collection by Joy Walsh.
Recording of a commercially recorded performance of Jack Kerouac reading poetry and being interviewed. This is followed by professional recording of Henry Miller, Steve Allen and Lenny Bruce.
[Writers' Festival, University at Buffalo, April 17, 1986] /
Recorded by Joy Walsh on a 90 minute Realistic sound cassette at the University at Buffalo on April 17, 1986
Recording of poetry reading during the second day of the 3rd Writers' Festival at the University at Buffalo. Readers included: Joanne Warick, Steve Griffith, Randy Prus, Carl Dennis and E.R. Baxter.
[Poetry reading, Shuper House, Buffalo, N.Y., July 21, 1979] / Joy Walsh, Marion Perry.
Recorded by Joy Walsh on a 60 minute Realistic sound cassette at the Shuper House in Buffalo, N.Y. on July 21, 1979.
Recording of a poetry reading by Joy Walsh and Marion Perry. The sound quality is very poor.
The pink guitar / Rachel Blau DuPlessis.
Recorded at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo on April 17, 1991 by Poetry Collection on a Maxell 90 minute sound cassette.
American poet, essayist, feminist critic and scholar Rachel Blau DuPlessis reads from two paragraphs from the acknowledgments and then the chapter "The pink guitar" from the book The pink guitar.
[Interview, November 11, 1972] / Edward Dorn, Harvey Bialy. [Poetry reading at Emerson College, October 5, 1973] / Robert Kelly.
Interview recorded on November 11, 1972 and Kelly poetry reading recorded at Emerson College on October 5, 1973 on a single 7 inch Shamrock reel-to-reel tape.
On disc 1, Harvey Bialy and Edward Dorn discuss contemporary poetics. Edward Dorn speaks with Harvey Bialy about Jean Genet, Vermont, Black Mountain poets. Bialy discusses Charles Olson, Fielding Dawson, John Cage, Jerome Rothenberg, Cy Trombly, Franz Kafka, John Wieners, Marshall McLuhan. Disc 2 feature Robert Kelly performing his long poetic work "The loom" at Emerson College.
Edward Dorn, Harvey Bialy. [Poetry reading at Emerson College, October 5, 1973] / Robert Kelly.
[Poetry reading at Central Park Grill, Buffalo, N.Y., September 11, 1986] / Michael Boughn, Gwen Ashbaugh.
Recorded at the Central Park Grill in Buffalo, N.Y. on September 11, 1986 by Paul Hogan on a 60 minute Memorex sound cassette.
Poetry readings by Michael Boughn and Gwen Ashbaugh.
[Poetry reading at Fredonia State College, Fredonia, N.Y., October 18, 1974] / Allen Ginsberg.
Recorded by Michael Basinski on a 90 minute Audio Magnetics sound cassette at Fredonia State College on October 18, 1974.
Recording of Allen Ginsberg poetry reading featuring mantras and the performance of collected, popular poems.
Recorded by Allen De Loach on a 7 inch reel-to-reel tape. The location and date of the reading are unavailable, but it is probably in the 1960s in London.
Recording of Allen Ginsberg poetry reading featuring mantras and harmonium. Ginsberg gives ample information about the conditions surrounding and inspiring his poems.
[Interview, Peekskill, January 15 and 16, 1969] / Walter Lowenfels.
Recorded in Peekskill, N.Y. on January 15 and 16, 1969 by Allen De Loach on three ninety minute Pure-Tone sound cassettes.
This recording is of Walter Lowenfels being interviewed by Allen De Loach in Peekskill, N.Y. on January 15 and 16, 1969. Complementary to this recording is an interview with Lowenfels in Peekskill, N.Y. on December 15, 1971, also conducted by De Loach, available on Poetry Collection Audio Archive disc INT069.
[Lecture and poetry reading at the Westminster Church in Buffalo, N.Y., February 4-5, 1982] / Robert Duncan.
Recorded at Westminster Church's Parish Hall in Buffalo, N.Y. on February 4, 1982 at 8 p.m. by Allen De Loach on three sixty minute sound cassettes.
This lecture and poetry reading by Robert Duncan were held in the Parish Hall of Westminster Church in Buffalo, New York on February 4 and 5, 1982. The title of the lecture was "The continuity of Christian myth in poetry," and it was meant to complement the sermon that Duncan delivered in the same church on February 7. The sermon, titled "Crisis of spirit in the word," was transcribed and published by Robert J. Bertholf in the magazine Credences (Buffalo, NY: New series, volume 2, number 1, summer 1983), and then in the book Copy book entries (Buffalo, N.Y, 1996), but "The continuity of Christian myth in poetry" is uncollected. As part of the lecture, Duncan read "The Thanksgiving" by George Herbert and an early version of his own poem "Ancient reveries and declamations, Passages 32 (Tribunals)." For the poetry reading after the lecture, Duncan read eight poems from the "Regulators" section of Passages and concluded by reading "Structure of rime: of the five songs."
Recorded on October 19 by John Logan on two 7 inch reel-to-reel tapes. The place and the year of the recording is unknown, but it was probably made in the 1970s.
Poetry reading by Milton Kessler recorded by John Logan.
[Poetry reading at the Creative Arts Festival, Kent State University, April 16, 1973] / Michael McClure.
Recorded at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio on April 16, 1973 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape. Recorded by Robert J. Bertholf, while serving as Professor of English and organizer of the Creative Arts Festival at Kent State University. Recording was donated to the Poetry Collection at the University at Buffalo, where Bertholf subsequently served as Curator
Recording of a poetry reading by Michael McClure. McClure is introduced by an unnamed man. Reading was part of the Kent State Creative Arts Festival.
[Reading selections of John in the wilderness] / Bernhard Frank.
Recorded on a 90 minute Certron sound cassette, possibly made in 2006.
Bernhard Frank reads selected chapters from John in the wilderness.
Recorded on a Memorex sound cassette. Sound quality is very poor.
Performance of sound poetry by Michael Basinski.
Barking dogs / Michael Basinski, Don Metz.
Recorded in the 1980s on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette.
Performance of Barking dogs by Michael Basinski and Don Metz.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, December 5, 1969] / Gary Snyder.
Recorded at the University at Buffalo on December 5, 1969 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Gary Snyder reads his poetry to an enthusiastic University at Buffalo audience.
[Not just another reading, AIDS Benefit at the Allentown Community Center, Buffalo, N.Y., December 11, 1987] / Gale Jackson, Kathy Engle, Alexis De Veaux.
Recorded at the Allentown Community Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on December 11, 1987 by Paul Hogan on a 90 minute Memorex sound cassette.
Recording of an AIDS benefit reading in Buffalo, N.Y. featuring the poetry of Kathy Engle, Gale Jackson, Alexis Deveaux.
Gale Jackson, Kathy Engle, Alexis De Veaux.
[Michael Basinski and Joy Walsh interview] / Mary Van Vorst, interviewer.
Recorded on a sound cassette and broadcast December 19, 1988 on National Public Radio.
Mary Van Vorst interviews Michael Basinski and Joy Walsh about their Jack Kerouac-centric journal, Moody Street Irregulars.
[John Logan memorial poetry reading, Buffalo, N.Y. in 1987] /
Recorded in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1987 on a 90 minute TDK sound cassettes by Paul Hogan.
Poetry reading held in memory of John Logan, shortly after his death, organized by Paul Hogan. Reading features performances of his poetry by Tom Lucas, Joe Coulson, Sandy Carroll, Ansie Baird, Max Wickert, Bill Heyen. Throughout the memorial, Hogan plays taped recordings of John Logan reading his own poetry.
[Elizabeth Cohen interview, October 14, 1987] / Paul Hogan, interviewer.
Recorded in Buffalo, N.Y. on October 14, 1987 by Paul Hogan on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette.
Interview with Elizabeth Cohen, widow of Walter Cohen, University at Buffalo psychology department professor. Cohen discusses her recent MFA from the University at Buffalo and discusses her experiences in the Buffalo poetry community.
[Poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, April 5, 1983] / Richard Howard.
Recorded at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo on April 5, 1983 on a 90 minute BASF sound cassette.
American poet Richard Howard reads his poetry at the University at Buffalo. Howard discusses his work on translating Charles Baudelaire's poetry in the Les fleurs du mal. The recording is ends abruptly prior to his reading of his last piece, Ithaca: the Palace at four a.m. The audio of this recording is very low and quiet.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, November 20, 1991] / Jack Clarke.
Recorded at the University at Buffalo on November 20, 1991 on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Poetry reading by Jack Clarke at the University at Buffalo. William Sylvester introduced Clarke, but the introduction was not recorded.
[Interview on Stonewall nation] / Eric Bentley
Recorded at the University at Buffalo for WBFO FM 88 radio program "Stonewall nation" possibly in 1978. Recorded on a 7 inch reel-to-reel tape.
Alex Van Oss interviews Eric Bentley on the topic of Oscar Wilde and his work Lord Alfred's lover.
[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, April 26, 1976] / David Bromige.
Recorded at the University at Buffalo on April 26, 1976 on a Scotch 7 inch reel-to-reel tapes.
David Bromige reads poetry from his works: Threads, Birds of the West, Credences of winter, Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
[Poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, April 9, 1989] / Mac Hammond, Bernhard Frank, and University at Buffalo and Buffalo State students.
Recorded at the Burchfield-Penney in Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College on April 9, 1989 on a Sony 90 min. sound cassette.
Mac Hammond and Bernhard Frank introduce young poets from the University at Buffalo and Buffalo State College. Featured poets include: Arthur Brockway, Michael Hamm, Anne McCarthy, and Elizabeth Willis.
Mac Hammond, Bernhard Frank, and University at Buffalo and Buffalo State students.
Recorded in 1987 and aired on March 29, 1987 on Spoken Arts Radio. Paul Hogan donated a copy of the recording made on a 60 minute TDK sound cassette.
Joan Murray reads her parodies of famous poems by Robert Frost, John Logan, William Butler Yeats, Ezra Pound, Carl Sandburg, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Wallace Stevens. Music and interview segments with Murray are interspersed between her poems.
[Poetry reading at the Spring Arts Festival, University at Buffalo, March 1966] / Allen Ginsberg.
Recorded at the University at Buffalo in 1966 by Allen De Loach for the Poetry Collection on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Recording of Allen Ginsberg poetry reading at the Spring Arts Festival at the University at Buffalo in March 1966. Ginsberg noted that all of the poems he was reading had been written in the previous ten months.
[Poetry readings by Jack Spicer, Robert Creeley, Clayton Eshleman, Allen Ginsberg, John Wieners] /
Spicer reading recorded at KPFA radio station in Berkeley, California in 1963. Creeley reading recorded at the University of British Columbia in February 1962. The logistical details of the other readings are not available. Recorded on a 7 inch Shamrock reel-to-reel tape.
Recording of five separate poetry readings by Jack Spicer, Robert Creeley, Clayton Eshleman, Allen Ginsberg and John Wieners.
[Poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, February 12, 1987] / Susan Howe.
Recorded at the Poetry Collection on February 12, 1987 on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.
Poet and professor, Susan Howe, reads from her recently published works including Singularities. Poet is introduced by University colleague Robert Creeley.
[Poetry reading at Kent State University, April 10, 1978] / Kenneth Irby.
Recorded by Robert Bertholf on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape at Kent State on April 10, 1978.
[Poetry reading at the Naropa Institute, August 7, 1976] / Allen Ginsberg ... [et al.].
Recorded on August 7, 1976 at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado by participant Allen De Loach on a 120 minute Tracs sound cassette.
Poetry reading given by Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Ch??gyam Trungpa, and William S. Burroughs. Philip Whalen provides introductions to the readers. Trungpa's poetry is read by David Rome.
[Lecture at the Naropa Institute, August 10, 1976] / Philip Whalen.
Recorded on August 10, 1976 at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado by participant Allen De Loach on a 90 minute Scotch sound cassette.
A lecture given by Philip Whalen during the 1976 summer session. Whalen reads and discusses the work of Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, and nature in literature produced in the United States during the 19th century.
[Poetry reading at the Allentown Community Center, Buffalo, N.Y., February 11, 1987] / Fred Wah, Warren Tallman.
Recorded at the Allentown Community Center on February 11, 1987 by Paul T. Hogan on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette.
Recording of the Fred Wah and Warren Tallman's poetry readings at the Allentown Community Center. Tallman introduced Wah, and Wah introduced Tallman.
[Poetry reading at University of New Mexico, Union Theatre, May 3, 1962] / Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
Recorded at the University of New Mexico, Union Theatre, May 3, 1962 on a 7 inch Sunset reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach, who gave the recording to the Poetry Collection.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti reads to an enthusiastic audience in New Mexico. He reads from Starting off from San Francisco, Americus and A Coney Island of the mind. Ferlinghetti closes the reading with a poem about D.H. Lawrence and Taos, N.M.
Recorded on a 60 minute Fuji sound cassette, possibly in 1971 at the University at Buffalo.
Poet John Montague reads his poems. He is introduced by an unnamed man.
[Poetry reading at Head Tide, Alna, Maine, August 25, 1975] / Gordon Clark.
Recorded at Head Tide, Alna, Maine on August 25, 1975 on a 90 minute Norelco sound cassette.
Gordon Clark reads his poetry from At the drop of a hat and Sarah's gorilla. Track 3 on disc 2 begins an unrelalted recording of British sketch comedy.
[Lecture on oral performance at the University at Buffalo, April 17, 1980] / Jerome Rothenberg.
Recorded at the University at Buffalo on April 17, 1970 on two 60 minute Scotch sound cassettes. Recorded by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Jerome Rothenberg reads poems and translations of Native American poetry and songs and discusses poetics.
[Interview on Stonewall nation, November 15, 1978] / Eric Bentley
Recorded at the University at Buffalo for WBFO FM 88 radio program "Stonewall nation" and broadcast November 15, 1978. Recorded on a 7 inch reel-to-reel tape.
Alex Van Oss interviews Eric Bentley on the topic of gay liberation and theater arts.
[Margaret Randall Defense Committee presents an evening of free speech, poetry and prose, Allentown Community Center, Buffalo, N.Y., April 23, 1988] / Diane Di Prima ... [et al.].
Recorded at the Allentown Community Center, Buffalo, N.Y. on April 23, 1988 by Paul T. Hogan on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette.
Poetry reading by Diane Di Prima, Robert Creeley, Jimmie Margaret Canfield, Margaret Randall, and Michelle Wallace.
[Poetry reading, St. Mark's Church, New York, N.Y., January 3, 1968] / John Wieners.
Recorded on St. Mark's Church, New York, N.Y., January 3, 1968 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach.
Recorded at the COSMEP Conference on June 11-13, 1970 by Allen De Loach on three 7 inch reel-to-reel tapes. The Poetry Collection acquired the recording from De Loach.
This recording is of the Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers (COSMEP) conference held from June 11-13, 1970. The conference featured lectures, readings, question and answer sessions, and discussions by conference participants. The participants included: Allen Katzman, Victor Coleman, Jerome Rothenberg, William Wantling, John Wieners, Robert Creeley, Susan Sherman, Leslie Fiedler, and Allen Ginsberg.
[Poetry reading, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, March 1, 1975] / Peter Orlovsky, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso.
Recorded on three 90 minute sound cassettes on March 1, 1975 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Poets Peter Orlovsky, Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso perform poetry and sing at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The sound quality is poor. The recording also has commercially recorded music interspersed with the live performance.
Peter Orlovsky, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso.
[Poetry reading, May 14, 1982] / Eileen Myles, Michael Lally, Bud Navera.
Recorded on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette May 14, 1982 in Buffalo, N.Y.
Recording of Eileen Myles, Michael Lally and Bud Navera reading poetry.
Eileen Myles, Michael Lally, Bud Navera.
[Poetry reading, October 26, 1995] / Lucille Clifton.
Recorded on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette October 26, 1995 at the Allentown Community Center.
Recording of Lucille Clifton's poetry reading in Buffalo.
[Poetry reading, February 6, 1969] / John Wieners, Michael Hamburger, Allen De Loach.
Recorded by Allen De Loach on a 7 inch reel-to-reel tape on Febraury 6, 1969 in Buffalo, N.Y.
Recording of a poetry reading and musical performance featuring John Wieners, Michael Hamburger, and Allen De Loach. The sound quality is very poor, rendering much of the recording inaudible.
John Wieners, Michael Hamburger, Allen De Loach.
Recorded on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape. This is a recording of the original Tenth Muse published recording which occurred in 1969 in San Francisco.
Recording of Jess reading and singing. The recording has very poor sound quality.
[Poetry reading, University at Buffalo, February 10, 1983] / Sonia Sanchez.
Recorded on a sound cassette at the Kiva Room at the University at Buffalo on February 10, 1983.
Recording of a reading by Sonia Sanchez. The recording has very poor sound quality.
[Poetry reading, February 28, 1968] / Dick Higgins ... [et al.].
Recorded on February 28, 1968 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Disc 1 features William Burroughs reading and it appears to be recorded from a commercial recording. Disc 2 features a sound performance from Dick Higgins, Jackson Mac Low, Carol Berg??, Iris Lezak, Alison Knowles, Donald Phelps, Alex Gross.
[Poetry reading, May 8, 1971] / Allen De Loach ... [et al.].
Recorded by Allen De Loach on a 7 inch reel-to-reel tape on May 8, 1971 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Recording of various unidentified poets reading protest poetry. The original label claims the reading occurred in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Allen De Loach read and recorded this performance, however the sound quality is very poor, rendering parts of the recording inaudible.
[Poetry reading at the University of California, Berkeley, November 13, 1975] / John Montague.
Recorded at the University of California, Berkeley, November 13, 1975 on a 90 minute sound cassette.
Irish poet John Montague reads his poems and shares anecdotes. He is introduced by Thomas Parkinson, his former mentor. The recording actually begins on disc 2 and it should be listened to first.
[Interview and performance] / Pete Seeger and Allen De Loach.
Recorded in the 1970s? Allen De Loach on two Compact sound cassettes.
Allen De Loach interviewed Pete Seeger and recorded his performance.
[Poetry reading, Berkeley Poetry Conference, July 18, 1965] / Jim Boyack ... [et al].
Recorded on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape at the Berkeley Poetry Conference on July 18, 1965.
Recording of a poetry reading by Jim Boyack, Victor Coleman, Robert Hogg, Stephen Rodefer and David Franks at the Berkeley Poetry Conference. The event was introduced by Robin Eichele.
[Poetry reading at the Naropa Institute, August 11, 1976] / Jerome Rothenberg, Diane Di Prima, Jim White.
Recorded at the Naropa Institute, August 11, 1976 on a 120 minute Tracs sound cassettes. Recorded by Naropa participant Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Poetry reading by Jerome Rothenberg, Diane Di Prima and Jim White at the Naropa Institute. Disc 1 is actually the continuation of Disc 2,
Jerome Rothenberg, Diane Di Prima, Jim White.
[Letter to Carolyn Stoloff, February 20, 1970] / Robert Peterson, Dorothy Peterson.
Recorded for Carolyn Stoloff on a 5 inch Premier reel-to-reel tape on February 20, 1970.
Recording of a tape made by Robert and Dorothy Peterson in response to a tape sent by Carolyn Stoloff reading her poetry.
[Poetry reading, Allentown Community Center, Buffalo, N.Y., March 11, 1983] / Ishmael Reed, David Henderson.
Recorded on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette on March 11, 1983 at the Allentown Community Center.
Recording of Ishmael Reed and David Henderson reading poetry.
[Poetry reading, Allentown Community Center, Buffalo, N.Y., October 30, 1983] / Carolyn Forch??.
Recorded on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette at the Allentown Community Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on October 30, 1983.
Recording of Carolyn Forch??'s poetry reading.
[Interviews] / Kurt Vonnegut, Charles Johnson, Raymond Federman
Recorded on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette June 5 and 12, 1988 for Spoken Arts radion on WBFO.
Recording of Mary Van Vorst's interviews with Kurt Vonnegut, Charles Johnson, Raymond Federman on WBFO's Spoken Arts Radio Program.
Kurt Vonnegut, Charles Johnson, Raymond Federman
[Poetry reading, November 9, 1995] / Kimiko Hahn.
Recorded on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette on November 9, 1995.
[Student poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, April 29, 1987] / Wilma Cipolla ... [et al.].
Recorded at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo on a sound cassette on April 29, 1987.
Wilma Reid Cipolla gives the winner of the Academy of American Poets Prize to Steven Gay (honorable mention) and to Paula Cahill (winner). Carl Dennis provides the Arthur Axlerod Award to Tammy Otto and Christopher Parker, and the Scribblers' Award to Deborah Corder (winner) and Cahill (runner-up).
[Poetry reading, Allentown Community Center, March 9, 1984] / Maureen Owen.
Recorded on a 60 TDK sound cassettes on March 9, 1984 at the Allentown Community Center, Buffalo, N.Y.
[F'loom poetry reading, May 5, 2000] / Just Buffalo Literary Center.
Recorded on a 90 TDK sound cassettes on May 5, 2000 at F'loom, Just Buffalo Literary Center at Allen Hall, University at Buffalo.
Recording of a modern sound poetry reading with unidentified poets.
[Poetry reading, Allentown Community Center, Buffalo, N.Y. April 26, 1985] / Jorge Guitart, Nancy Morej??n.
Recorded on a 90 minute TDK sound cassettes on April 26, 1985 at the Allentown Community Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
Recording of a reading by Nancy Morej??n and Jorge Guitart.
Recorded on May 11, 1970 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Recorded in the [1970s?] on a 5 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape.
Collection of tape recorded poems by various poets. The sound quality is very poor and the recording is almost inaudible at points. The original reel tape box claims that the poets featured on the recording are: John Perrault, Eduardo Costa, Vito Hannibal Acconci, Michael Benedikt, Scott Burton, Ted Castle, Leandro Katz, John Giorno, Joseph Ceravolo, Dan Graham, Bernadette Mayer, Anne Waldman, Lewis Warsh, Hannah Weiner.
[Paul Blackburn memorial poetry reading] /
Recorded in 1971 on a 90 minute Scotch sound cassette by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Memorial poetry reading for Paul Blackburn featuring different unidentified poets. The recording has very poor sound quality and is almost inaudible.
[Poetry reading, Berkeley Poetry Conference, July 22, 1965] / Robert Creeley.
Recorded on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape at the Berkeley Poetry Conference on July 22, 1965.
Recording of a poetry reading at the Berkeley Poetry Conference. He was introduced by Robert Duncan.
[Discussion of Charles Olson] / George Butterick.
Recorded by George Butterick on a 7 inch reel-to-reel tape possibly in 1971.
Recording of a discussion of Charles Olson given by George Butterick at Wilson College. Additionally, there is a recording of Albert Glover at St. Lawrence University discussing Olson. Ralph Maud is also featured on the recording discussing Olson.
Recorded on an Audio Magnetics sound cassette in the 1980s.
Poetry readings by Merritt Clifton featuring selections from Samisdat.
[Poetry reading, March 17, 1972] / John Barth, Neal Cassady.
Recorded on February 20, 1968 in New York, N.Y. on two 60 minute Tracs sound cassette tapes by Allen De Loach.
Poetry reading by John Barth featuring his reading of Chimera. Disc 2 features a recording of Neal Cassady live in performance. The sound quality of the recording is very poor.
[Poetry reading, February 20, 1968] / Ted Berrigan.
Recorded on February 20, 1968 in New York, N.Y. on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach.
Poetry reading by Ted Berrigan featuring works from Bean spasms, The sonnets.
[Poetry reading, April 15, 1977] / Ted Berrigan.
Recorded on April 15, 1977 in Buffalo, N.Y. on a 90 minute sound cassette by Allen De Loach.
[Lecture, Berkeley Poetry Conference, July 23, 1965] / Robert Creeley.
Recorded on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape at the Berkeley Poetry Conference on July 23, 1965.
Recording of a lecture by Robert Creeley at the Berkeley Poetry Conference.
[Reading and lecture, November 20, 1988] / Russell Banks, John Brandi.
Recorded on two 90 minute TDK sound cassette on November 20, 1988.
Recording of a reading and lecture by Russell Banks and John Brandi.
[Poetry reading] / Anne Waldman, John Daley.
Recorded on a 60 minute Sony sound cassette in the 1980s.
Recording of a reading by Anne Waldman and John Daley. The recording has very poor sound quality.
[Poetry reading, May 4, 1988] / Fielding Dawson, Ed Sanders.
Recorded on a 60 minute Sony sound cassette on May 4, 1988.
Recording of a reading by Fielding Dawson and Ed Sanders. The recording has poor sound quality.
Recorded on a 60 minute TDK sound cassette in the 1980s.
Recording of a reading with Eileen Myles.
[Poetry reading and interview] / Seamus Heaney.
Recorded on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette and broadcast on WBFO radio in the 1980s.
Recording of a reading and an interview with Seamus Heaney by Barbara Herring.
[Poetry reading, October 7, 1988] / John Brandi.
Recorded on a 90 minute TDK sound cassette on October 7, 1988 in Buffalo, N.Y.
[Poetry to Go reading, Buffalo, N.Y., April 2, 1999] /
Recorded on three 60 Maxell sound cassettes on April 2, 1999 at the Poetry to Go reading in Buffalo, N.Y.
Recording of a reading and discussion by: Brian Lamplum, Graham Foust, Anna Walsh, Kristianne Meal, Ben Freidlander, Celia White, Anna Walsh.
[Poetry reading at Anima Animal Animation Conference, Buffalo, N.Y., November 22, 1980] / Robert Duncan, Robert Creeley.
Recorded on two 120 Ampex sound cassette on November 22, 1980 at the Anima Animal Animation Conference in Buffalo, N.Y.
Recording of a reading by Robert Duncan and Robert Creeley.
[Poetry reading, Berkeley Poetry Conference, July 16, 1965] / Gary Snyder.
Recorded on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape at the Berkeley Poetry Conference on July 16, 1965.
Recording of a poetry reading by Gary Snyder at the Berkeley Poetry Conference. Snyder is introduced by Thomas Parkinson.
[Interview] / Dan Rice and George Butterick.
Recorded by George Butterick on a three 90 minute Maxell sound cassettes reel-to-reel tape in the 1970s.
Recording of an interview between Dan Rice and George Butterick.
[Interview, November 13, 1970] / Fred Wah, George Butterick, Ralph Maud.
Recorded by George Butterick on a 7 inch Charters reel-to-reel tape on November 30, 1970.
Recording of an interview and reading by Fred Wah. Ralph Maud and George Butterick are also featured on the recording. He reads poems, letters and quotes from Robert Duncan, Drummond Hadley, James Koller, George Stanley.
[Poetry reading, June 6, 1966] / William Burroughs.
Recorded on June 6, 1961 at an unidentified poetry reading and also recorded from several commercially produced Burroughs' recordings on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach.
Poetry reading by William Burroughs recorded June 6, 1961. Additional recordings of Burroughs reading at an international poetry festival in San Francisco, reading in Heidelberg, March 1967, Better books, Summer 967, English Bookshop in Paris, in 1961.
[Poetry reading, January 30, 1971] / Bill Butler.
Recorded on January 30, 1971 at 11 Greenfield Street, Buffalo, N.Y. on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach.
[Poetry reading, May 8, 1968] / Robert Creeley, Allen De Loach.
Recorded on May 8, 1968 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
Poetry reading by Allen De Loach and Robert Creeley for the Defense Fund Benefit at the University at Buffalo.
[Poetry reading, February 18, 1967] / Charles Bukowski.
Recorded on February 18, 1967 on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach and acquired by the Poetry Collection.
[Poetry reading, Berkeley Poetry Conference, July 24, 1965] / Ron Loewinsohn, Joanne Kyger.
Recorded on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape at the Berkeley Poetry Conference on July 24, 1965.
Recording of a poetry reading by Ron Loewinsohn and Joanne Kyger at the Berkeley Poetry Conference.
[Poetry reading, Berkeley Poetry Conference, July 23, 1965] / Charles Olson.
Recording of a discussion and poetry reading of Maximus by Charles Olson at the Berkeley Poetry Conference. He was introduced by Robert Duncan.
[Poetry reading, Berkeley Poetry Conference, July 16, 1965] / Robert Duncan.
Recording of a poetry reading of Passages by Robert Duncan at the Berkeley Poetry Conference. He was introduced by Thomas Parkinson.
[Poetry reading, Berkeley Poetry Conference, July 20, 1965] / Ed Dorn.
Recorded on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape at the Berkeley Poetry Conference on July 20, 1965.
Recording of a poetry reading by Ed Dorn at the Berkeley Poetry Conference. He was introduced by Robert Creeley.
[Poetry reading at Cornell University on April 18, 1961] / John Logan.
Recorded at Cornell University on April 18, 1961 on a 5 inch Ampex reel-to-reel tape.
Poetry reading by John Logan at Cornell University.
[Poetry reading at Kent State University] / Michael McClure.
Recorded at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio in the 1970s on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape. Recorded by Robert J. Bertholf who donated to the Poetry Collection at the University at Buffalo, where Bertholf subsequently served as Curator
Recording of a poetry reading by Michael McClure. McClure is introduced by an unnamed man.
[Poetry reading, Berkeley Poetry Conference, July 21, 1965] / Allen Ginsberg.
Recorded on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape at the Berkeley Poetry Conference on July 21, 1965.
Recording of a poetry reading by Allen Ginsberg at the Berkeley Poetry Conference. He was introduced by Thomas Parkinson.