Title
[Bruce Comens interview] /
Description
Recorded on October 26, 1986 for Spoken Arts Radio. Paul Hogan donated a copy of the recording made on a 60 minute TDK sound cassette.
Paul Hogan interviews Bruce Comens on the topic of language poetry. Comens discusses the works of Charles Bernstein, Bruce Andrews, Tom Raworth, Clark Coolidge, David Bromige. He explains that language poetry is suspicious of the notion of self in poetry, and it is more representative of using the intellect and critical faculty as a creative means.
Publisher
The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries. Digital conversion was made possible through a 2009 National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
Date
1986
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Contact the Poetry Collection for more information.
Type
Sound recording
Identifier
HOG071B
Is Part Of
Hear@Buffalo: The Poetry Collection’s Audio Archive
Audience
UB Only
Video Filename
lib-pc002-HOG071B.mp3
Citation
“[Bruce Comens interview] /,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/53848.