[John Logan memorial poetry reading at the Poetry Society of America, April 28, 1988] /

Recorded at the Poetry Society of America, Gramercy Park, National Arts Club on April 28, 1988 on two 60 minute TDK sound cassettes.

Poetry reading held in memory of John Logan, shortly after his death. Reading features performances of his poetry by David Ray, Carolyn Kizer, Beatrice Roethke, Robert Phillips, Annie Wright, Stephen Lushington, Anthony Petrosky, Daniela Gioseffi, and Milton Kessler. Poets read poems in honor of Logan and shared reminiscences of their time with him as a friend, mentor, and teacher. Beatrice Roethke mentioned that she and Logan often shared their birthdays together. Robert Phillips remembered how he met Logan while he taught at the University at Buffalo, and he was impressed with Logan's ability to transform misfortune into poetry. Annie Wright shared her experience with Logan staying at her home. Tony Petrosky spoke of how he met Logan on Main Street in Buffalo, N.Y. as a graduate students and the at parties, bars and poetry readings. Petrosky said that paradoxes compelled Logan. Daniela Gioseffi recounted that she met Logan as a student at the Poetry Center and spoke of how Logan told her of his abuse as a young child. Milton Kessler closed the memorial with stories illustrating how strong and successful Logan was as a poet and a man.

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

1988

Sound recording

LOG017

Disc 1.Three poems on Morris Grave's paintings /David Ray --Protest after a dream /David Ray --To a young poet who fled /Carolyn Kizer --Heart to heart talk with my liver /Beatrice Roethke (read with husband Stephen Lushington) --The transformation /Robert Phillips --Poem for my brother /Robert Phillips --Believe it /Robert Phillips --The search /Annie Wright. --Disc 2.remembrance /Anthony Petrosky --Pagan Saturday /Daniela Gioseffi --Only a dreamer can change the dream /Daniela Gioseffi --Two brothers: two saltimbanques /Milton Kessler --The picnic /Milton Kessler --Letter to my son /Milton Kessler --Carmel: Point Lobos /Milton Kessler.

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