[Poetry reading at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1974] / James Tate, Sonia Sanchez.

Recording of two separate poetry readings by Sonia Sanchez and James Tate. Tate reads from The Hottentot Ossueary. Sanchez reads from Love poems.

Recorded on a 60 minute BASF sound cassette on September 30, 1974 (Tate) and October 4, 1974 (Sanchez) Both were recorded at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts and broadcast on the WMUA radio program hosted by [Joel Wallace?] possibly titled "The quarter banana." The program was recorded by Robert J. Bertholf.

James Tate, Sonia Sanchez.

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

1974

Sound recording

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James Tate reading:Waking --A terrible cold --Deadlines --View from the top --The man who destroyed poetry --The grand leech races --Excitement builds toward the spirit of '76 --The hostile philharmonic orchestra --Read the great poets --There's a certain point in each evening. --Sonia Sanchez reading:Why --July --Father and daughter --Poem no. 3 --Magic --Because --After the fitfh day --Prelude to nothing --Blues --[Haiku] --Observations --[Haiku] --Ballad --Poem no. 7 --Old words --[Haiku] --To you/almost turned/me on --[Haiku] --Formula --[Haiku] --Poem no. 8 --Welcome home, my prince --]Haiku].

Hear@Buffalo: The Poetry Collection’s Audio Archive

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