[Poetry reading at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo, November 11, 1993] / Rosmarie Waldrop

Recorded at the Poetry Collection at the University at Buffalo on November 11, 1993 by the Poetry Collection on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.

Following a 03 min., 24 sec. history and introduction, contemporary American poet, translator and publisher Rosmarie Waldrop performs a traditional poetry reading. Recording cuts off before the end of the last poem, Of Death and Burial.

Rosmarie Waldrop

introduction by Peter Gizzi.

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

1993

Sound recording

PCR338

Shorter American memory of the Declaration of the Independence --Shorter American memory of Salem --Shorter American memory of the American character according to Santayana --Salutations --Of eating and entertainment --Concerning sleepe and lodging --Of their numbers --Of their relations of consanguinitie and affinite, or, blood and marriage --Of the family and the businesse of the house --Of their persons and part of body --Of discourse and newes --Of the time of the day --Of the season of the yeere --Of travell --Concerning the heaven and heavenly light --Of the weather --Of the earth and the fruits thereof --Of the sea --Of their nakednesse and clothing --Of religion, the soule --Of their warre --Of death and burial.

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