[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, December 18, 1968] / John Berryman.

Recorded at the Millard Fillmore Room of Norton Union at the University at Buffalo on Wednesday, December 18, 1968 at 8 p.m. on a 7 inch Ampex reel-to-reel tape.

Poet John Berryman provides a dramatic reading of his Dream poems, including a powerful reading of Dream song no. 384 where Henry visits his father's grave. The reading was sponsored by the University's Department of English and the Union Board Literature and Drama Committee.

John Berryman.

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

1968

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The ball poem --Song of the tortured girl --from The dream songs:Dream song no. 1 (Huffy Henry hid) --Dream song no. 14 (Life, friends, is boring) --Dream song no. 16 (Henry's pelt was put on sundry walls) --Dream song no. 17 (Muttered Henry, lord of matter) --Dream song no. 29 (There sat down, once, a thing) --Dream song no. 45 (He stared at ruin, ruin stared straight back) --Dream song no. 67 (I don't operate often) --Dream song no. 75 (Turning it over, considering) --Dream song no. 77 (Seedy Henry rose up shy) --Dream song no.78 (Opus posthumous no. 1) --Dream song no. 86 (Opus posthumous no. 9) --Dream song no. 87 (Opus posthumous no. 10) --Dream song no. 12 (Opus posthumous no. 13) --Dream song no. 113 (Amy Vladeck or Riva Frefield) --Dream song no. 224 (Lonely in his great age) --Dream song no.187 (Then lady poets must not marry, pal) --Dream song no. 172 (Your face) --Dream song no. 171 (Go ill sped book) --Dream song no. 381 (Cave man Henry) --Dream song no. 382 (At Henry's bier) --Dream song no. 384 (Henry's visit to his father's grave) --Dream song no. 385 (My daughter's heavier)

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