[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, November 20, 1968] / Robert Bly.

Recorded in the Haas Lounge of Norton Union at the University at Buffalo on Wednesday, November 20, 1968 at 8 p.m. on a 7 inch Scotch reel-to-reel tape by Allen De Loach, and acquired by the Poetry Collection from De Loach.

Robert Bly reads his poetry to the University at Buffalo audience. He is introduced by John Logan. Bly reads poems against the war in Vietnam. The recording ends with a question and answer session. The reading was sponsored by the Friends of Lockwood Library and the Department of English.

Robert Bly.

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

1968

Sound recording

INT132B

Disc 1.Fresh air /written by Kenneth Koch, read by Bly --In a boat on Big Sur Lake --Hatred of men with black hair --Counting small boned bodies --My Guggenheim to Italy --Seeing Creeley for the first time --Whatever it is, William Stafford will understand --Here we are driving to a poetry reading --When we are in love --haiku by Issa and Basho. --Disc 2.The two white ducks waddle past --After walking around --Unanswered letters --Watering the horse --Excellent Roman knives --Enigmas --Sleeping awhile --question and answer session.

Hear@Buffalo: The Poetry Collection’s Audio Archive

UB Only

lib-pc002-INT132B.mp3