[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, November 30, 1970] / Cid Corman.

Recorded in Diefendorf Hall, room 146 at 8 p.m. at the University at Buffalo on November 30, 1970 on a Scotch 7 inch reel-to-reel tape.

Poet Cid Corman talks about his life and works, and follows with a reading of selections from his books Plight, Livingdying, and the entire book of For keeps.

Cid Corman.

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

1970

Sound recording

PCR058

From Plight: One:The light is dark --Gone the moon --Much ground covered, long sea days --That old liar crow --Who can say what the tides weave --The infinite --The root of all evil --Ultimate facts, general laws --We're driven but take time --Two: The diaspora --The plight --Parallels --After school on the train --Three: These days of asphalt --Late spring early morning --The big bee looks --Was was was was --Leaves --Ise --Four: I opened --Sky --Chilly June --Rain invites --You sit there at the bed's edge --I have come it seems --Five: The colloquy --The talk --The finials --The grace --Now the rain has stopped --Often I say nothing --If you knew I called --Shall I live or die? --I can't tell you --Each day we live --Who counts rain drops -Waking the light.From Livingdying:More song -Stranger, tell the Lacedemonians --We drink --The unforgivable --Making love --The poet --The journal --Mister Young --The counter --The invitiation --The gentle man --The blessing --As if it had thrown itself away --On the blank paper --I bring you a bag of oranges --Mother, you will die --If all there were were death --Kites --At dawn they're --Willows --We call it optimism --Of course --Gift of a cage of fireflies --I mean hot! --Train window --Leaf by leaf --Snow mills. --For keeps.

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