[Poetry reading] / Allen Ginsberg, George Oppen.

Recorded on a 7 inch Audiotape reel-to-reel tape. Recorded by Robert J. Bertholf, while serving as Professor of English and organizer of the Creative Arts Festival at Kent State University. Recording was donated to the Poetry Collection at the University at Buffalo, where Bertholf subsequently served as Curator.

The location and date of this poetry reading by Allen Ginsberg and George Oppen are unidentified. Ginsberg mentioned that the poem "Chances 'R,' " which is dated February 1966 in the book Planet news, published in 1968, was written "from Kansas to Lincoln, Nebraska a few weeks ago." Oppen said "This is a manuscript of the next book" before reading all of Of being numerous, published in 1968.

Allen Ginsberg, George Oppen.

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

1966?

Sound recording

CUR064

Disc 1.Allen Ginsberg reading:Kral Majales --Who be kind to --Carmel Valley --First party at Ken Kesey's with Hell's Angels --Portland coloseum --A vision in Hollywood --Chances "r" --Wichita vortex sutra. --Disc 2.George Oppen reading:Of being numerous --A preface --Historic pun --Epigram --Ballad --Power, the enchanted world --Route.

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