[Poetry reading at the University at Buffalo, October 4, 1963] / Charles Olson.

Recorded at the recital room in Baird Hall at the University at Buffalo on October 4, 1963 on 7 inch Sarkes reel-to-reel tape.

Recording of Charles Olson reading from Books IV, V, VI of The Maximus poems. Olson plays a recording of himself reading "To Gerhardt, there, among Europe's things of which he has written us in his 'Brief an Creeley und Olson.'" He concludes by reading "The death of Europe." Olson is introduced by Oscar Silverman.

Charles Olson.

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1963

Sound recording

PCR246

from The Maximus poems:View: fr the Orontes --first line of poem:[To travel Typhon] --first line of poem:[After the storm was over] --Chronicles --Going right out of the century --first line of poem:[And now let all the ships come in] --Part of the Flower of Gloucester --The Gulf of Maine --June 6th, 1963 --first line of poem:[A contract entered into by] --The river map and we're done (early version) --Olson plays a recording of himself readingTo Gerhardt, there, among Europe's things of which he has written us in his "Brief an Creeley und Olson" --The death of Europe .

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