Audio Recording Denise Levertov and James Tate reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 15, 1976

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Title
Denise Levertov and James Tate reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 15, 1976
Contributor Names
Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997.
Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-2006.
Tate, James, 1943-2015.
Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
1976.
Contents
Mr. Tate reads: Waking -- From The oblivion ha-ha: The blue booby ; It's not the heat so much as the humidity ; Shadowboxing -- From Wrong songs: Breathing ; The distant orgasm ; My great, great, etc., Uncle Patrick Henry ; Deaf girl playing ; On the subject of doctors ; Read the great poets -- From The lost pilot: The lost pilot --
Ms. Levertov reads: From With eyes at the back of our heads: February evening in New York -- From O taste and see: Kingdoms of heaven -- From Relearning the alphabet: Somebody trying -- What my house would be like if it were a person -- For S -- From To stay alive: At the Justice Department, Nov. 15, 1969 -- From The freeing of the dust: The distance ; In Thai Binch (peace) Province ; A poem at Christmas 1972, during the terror-bombing of North Vietnam ; The wealth of the destitute -- The ninetieth year -- A young man traveling -- Wedding ring -- Psyche in Somerville -- Magic -- Artist to intellectual, poet to explainer.
Notes
-  Stanley Kunitz introduces the poets and moderates the discussion.
-  Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
-  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
-  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Medium
1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in. + program notes with contents ([2] p.)
Call Number/Physical Location
LWO 8930
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/poetryarch.91740710
Library of Congress Control Number
91740710
Online Format
audio
Description
Stanley Kunitz introduces the poets and moderates the discussion. Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/91740710
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Levertov, Denise, Stanley Kunitz, James Tate, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Denise Levertov and James Tate reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 15, 1976. 1976. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91740710/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

APA citation style:

Levertov, D., Kunitz, S., Tate, J., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1976) Denise Levertov and James Tate reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 15, 1976. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91740710/.

MLA citation style:

Levertov, Denise, et al. Denise Levertov and James Tate reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 15, 1976. 1976. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/91740710/>.