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Audio Recording Hedonism and the pleasures of poetry lecture

Hedonism and the pleasures of poetry lecture

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Title

  • Hedonism and the pleasures of poetry lecture

Summary

  • Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Billy Collins concludes the 2001-2002 literary season with this lecture.

Names

  • Collins, Billy.
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 2002.

Headings

  • -  Hedonism
  • -  Poetry--History and criticism

Notes

  • -  Prosser Gifford introduces the program and the poet.
  • -  Recorded May 8, 2002, in the Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • -  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.
  • -  Playback copy. Washington, DC. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 2002. 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RGB 1248 (playback copy)
  • RWE 7592 (preservation master)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2002659117

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Collins, Billy, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Hedonism and the Pleasures of Poetry Lecture. 2002. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2002659117/.

APA citation style:

Collins, B., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (2002) Hedonism and the Pleasures of Poetry Lecture. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2002659117/.

MLA citation style:

Collins, Billy, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Hedonism and the Pleasures of Poetry Lecture. 2002. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2002659117/>.