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Audio Recording Peter Davison and Nancy Willard reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 18, 1983

Peter Davison and Nancy Willard reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 18, 1983

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Title

  • Peter Davison and Nancy Willard reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 18, 1983

Names

  • Davison, Peter, 1928-2004
  • Broderick, John C.
  • Willard, Nancy
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1983.

Contents

  • Ms. Willard reads: From Carpenter of the sun: Why I never answered your letter ; How to stuff a pepper -- From Household tales of moon and water: How the hen sold her eggs to the stringy priest ; Saint Pumpkin -- From Carpenter of the sun: Saints lose back -- From Household tales of moon and water: Questions my son asked me; answers I never gave him -- From Carpenter of the sun: For you, who didn't know -- Pish tosh, hieronymous bosch -- From A visit to William Blake's Inn, poems for innocent and experienced travelers: William Blake's Inn for innocent and experienced travelers ; The tiger asks Blake for a bedtime story ; The king of cats sends a postcard to his wife ; Blake leads a walk on the Milky Way -- A dream --
  • Mr. Davison reads: From The city and the island: Gifts ; The collector ; The pleaders ; Stumps -- From Walking the boundaries: Bed time ; Walking the boundaries, north by the creek -- From A voice in the mountain: The poem in the park ; Offissa popp -- From Barn fever: Clinical depression ; Paradise as a garden -- From Praying wrong [unpublished at the time of reading]: Last infirmity ; The housewife's paradise ; Mates ; Absalom ; The money cry ; In touch with this.

Notes

  • -  Introduced by John C. Broderick.
  • -  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.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in. + program information ([4] p.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RWA 6523

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91740656

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Davison, Peter, John C Broderick, Nancy Willard, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Peter Davison and Nancy Willard reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. 1983. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91740656/.

APA citation style:

Davison, P., Broderick, J. C., Willard, N., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1983) Peter Davison and Nancy Willard reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91740656/.

MLA citation style:

Davison, Peter, et al. Peter Davison and Nancy Willard reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. 1983. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/91740656/>.