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Audio Recording James Ingram Merrill reading his poems with comment, Apr. 15, 1958

James Ingram Merrill reading his poems with comment, Apr. 15, 1958

About this Item

Title

  • James Ingram Merrill reading his poems with comment, Apr. 15, 1958

Names

  • Merrill, James, 1926-1995.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1958.

Contents

  • The country of a thousand years of peace -- The octopus -- Thistledown -- Kyoto -- Hotel de l'Univers et Portugal -- Midas among goldenrod -- The dunes -- Mirror -- Amsterdam -- Chores -- Night laundry -- Italian lesson -- The cruise -- Three sketches for Europa -- The midnight snack -- Marsyas -- The doodler -- A survival -- Voices from the other world -- The locusts -- In the hall of mirrors -- Dream (escape from the sculpture museum) and waking.

Notes

  • -  Recorded Apr. 15, 1958, in Studio A of the Recording Laboratory, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
  • -  Literary recording, rev., enl. ed., p. 157-158.
  • -  Preservation master. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1973. 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RAA 41273 (original acetate -- not for playback)
  • LWO 2652 (preservation master)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 93842999

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Merrill, James, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. James Ingram Merrill reading his poems with comment. 1958. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/93842999/.

APA citation style:

Merrill, J. & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1958) James Ingram Merrill reading his poems with comment. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/93842999/.

MLA citation style:

Merrill, James, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. James Ingram Merrill reading his poems with comment. 1958. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/93842999/>.