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Audio Recording Reed Whittemore reading his poems with comment in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 9, 1964

Reed Whittemore reading his poems with comment in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 9, 1964

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Title

  • Reed Whittemore reading his poems with comment in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 9, 1964

Summary

  • Mr. Whittemore reads selections of his poetry from the following published volumes: An American takes a walk and other poems, The self-made man and other poems, The boy from India, and The fascination of the abomination. In addition, he reads the following individual poems: Lament for what is leaving, The freshman fire, Thinking of tents, Love song, What was it like?, The bad knight, and The genie.

Names

  • Whittemore, Reed, 1919-2012.
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1964.

Notes

  • -  Introduced by Howard Nemerov.
  • -  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.
  • -  Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 267.
  • -  Cataloging based on container/printed material/LC paperwork.

Medium

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 4239 (original)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 94838420

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Whittemore, Reed, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Reed Whittemore reading his poems with comment in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 9. 1964. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/94838420/.

APA citation style:

Whittemore, R., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1964) Reed Whittemore reading his poems with comment in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 9. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/94838420/.

MLA citation style:

Whittemore, Reed, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Reed Whittemore reading his poems with comment in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 9. 1964. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/94838420/>.