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Audio Recording John Malcolm Brinnin and Daniel Hoffman reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 2, 1970

John Malcolm Brinnin and Daniel Hoffman reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 2, 1970

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Title

  • John Malcolm Brinnin and Daniel Hoffman reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 2, 1970

Names

  • Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916-1998
  • Hoffman, Daniel, 1923-
  • Smith, William Jay, 1918-2015
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1970.

Contents

  • Mr Brinnin reads: Roethke, plain -- Saul, afterward riding east -- From Skin diving in the Virgins, and other poems: Skin diving in the Virgins ; Letter from an island -- Mr. Hoffman reads: From An armada of thiry whales: The seals in Penobscot Bay -- From Striking the stones: Musebaby -- Aphrodite -- From Striking the stones: It cannot come because desired ; A marriage --
  • Mr. Brinnin reads: My father, my son -- Mr. Hoffman reads: From Striking the stones: Shaking the President's hand -- Banners -- An assassin -- From Broken laws: Parts I & V -- Snatches from Charles Ives -- From Striking the stones: Instructions to a medium, to be transmitted to the shade of W.B. Yeats, the latter having responded in a seance held on 13 July 1965, its hundredth birthday -- Mr. Brinnin reads: From Selected poems: Nuns at eve -- Mr. Hoffman reads: The sonnet.

Notes

  • -  William Jay Smith 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.
  • -  Literary recording, rev., enl. ed., p. 28.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 5957

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 94838537

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Brinnin, John Malcolm, Daniel Hoffman, William Jay Smith, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. John Malcolm Brinnin and Daniel Hoffman reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 2. 1970. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/94838537/.

APA citation style:

Brinnin, J. M., Hoffman, D., Smith, W. J., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1970) John Malcolm Brinnin and Daniel Hoffman reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 2. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/94838537/.

MLA citation style:

Brinnin, John Malcolm, et al. John Malcolm Brinnin and Daniel Hoffman reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Mar. 2. 1970. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/94838537/>.