Audio Recording A 60th anniversary reading

Title

• A 60th anniversary reading

Summary

• At the end of the readings, W.S. Merwin is awarded the first $100,000 Tanning Prize for outstanding and proven mastery in poetry.

Names

• Ashbery, John, 1927-2017
• Hecht, Anthony, 1923-2004
• Hoffman, Daniel, 1923-2013
• Hollander, John
• Howard, Richard, 1929-2022
• Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-2006
• Meredith, William, 1919-2007
• Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley), 1927-2019
• Wagoner, David
• Wilbur, Richard, 1921-2017
• Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
• Academy of American Poets

Created / Published

• 1994.

Contents

• Welcoming remarks / James H. Billington -- Introductory remarks / Rita Dove -- Readings / the chancellors of the Academy of American Poets -- Closing remarks / Prosser Gifford -- Presentation of the Tanning Prize / Mrs. Edward T. Chase.

Notes

• -  Chancellors who read: John Ashbery, Anthony Hecht, Daniel Hoffman, John Hollander, Richard Howard, Stanley Kunitz, William Meredith, W.S. Merwin, David Wagoner, and Richard Wilbur.
• -  Recorded in the Library of Congress Montpelier Room, Washington, D.C., Sept. 29, 1994.
• -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
• -  Playback copy. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1994. On 1 sound cassette : digital ; 2 1/2 x 3 in.

Medium

• 2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in. + 1 program ([6] p.)

Call Number/Physical Location

• RWD 5697-RWD 5698
• RGA 3465-3466 (playback copy)

Library of Congress Control Number

• 94838899

Online Format

• audio

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/94838899

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