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Audio Recording Young voices at the Library of Congress young poets from Washington, D.C., area reading their poetry.

Young voices at the Library of Congress young poets from Washington, D.C., area reading their poetry.

About this Item

Title

  • Young voices at the Library of Congress young poets from Washington, D.C., area reading their poetry.

Summary

  • Features students, 4th through 10th grades, reading their poems.

Names

  • Dove, Rita.
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1995.

Contents

  • Welcoming remarks / Prosser Gifford -- Introductions / Rita Dove, Laurie Stroblas -- The readings / Dana Wiggins, Kendra Gray, Damia Mayfield, Amani Rushing, Kevin Branch, Olu Burrell, Rebeccah Watson, Will Nash Ajayi, Aura Barreto, Andy Mendoza, Comfort Ajayi, Dung Vu, Gerard Clarke, Aishah Briscoe, Ana Falikova, Linston Terry, Lisette Torres, Melissa Rogers, Jeffrey Harvey, Dana Wiggins -- Closing remarks / Rita Dove -- Open mike session.

Headings

  • -  American poetry--20th century

Notes

  • -  Host, Rita Dove.
  • -  Recorded Feb. 23, 1995, in the Mumford Room at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
  • -  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. 75 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in. + program information ([1] p.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RWD 6208

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 95770088

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Dove, Rita, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Young voices at the Library of Congress young poets from Washington, D.C., area reading their poetry. 1995. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770088/.

APA citation style:

Dove, R., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1995) Young voices at the Library of Congress young poets from Washington, D.C., area reading their poetry. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770088/.

MLA citation style:

Dove, Rita, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Young voices at the Library of Congress young poets from Washington, D.C., area reading their poetry. 1995. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/95770088/>.