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Audio Recording Dannie Abse and Tony Connor reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, March 30, 1970

Dannie Abse and Tony Connor reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, March 30, 1970
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Title

  • Dannie Abse and Tony Connor reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, March 30, 1970

Names

  • Abse, Dannie
  • Conner, Tony
  • Smith, William Jay, 1918-2015
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund

Created / Published

  • 1970.

Contents

  • From Selected poems: Epithalamion ; Letter to Alex Comfort ; Return to Cardiff ; The water diviner ; The grand view ; A French master -- The death of Aunt Alice -- From Selected poems: Hunt the thimble ; The smile was -- A new diary -- From With love somehow: End of the world ; Elegy for Alfred Hubbard ; Mrs. Root ; The burglary -- From Lodgers: Mayor Isaac Watts ; In Oak Terrace ; The smell ; To his wife ; Waking ; The poet's age -- From Kon in springtime: A child half asleep ; Flights -- Names on stone -- Morning song -- Question-answer session -- From Lodgers: Alex at forty -- Miss book award.

Notes

  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
  • -  Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Literary recording, rev., enl. ed., p. 1-2.
  • -  William Jay Smith introduces the poets and moderates the discussion.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (85 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 5984

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 95770386

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Abse, Dannie, Tony Conner, William Jay Smith, Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature, and Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. Dannie Abse and Tony Connor reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. 1970. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770386/.

APA citation style:

Abse, D., Conner, T., Smith, W. J., Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature & Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund. (1970) Dannie Abse and Tony Connor reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770386/.

MLA citation style:

Abse, Dannie, et al. Dannie Abse and Tony Connor reading and discussing their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium. 1970. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/95770386/>.