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Title

  • Enjoyment of poetry. Memorial program for Claude McKay

Other Title

  • Memorial program for Claude McKay

Summary

  • During the program, remarks are made by Carl Cowl, Mr. McKay's literary executor; Roscoe Lee Browne reads from Selected poems of Claude McKay, including Songs for Jamaica, Americana, Baptism, and eight other poems. Ms. Lennon reads The anquish, by Edna St. Vincent Millay; Do not go gentle into that good night, by Dylan Thomas; and her own poem, We who are grown for sacrificial wine and bread.

Names

  • Cowl, Carl.
  • Browne, Roscoe Lee. prf
  • Lennon, Florence Becker.
  • McKay, Claude, 1890-1948.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [between 1948 and 1967]

Notes

  • -  A radio program on poetry featuring discussion and readings.
  • -  Host, Florence Becker Lennon ; guests, Roscoe Lee Browne and Carl Cowl.
  • -  Originally broadcast over radio station WEVD, New York City, between 1948 and 1967.
  • -  Copied in 1967 for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature, Library of Congress, from 7-in. tapes lent by Florence Becker Lennon.
  • -  Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 30-31.

Medium

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LWO 4980 R1-R4 (preservation master)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 95770538

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

“Streaming Audio Use Restrictions: The recordings on this page are provided for reference, research, and educational purposes only. No portion of any recording may be reproduced, redistributed, or otherwise made available by any third-party, for any purpose, without prior written authorization from the rights holder.”

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Chicago citation style:

Cowl, Carl, Roscoe Lee. Prf Browne, Florence Becker Lennon, Claude McKay, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Enjoyment of poetry. Memorial program for Claude McKay. [Between 1948 and 1967, 1948] Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770538/.

APA citation style:

Cowl, C., Browne, R. L. P., Lennon, F. B., McKay, C. & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1948) Enjoyment of poetry. Memorial program for Claude McKay. [Between 1948 and 1967] [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95770538/.

MLA citation style:

Cowl, Carl, et al. Enjoyment of poetry. Memorial program for Claude McKay. [Between 1948 and 1967, 1948] Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/95770538/>.