Poet Jean Garrigue (1912 - 1972), author of five volumes of poetry, including the recently published "Country without maps," reads from her work in a program recorded at the Poetry Center of the YM-YWHA in January 1965. Garrigue reads For the circuit of the Orpheum and the Isis, For the beauty of the Beau Monde(?), How do my caged birds, Her spring song, French country circus, Upon the intimation of love's mortality, A note to La Fontaine, On the legends of a famous dancer, and Cortege for Colette. Garrigue is introduced by John Hall Wheelock.
This recording has been digitally preserved as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project, and is available for research and reference . Please contact the archives via telephone: 818-506-1077 or email: americanwomen at pacificaradioarchives dot org for information on how to obtain a copy of this program. Thank you.
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