American Women — Poetry
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A thousand years of Vietnamese poetry / translated and read by Robin Morgan and Nguyen Ngoc Bich
A Thousand Years Of Vietnamese Poetry was an evening of poetry translated and read by Robin Morgan and Vietnamese scholar Nguyen Ngoc Bich. Morgan and Nguyen read selections from Vietnamese poems in an anthology collected by the Asian Literature Program of the Asia Society. Morgan introduces the proposed chronological order of readings, starting with the…
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Lenore Kandel and Stephen Vincent; introduced by Dave Gitty
POETS THEATRE / Lenore Kandel and Stephen Vincent read their own work. Miss Kandel also reads a statement of poetics and Mr. Vincent reads a selection from a novel by Babatunde Lawal, a young Nigerian author. Recorded as part of the weekly poetry series at the Straight Theater in San Francisco. David Gitin is the…
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Laurie Anderson on her music / interviewed by Charles Amirkhanian
Noted experimental musician Laurie Anderson discusses her music, the development of ideas, and the use of odd and modified instruments. Anderson also discusses the influence on her by Vito Acconci and William Burroughs. Includes performances of Anderson’s “New York Social Life,” “Language of the Future,” and “Time to Go.” Recorded in her New York studio…
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KPFA poetry festival (1977) / recorded by Randy Thom and Doug Maisel.
KPFA Poetry Festival May 14, 1977. From the folio: “On Saturday, May 14, U.C.’s S.U.P.E.R.B. Productions will present what will be the biggest poetry reading staged in the Bay Area since the Vietnam era, and perhaps the biggest ever. And all on behalf of raising funds for KPFA! KPFA and Pacifica have long been an…
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Sound poetry of Lily Greenham / with interview by Charles Amirkhanian
Lily Greenham (1924-2001) has made her reputation all over Europe as one of the most effective performers of sound poetry in live performance (as opposed to tape-recorded) situation. With a solid background in music (the Vienna Academy), a knowledge of eight languages, and a hard-headed women’s rights lifestyle, she is a frequent attraction at international…