Langdon Hammer: American Perspectives

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Dec 17, 2008

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Langdon Hammer discusses how the life and poetry of Hart Crane served as inspiration for artist Jasper Johns.

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Dec 17, 2008

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Talks given by notable scholars and critics on poets, poetry, and their intersections with other art forms. Features recordings from historic archives and live events.

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Poems of Peace and War: Brian Turner: Brian Turner at the Poems of Peace and War panel. Part of the Chicago Humanities Festival, 2006. by Poetry Lectures
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Helen Vendler: American Perspectives: Helen Vendler examines the relationship between the the poetry of Wallace Stevens and the paintings of Jasper Johns. by Poetry Lectures
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Poems of Peace and War: Dunya Mikhail: Dunya Mikhail at the Poems of Peace and War panel. Part of the Chicago Humanities Festival, 2006. by Poetry Lectures
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Langdon Hammer: American Perspectives: Langdon Hammer discusses how the life and poetry of Hart Crane served as inspiration for artist Jasper Johns. by Poetry Lectures
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Poems of Peace and War: Gary Snyder: Gary Snyder at the Poems of Peace and War panel. Part of the Chicago Humanities Festival, 2006. by Poetry Lectures
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Ed Roberson: Ed Roberson reads and discusses his own work. by Poetry Lectures
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Edward Hirsch: American Perspectives: Edward Hirsch examines the complex relationships between American poets and painters. by Poetry Lectures
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Futurism and the New Manifesto: Part II: Joshua Mehigan, and Thomas Sayers Ellis read at the Museum of Modern Art. by Poetry Lectures
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Paul Muldoon: Paul Muldoon reads and discusses his own work. by Poetry Lectures
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Poems of Peace and War Introduction: Philip Metres: Philip Metres's introduction to the Poems of Peace and War panel. Part of the Chicago Humanities Festival, 2006. by Poetry Lectures
13 min listen
Marjorie Perloff: American Perspectives: Marjorie Perloff discusses the poetry of Frank O'Hara. by Poetry Lectures
50 min listen
Poems of Peace and War: Yusef Komunyakaa: Yusef Komunyakaa at the Poems of Peace and War panel. Part of the Chicago Humanities Festival, 2006. by Poetry Lectures
10 min listen
Philip Levine: Poet Philip Levine reads from his own work. by Poetry Lectures
47 min listen
Robert Pinsky: Robert Pinsky speaking on “Modernism and Memory” at the Key West Literary Seminar. by Poetry Lectures
51 min listen
Eavan Boland: Eavan Boland speaking at the 53rd Annual Poetry Day. by Poetry Lectures
44 min listen
Willard Spiegelman: Willard Spiegelman discusses poet Amy Clampitt. by Poetry Lectures
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Mark Scroggins: Mark Scroggins discusses Louis Zukofsky's development as a poet. by Poetry Lectures
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Carl Sandburg: Archival recording of Carl Sandburg from 1956. by Poetry Lectures
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Peter Sacks: American Perspectives: Peter Sacks finds common themes between the paintings of Edward Hopper and the works of poets such as Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and TS Eliot. by Poetry Lectures
64 min listen
Futurism and the New Manifesto: Part I: Charles Bernstein and A.E. Stallings read at the Museum of Modern Art. by Poetry Lectures
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Helen Vendler: Helen Vendler discusses the poet Robert Lowell. by Poetry Lectures
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Five Muslim American Poets: Part I: Literary discussion featuring readings by poets Raza Ali Hasan, Ibtisam Barakat, Fady Joudah, Kazim Ali, and Khaled Mattawa. by Poetry Lectures
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Mark Doty: Mark Doty speaking at the Key West Literary Seminar. by Poetry Lectures
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Three Native American Poets: The Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute hosts a conversation between Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Linda Hogan, and Sherwin Bitsui. by Poetry Lectures
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Mary Karr and Stuart Dybek: Mary Karr and Stuart Dybek read from their own work and discuss how writing poetry relates to writing prose. by Poetry Lectures
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Seamus Heaney: Seamus Heaney in conversation with Michael Laskey, fellow poet and co-founder of the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival. This is an edited version of an interview recorded live at the Poetry Prom 2010 organised by The Poetry Trust. Enjoy more podcasts on The Poetry Channel at thepoetrytrust.org. by Poetry Lectures
22 min listen
Gwendolyn Brooks: Gwendolyn Brooks speaking in 1990 at Poetry Day in Chicago. by Poetry Lectures
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Raúl Zurita: International Poets in Conversation: A conversation between Chilean poet Raúl Zurita and American poet Forrest Gander. by Poetry Lectures
31 min listen
Francisco Aragón and Brenda Cárdenas: The first half of a 2008 reading featuring four Latino poets, as part of the American Perspectives series at the Art Institute of Chicago. by Poetry Lectures
39 min listen
Peter Sacks: Stronach Memorial Lecture: Peter Sacks delivers a 2007 talk entitled "'You Only Guide Me by Surprise': Poetry and the Dolphin's Turn" at the Judith Lee Stronach Memorial Lectures on The Teaching of Poetry at the University of California, Berkeley. Audio courtesy of the Bancroft Library at Berkeley. by Poetry Lectures
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Langdon Hammer: American Perspectives

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