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Simon Ortiz

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May 17, 2013

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Native American poet Simon Ortiz reads at the University of Arizona in 1975. The recording is used with permission of the University of Arizona Poetry Center and Simon Ortiz. The full recording, and many others, are permanently available on voca, the Poetry Center's online audio video library.

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May 17, 2013

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Titles in the series (62)

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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Marjorie Perloff: American Perspectives: Marjorie Perloff discusses the poetry of Frank O'Hara. by Poetry Lectures
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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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Eavan Boland: Eavan Boland speaking at the 53rd Annual Poetry Day. by Poetry Lectures
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Ed Roberson: Ed Roberson reads and discusses his own work. 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 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
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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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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
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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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Edward Hirsch: American Perspectives: Edward Hirsch examines the complex relationships between American poets and painters. 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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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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Willard Spiegelman: Willard Spiegelman discusses poet Amy Clampitt. 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
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Mark Scroggins: Mark Scroggins discusses Louis Zukofsky's development as a poet. 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
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Philip Levine: Poet Philip Levine reads from his own work. 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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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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Carl Sandburg: Archival recording of Carl Sandburg from 1956. by Poetry Lectures
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Paul Muldoon: Paul Muldoon reads and discusses his own work. by Poetry Lectures
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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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Poetry and Piano: Poets Reginald Gibbons, Rachel Jamison Webster, Christina Pugh, and Ed Roberson are accompanied on piano by Mabel Kwan and Ari Brown. Recorded in April 2011, recording courtesy of WBEZ Chicago Amplified. by Poetry Lectures
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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
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Brenda Hillman: Stronach Memorial Lecture: Brenda Hillman delivers a 2006 talk entitled "Cracks in the Oracle Bone: Teaching Certain Contemporary Poems" 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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Five Muslim American Poets: Part II: Literary discussion featuring readings by poets Raza Ali Hasan, Ibtisam Barakat, Fady Joudah, Kazim Ali, and Khaled Mattawa. by Poetry Lectures
44 min listen
Blas Falconer and Gina Franco: The second 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
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Don Paterson on Robert Frost: In November 2010, Don Paterson delivered the 22nd Aldeburgh PoetryFestival's annual poet-on-poet lecture on Robert Frost. The lecture, titled "Frost as a Thinker," was co-supported by Poetry magazine and Oxford Poetry.This is an edited version of the live event, organized by The Poetry Trust. Enjoy more podcasts on The Poetry Channel at thepoetrytrust.org. by Poetry Lectures
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Harris Khalique: International Poets in Conversation: Christopher Merrill speaks with Harris Khalique about literary traditions in Pakistan, the cultural influences of different cities, and the important role of women in Pakistani literature. by Poetry Lectures
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Zeyar Lynn: International Poets in Conversation: Burmese poet Zeyar Lynn and English poet and translator James Byrne speak with Ilya Kaminsky about poetry from Burma. by Poetry Lectures
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Patrick Cotter & Matthew Sweeney: International Poets in Conversation: Irish poets Patrick Cotter and Matthew Sweeney discuss the history and current state of Irish poetry. by Poetry Lectures
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Chris Abani: International Poets in Conversation: Matthew Shenoda talks with Chris Abani about poetry in Nigeria, the oral and religious traditions in African poetry, and the one-sided conversation between African and European poets. by Poetry Lectures
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Patrizia Cavalli: International Poets in Conversation: Italian poet Patrizia Cavalli and American poet Geoffrey Brock speak with Ilya Kaminsky about Contemporary Italian Poetry and translation. by Poetry Lectures
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Vera Pavlova & Valzhyna Mort: International Poets in Conversation: Vera Pavlova from Russia and Valzhyna Mort from Belurus speak with the director of the Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute, Ilya Kaminsky. by Poetry Lectures
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Robin Blaser: Robin Blaser talks at “The Recovery of the Public World” Conference—devoted to his poetry—at the University of British Columbia in June 1995. The recording of this program is used by permission of the Bennett Library Special Collections and Rare Books, Simon Fraser University; and the Estate of Robin Blaser. by Poetry Lectures
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Oral History Initiative: On Elizabeth Bishop: An informal conversation remembering the life and work of Elizabeth Bishop, with Lloyd Schwartz, Frank Bidart, Rosanna Warren, Gail Mazur, and Megan Marshall. Conducted at Harvard University in March 2012, and used by permission of the participants and the Woodberry Poetry Room, Harvard College Library. To see the event video, click here. by Poetry Lectures
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