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Helen Adam, "The Shoe Song"

Helen Adam, “The Shoe Song”

Along with some notes by Richard Owens.

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Richard Owens performs Helen Adam's "The Shoe Song"

Richard Owens performs Helen Adam’s “The Shoe Song”

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video: performance
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A discussion of Helen Adam's "The Shoe Song"

A discussion of Helen Adam’s “The Shoe Song”

This video is coming soon.

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video: primary poem discussion
Denny Stern re-performs Kaufman's "CROOTEY SONGO"

Denny Stern re-performs Kaufman’s “CROOTEY SONGO”

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PoemTalk on Kaufman's "Suicide"

PoemTalk on Kaufman’s “Suicide”

Program notes: https://jacket2.org/podcasts/little-string-and-sharp-stone-pt-158

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audio: PoemTalk
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discussion of Gary Snyder's translation of Kenji Miyazawa's "Cloud Semaphore"

discussion of Gary Snyder’s translation of Kenji Miyazawa’s “Cloud Semaphore”

Hosted by poet/translator/scientist Yosuke Tanaka in May 2026. Here is a link to an audio-only recording. Here is a photograph of the group.

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video: primary poem discussion
01:29:19
another discussion of Baraka's "Incident" (Scotland, 2023)

another discussion of Baraka’s “Incident” (Scotland, 2023)

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video: further poem discussion
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Tuli Kupferberg performs “Morning, Morning”

Tuli Kupferberg performs “Morning, Morning”

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audio: performance
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Bob Holman performs "A Beat and Beyond"

Bob Holman performs “A Beat and Beyond”

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video: performance
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community discussion of Rachel Loden's "I Know a Brand" (2022)

community discussion of Rachel Loden’s “I Know a Brand” (2022)

Max McKenna leads the ETZM group, 2022.

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video: CCCR
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abridged community discussion of Rachel Loden's "I Know a Brand" (2022)

abridged community discussion of Rachel Loden’s “I Know a Brand” (2022)

Max McKenna leads the ETZM group, 2022

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video: CCCR
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text of Frank O'Hara's "Song (Is It Dirty)"

text of Frank O’Hara’s “Song (Is It Dirty)”

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text: poem or poems
text of Frank O'Hara's "Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed)"

text of Frank O’Hara’s “Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed)”

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text: poem or poems
Frank O'Hara performs "Song (Is It Dirty)"

Frank O’Hara performs “Song (Is It Dirty)”

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video: performance
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Frank O'Hara performs "Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed!)"

Frank O’Hara performs “Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed!)”

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video: performance
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PoemTalk on O'Hara's "Song (Is It Dirty)" and "Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed!)"

PoemTalk on O’Hara’s “Song (Is It Dirty)” and “Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed!)”

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video: PoemTalk
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James Schuyler performs "Salute"

James Schuyler performs “Salute”

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audio: performance
00:00:33
discussion of Bernadette Mayer's "The Ballad of Theodore"

discussion of Bernadette Mayer’s “The Ballad of Theodore”

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video: primary poem discussion
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Bernadette Mayer performs "Yellow Orange"

Bernadette Mayer performs “Yellow Orange”

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audio: performance
00:01:37
discussion of Bernadette Mayer's "Yellow Orange"

discussion of Bernadette Mayer’s “Yellow Orange”

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video: primary poem discussion
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