The Berkeley Poetry Conference Part 3: reading and lecture by Lew Welch and Robert Duncan on July 24th and July 13th, 1965 Tape 1 of 2 #514a

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5468
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
The Berkeley Poetry Conference Part 3: reading and lecture by Lew Welch and Robert Duncan on July 24th and July 13th, 1965 Tape 1 of 2 #514a
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Welch, Lew
Dates:
1926-1971
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/72272999
Role:
"Reader"
Name:
Duncan, Robert
Dates:
1919-1988
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/105142281
Role:
"Speaker", "Reader"
Name:
Parkinson, Thomas
Dates:
1920-1992
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/92344899
Role:
"Speaker"
Notes:
Introduction by Thomas Parkinson
Name:
[Baker, Richard?]
Role:
"Series organizer"
Notes:
His name is mentioned in the audio, and he's introduced as the organizer of the Berkeley Poetry conference

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Storage Capacity:
T01:00:36
Extent:
1/8 inch
Track Configuration:
2 track
Playback Mode:
Stereo
Generations:
Second generation from Reel-to-Reel
Sound Quality:
Excellent
Physical Condition:
Very Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:33
Size:
41.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:24
Size:
42.4 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1965-07-24
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
Date:
1965-07-13
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card

LOCATION

Address:
Berkeley, California, USA
Latitude:
37.8679
Longitude:
-122.2888
URL:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2833528

CONTENT

Contents:
Side Track No. Comments One Welch reading concluded: 000 “I saw myself” 007 He Greets, Again, “the Open Road (Return to the City)” 028 This Book is for Magda (On Out) 045 Lecture: “Psyche: Myth and the Moment of Truth”, by Duncan Introduction by Thomas Parkinson 072 Robert Duncan introduces his topic, discusses “myth” 148 “the moment of truth”, “Psyche” 169 “We are chemical events” Duncan discusses identity 215 Begins to discuss “A Poem Beginning With A Line by Pindar” – talks about its composition, how he came to begin his poem with this line 260 Duncan always gets out of a poem “by having a dance at the end” 300 Discusses the “ill-kept garden” 355 Reads and discusses the opening of the “Pindar” poem 427 Pindar carries Duncan through the poem in the way that Virgil carries Dante through hell 464 Reads and discusses the rest of part I of the “Pindar” poem 525 Talks about Psyche and Eros 594 Talks about developing the love of language 672 “Revision is meaningless…” 703 Reads and discusses last section of part III of “Pindar” 758 Reads beginning of part IV of “Pindar”, discusses “the footfall” 832 Reads “that foot informed/by the weight of all things”, discusses the sound of these lines
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: Berkeley Poetry Conference Part 3 Lew Welch Reading Conclusion July 24th, 1965 Introduction to Robert Duncan- Thomas Parkinson Robert Duncan Lecture: Psyche- Myth and the Moment of Truth, July 13th Beginning 26 Continued 29:50

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