The Berkeley Poetry Conference Part 8: John Weiners Reading in Berkeley on July 14th, 1965 and at New York YM-YWHA Poetry Center on October 24th, 1966 #519

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5503
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 8: John Weiners Reading in Berkeley on July 14th, 1965 and at New York YM-YWHA Poetry Center on October 24th, 1966 #519
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Weiners, John
Dates:
1934-2002
Role:
"Speaker", "Author"

Name:
Creeley, Robert
Dates:
1926-2005
Role:
"Speaker"
Notes:
Introduction by Robert Creeley

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
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:
T01:29:37
Size:
89.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:38:09
Size:
38.1 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1965-07-14
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
Berkeley Reading

Date:
1966-10-24
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
New York Reading

LOCATION

Address:
Berkeley, California, USA
Latitude:
37.8705
Longitude:
-122.2826

Address:
1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128, United States
Venue:
YM-YWHA Poetry Center
Latitude:
40.78306
Longitude:
-73.95277

CONTENT

Contents:
Side Track No. Comments One 000 Introduction by Robert Creeley 025 John Wieners reads “Chinoiserie” 035 “Night Boat to Cairo” 058 “The Mole Proposes Solitude” 080 “To Denise Levertov” 083 “Where Fled” 093 “Moon poems” 108 “The Serpent’s Hiss” 117 “The Imperatrice” 137 “Tuesday 7:00 PM” 150 “Le Chariot” 169 “Procrastination” 185 “The Suicide” 206 “Address to the Woman” 213 “I walk under the distant stars…” 227 Wieners reads from the original manuscript of The Hotel Wentley Poems (these are different from the published versions) 250 “A poem for painters” 339 “A poem for the old man” 361 “Wracked by beauty, wracked by pain…” 387 “Grieving battle of swing” 401 “A poem to dawn” 419 “Cocaine” 445 “Watchman, what of the night?” 507 “My Mother” John Wieners reading at New York YM-YWHA Side Track No. Comments Two John Wieners poetry reading 000 Introduction 016 Wieners reads “Diana” 025 “Invocation to Summer” 035 “Invitation au voyage II” 056 “Love” 062 “Time” 069 “Nocturne” 089 “Holy orders in life” 109 “Billy” 118 “LSD” 131 “Only lust rules there” 143 “A poem for vipers” 165 “A poem for painters” 242 Reading ends
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
The Berkeley Poetry Conference Part 8 July 14th, 1965 John Weiners Reading Side 1 37 min Side 2 5 min Reading at the New York YM YWHA Oct 24th, 1966 21:25

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