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:
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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