CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5693
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Diane di Prima reading her poetry in [Vancouver?], 1966 or 1967 #697
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
di Prima, Diane
Dates:
1934-
Role:
"Speaker"
Notes:
Name misspelled as "De Prima" on J-card
Name:
Tallman, Warren
Dates:
1921-1994
Role:
"Speaker"
Notes:
Warren Tallman makes an introduction for Diane Di Prima
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
Sound Quality:
Excellent
Physical Condition:
Excellent
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:41:53
Size:
40.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:34
Size:
29.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1966
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
Date indicated as tentative on the J-card.
Date:
1967
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
Date indicated as tentative on the J-card.
LOCATION
Address:
[Vancouver, BC, Canada?]
Latitude:
49.2575
Longitude:
-123.1142
Notes:
Location indicated as tentative on the J-card. It's just a guessed location
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 000
010 Warren Tallman makes an introduction for Diane Di Prima
020 Di Prima says she will begin with a recent piece, called “Hymn”
076 End of “Hymn”
082 Di Prima now reads “Song for Spring Equinox”
109 End of “Song for Spring Equinox”
120 Di Prima talks about “American-Political Oriented Poems”, and her reasons for them
138 Di Prima reads “Goodbye Nkrumah”
170 End of “Goodbye Nkrumah”
177 Di Prima reads “Ode to Keats”
238 End of “Ode to Keats”
244 Di Prima relates her experiences living at Timothy Leary’s estate for 3 or 4 months
256 Di Prima reads “A Counterspell to Millbrook, First Day of Winter”
281 End of “A Counterspell to Millbrook, First Day of Winter”
287 Di Prima reads “In Memory of My First Chapatis”
300 End of “In Memory of My First Chapatis”
313 Di Prima reads “The Yeoman of the Guard”
322 End of “The Yeoman of the Guard”
325 Di Prima reads “The Beach”
337 End of “The Beach”
340 Di Prima reads “The Jungle”
384 End of “The Jungle”
386 End of Side One
Two 000
010 Di Prima reads “First Snow, Kerhonkson”
026 End of “First Snow, Kerhonkson”
032 Di Prima discusses her time at the New York Poets Theatre
043 Di Prima reads “Theatre Poem #1”
056 End of “Theatre Poem #1”
059 Now she reads “Theatre Poems #4 and #5”
083 End of “Theatre Poems #4 and #5”
101 Di Prima reads “Combination Theatre Poem and Birthday Poem for Ten People”
184 End of “Combination…”
192 Di Prima reads “Buddhist New Year Song”
212 End of “Buddhist New Year Song”
220 Di Prima reads “Note to John Wieners”
230 End of “Note to John Wieners”
239 Di Prima reads “To the Unnamed Buddhist Nun Who Burned Herself to Death on the Night of June 3, 1966”
246 End of “To the Unnamed Buddhist Nun…”
261 Another political poem, “Rant, from a Cool Place”
294 End of “Rant, from a Cool Place”
298 Di Prima reads “Ode to Elegance”
325 End of “Ode to Elegance”
326 End of tape
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
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