CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
6220
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Michael McClure reading at Humboldt College on April 23, 1975 #384
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
McClure, Michael
Dates:
1932-2020
Role:
"Reader",
"Speaker"
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Track Configuration:
2 track
Playback Mode:
Stereo
Generations:
Second generation from Reel-to-Reel
Sound Quality:
Excellent
Physical Condition:
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:
T00:31:51
Size:
31.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:31:32
Size:
30.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1975-04-23
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
Carlton Trail, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, S9A 4A9, Canada
Venue:
Humboldt College
Latitude:
52.76348
Longitude:
-108.27489
Notes:
The Humboldt College is closed we assume that it changed its name to Carlton Trail College.
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One -audio levels often fluctuate
03 Introduction to Michael McClure
32 McClure begins – I feel like a chef’s salad
38 Discussion of the beat period
51 Need to read from a wide spectrum of works – periods
68 “My mother Said to Me Tonight” from 1951
81 History of next selection – interest in natural history and anatomy
48 “Linked part to part…”
114 ‘Cool’ Jazz and the beat poets’ interest in it
122 “Sleepwalkers, ghosts…”
137 The beauty of cities
142 “How beautiful things are…”
157 Poems from the sixties
164 Poems in an invented language
176 First in series of invented language poems – in ‘baby’ talk
188 A steam bath experience
198 Another invented language poem
215 Another – read to 4 lions in the San Fran. Zoo
270 Reading of* an environmental symposium – flying there & noticing airplane food
283 “American Airlines”
297 Experiences of the night after a solstice
305 “Grey Fox at Soltice”
324 A poem for Shakespeare’s birthday
“Shakespeare’s birthday”
351 A notebook poem “Trip”
371 “The young Lady cat…”
392 “Americans passing by…”
434 A historical poem – prehistory of the Lincoln county area – killing off of namillian mega-fawna
511 “The kid is so raging beautiful…”
Two 07 “Rains of Spring”
20 End of reading proper – McClure asks for questions from audience
23 1st question – not audible
27 MClure repeats question – does the influence of Blake & other poetry undermine originality
33 No – other poets are incredible instruments
55 McClure as a structuralist – Leustrauss, Clomsky etc…
69 McClure decides to read a few more poems
73 “Those stars of light…”
82 “Each with his little hoard of gold…”
89 “Borrowed Feet”
111 End of recording
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
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