Conrad Aiken (original) (raw)

The Caedmon Poetry Collection: A Century of Poets Reading Their Work, pub. 2000

Tetelestai (8:02): MP3

Lee Anderson lecturing on the reading of poetry, from the Lee Anderson Papers, Washington University Special Collections Department, June 26, 1964

1. Introduction and comments on poetic rhythm (11:15): MP3
2. "Lines to a Seagreen Lover" by Isabella Gardner (:42): MP3
3. "Foundations" by Spencer Brown (1:34): MP3
4. Comments on Spencer Brown and the art of listening (3:47): MP3
5. Allen Tate with comments (3:55): MP3
6. John Crowe Ransom with comments (1:54): MP3
7. Conrad Aiken with comments (2:14): MP3

From The Spoken Arts Treasury, 1961

• Introduction (1:25): MP3
• The First Prelude from Preludes for Memnon (or Preludes to Attitude) (4:42): MP3
• If Man, That Angel of Bright Consciousnesss (3:19): MP3
• Sea Holly (2:42): MP3

Originally published by Oxford University Press.

Conrad Aiken Reading, from the Lee Anderson Papers, Washington University Special Collections Department, June 1951

Complete recording (31:28): MP3

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