Title: [Sixty years of American poetry]
Authors: Agha, Shahid Ali, 1949-2001.; Bidart, Frank, 1939-; Black, Sophie Cabot.; Cole, Henri; Davison, Peter, 1928-; Digges, Deborah.; Doty, Mark.; Funkhouser, Erica; Knott, Bill, 1940-; Marchant, Fred.; Rivard, David, 1953-; Sleigh, Tom.; Standing, Sue.; Warren, Rosanna; Academy of American Poets.; Harvard University.; Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library); Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library).
Year: 1994
Subjects: Academy of American Poets Anniversaries, etc.; American poetry
Abstract: A celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Academy of American Poets, with readings by 14 poets. Each poet reads from his or her own work and from the work of an Academy member.
Contents: Welcoming remarks / Stratis Haviaras, Bill Wadsworth -- Introductory remarks / Meredith McGill -- Winter landscape / John Berryman ; After the August wedding in Lahor, Pakistan / Agha Shahid Ali (read by Ali) -- Memories of West Street and Lepke / Robert Lowell ; In memory of Joe Brainard / Frank Bidart (read by Bidart) -- Song for the last act / Louise Bogan ; The misunderstanding of nature / Sophie Cabot Black (read by Black) -- Silence / Marianne Moore ; 40 days and 40 nights / Henri Cole (read by Cole) -- Poet to tiger / May Swenson ; The obituary writer / Peter Davison (read by Davison) -- Animal and space / Randall Jarrell ; Broom / Deborah Digges (read by Digges) -- The fish / Elizabeth Bishop ; A display of mackerel / Mark Doty (read by Doty) --