These audio recordings have been digitized from a collection of cassette and open reel tapes of readings and lectures at Bard over the last 50 years. The collection was initially established with funds provided by the Carter A Towbin Poetry Fund in 1982 and first located in Albee Hall before moving to the Olin Building. Our hope is to use the recordings to help tell the story of Bard as an exuberant place for poetry for more than half a century.
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Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney reading his poetry at Bard College, April 9, 1974, including selections from his famous ‘Bog Body Poems.’ Recorded in Albee Social, 8:00pm.
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Anthony Hecht
Anthony Hecht
Anthony Hecht reading his poetry at Bard College in October 1974. Introduced by Irma Brandeis.
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Anthony Hecht
Anthony Hecht
Anthony Hecht reading his own poetry at Bard College, April 1980. Introduced by Andrews Wanning.
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Erich Heller
Erich Heller
Essayist Erich Heller, reading essays on Nietzche and Yeats. Bard Hall, 3/15/1966. Introduced by an unidentified Bard academic.
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Peter V. Hohendal: The Politics of Reading
Peter V. Hohendal
Defending the German Literary Tradition. December 1, 1987 in Olin 102
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Spencer Holst
Spencer Holst
Storyteller Spencer Holst reads his own work, notably from his collection ‘Spencer Holst Stories.’ Side 1 (00:00-1:25:21) is a public reading in Bard Hall, February 17, 1976. Side 2 (1:26:05-end) is a private reading at Hanes Cottage, of his longer story ‘The Institute Of The Foul Ball.’ (Sometimes titled ‘The Institute For The Foul Ball.) February 16, 1976.
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Ken Irby
Ken Irby
Kenneth Irby reading poetry in translation by Oscar Milosz and José Lezama Lima, followed by his own work. March 26, 1981
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Barbara Johnson: The Politics of Poetry
Barbara Johnson
Lecture from the series "Feminism and Deconstruction" intro by prof. Rayna Caller. March 11th, 1987 at Kline Commons
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Uwe Johnson
Uwe Johnson
Reading by German novelist Uwe Johnson from his novel The Third Book About Achim. Side 2 of this tape is a Q&A with Johnson. April 25, 1967.
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Pierre Joris
Pierre Joris
Pierre Joris reading his own work at Bard College. Recorded at Albee Social, 10/6/1970.
This tape cuts off after the reel-to-reel machine was evidently knocked over. The box containing the tape itself also housed a program for a recital by Rabbi Avraham Soltes and J. Clifford Welsh, entitled “Jewish Music from Ancient Palestine to Israel Reborn.” There is no evidence of this recital actually being recorded on this tape.
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Pierre Joris
Pierre Joris
Pierre Joris reads his own poetry. Recorded in the Carter Towbin Poetry Room, 04/11/1974, 10pm.
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Pierre Joris Discussing Paul Celan
Pierre Joris
Pierre Joris discussing his translations of the poet Paul Celan. Bard College 10/20/1983.
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Dedication of the Towbin Poetry Room
Robert Kelly
Dedication of the Carter Towbin Poetry Room on April 6, 1974. Background on the endowment given for the Towbin Room and Prize. Remarks by Robert Bruce, William Wilson, and a reading by Robert Kelly.
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Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly
Poet Robert Kelly reading his own work. Proctor Art Center, Bard College, 5/12/1969.
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Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly reading his fiction at Bard College, in the Towbin Poetry Room; 04/05/1983.
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Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly reading from his recently published work The Loom. Bard Hall, 10/09/1975. Introduction by Clark Rodewald.
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Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly reading his own poetry. Bard College, 10/05/1978. Tape engineered by Michael Heller.
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Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly reading his own poetry. Bard College, 3/09/1966. Tape warbles until a brief cutout at 00:01:20.
