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. We will continue to add to this collection as we are able to migrate our reel to reel tapes to digital format. Currently, all of the cassette tapes are represented in the collection below.
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Thomas Meyer '69 and Jonathan Williams
Thomas Meyer and Jonathan Williams
This reading took place on November 9th, 2001 and was part of the John Ashbery Poetry Series that ran from approximately 1995 to 2007 and brought leading contemporary poets to Bard for readings and discussion.
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Eric Mottram Reading His Own Works
Eric Mottram, Robert Kelly, and Pierre Joris
Introduced by Robert Kelly and Pierre Joris. November 18th, 1992
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Mary Poovey: What Should a Woman Want Now?
Mary Poovey
Lecture from the series "Feminism and Deconstruction" April 15th, 1987
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Readings by Stephen Ratcliffe and John Ashbery
Stephen Ratcliffe and John Ashbery
This reading was part of the John Ashbery Poetry Series that ran from approximately 1995 to 2007 and brought leading contemporary poets to Bard for readings and discussion.
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Reading by Tom Raworth
Tom Raworth
This reading was part of the John Ashbery Poetry Series that ran from approximately 1995 to 2007 and brought leading contemporary poets to Bard for readings and discussion.
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Eleni Sikelianos
Eleni Sikelianos
This reading took place on May 4, 2001 and was part of the John Ashbery Poetry Series that ran from approximately 1995 to 2007 and brought leading contemporary poets to Bard for readings and discussion.
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Reading by Ron Silliman
Ron Silliman
This reading was part of the John Ashbery Poetry Series that ran from approximately 1995 to 2007 and brought leading contemporary poets to Bard for readings and discussion.
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P. Adams Sitney Film Lecture
P. Adams Sitney
Lecture on Gertrude Stein and Avante-Garde Film. February, 11th, 1988 in Olin Auditorium
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Readings by Brian Kim Stefans and Michael Ives
Brian Kim Stefans and Michael Ives
This reading was part of the John Ashbery Poetry Series that ran from approximately 1995 to 2007 and brought leading contemporary poets to Bard for readings and discussion.
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Peter Straub: Selections
Peter Straub
Selections from "The Throat" and "Houses Without Doors". December 2nd, 1991 in Olin 102
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Readings by Peter Lamborn Wilson and David Levi Strauss at Bard Hall
David Levi Strauss and Peter Lamborn Wilson
This reading was part of the John Ashbery Poetry Series that ran from approximately 1995 to 2007 and brought leading contemporary poets to Bard for readings and discussion.
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Roseanne Wasserman
Roseanne Wasserman and John Ashbery
November 12th, 1993 Introduced by John Ashbery
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Theodore Weiss
Theodore Weiss
Theodore Weiss taught at Bard from 1946 to 1966. He then accepted a position as Poet in Residence at Princeton, where he remained until 1987. This recorded reading takes place during a return visit to Bard, probably spring semester of 1976 (he says it's been 10 years). The poet discusses being reminded of Princeton upon returning to Bard, and relates a funny story about a group of Princeton students getting in trouble for playing volleyball in the nude. Weiss introduces each piece in elaborate detail. Titles included in this recording are: 1. Preface 2. Into Summer 3. The Fire at Alexandria 4. House of Fire 5. Moral 6. On Stuffing a Goose 7. The Life Of... 8. The Ultimate Anti-Entropy 9. Far Out Far In 10. This Letter 11. The Way it Works Out 12. A Gothic Tale.
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Marjorie Welish: Casting Sequences
Marjorie Welish and John Ashbery
Reading from "Casting Sequences" and new work introduced by John Ashbery
