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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Gerard Malanga
Gerard Malanga
A reading by Gerard Malanga on May 9, 1974, Poetry Room (Preston 127) at 8:00pm.
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Stuart R. Lavin and Gerard Malanga
Gerard Malanga and Stuart R. Lavin
A reading by S.R. Lavin and Gerard Malanga on December 9, 1975, Towbin Poetry Room.
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Richard Marshall
Richard Marshall
A reading given by Richard Marshall at Bard College on April 12, 1983, Towbin.
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Bruce McClelland
Bruce McClelland
Bruce McClelland reading poetry from his fairy-tale-inspired collection The Märchen Cycle and assorted recent works at Bard College, December 14, 1978, in Ward Manor.
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Samuel Menashe Reading His Poetry
Samuel Menashe
March 17th, 1987 at Kline Commons. Samuel Menashe taught literature at Bard in the 1950's and 60's.
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W.S. Merwin
William Stanley Merwin
Reading given by W.S. Merwin at Bard College, March 20, 1967, in Bard Hall. Audio incomplete.
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W.S. Merwin
William Stanley Merwin
Reading given by W.S. Merwin at Bard College, December 3, 1974, at Bard Hall. With an introduction by Irma Brandeis.
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Paul Metcalf
Paul Metcalf
A reading by Paul Metcalf at Bard College, November 15, 1973, in the Towbin Poetry Room, 8:30pm.
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Thomas Meyer
Thomas Meyer
A reading given by Thomas Meyer at Bard College on February 26, 1976 in the Towbin Poetry Room, 9:00pm.
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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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Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
A reading given by Richard Murphy at Bard College, September 24, 1974, recorded in Bard Hall.
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Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov
A reading given by Howard Nemerov at Bard College, September 6, 1965 at Albee Social. Audio quality poor.
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Harvey Nosowitz
Harvey Nosowitz
Reading given by Harvey Nosowitz at Bard College, October 3, 1974, in Bard Hall.
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Rochelle Owens
Rochelle Owens
Poetry reading and theater lecture given by Rochelle Owens at Bard College, November 5, 1974, at South Hall Social.
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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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George Quasha
George Quasha
Reading given by George Quasha at Bard College on March 4, 1975. Recorded in Bard Hall.
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George Quasha
George Quasha
Reading given by George Quasha at Bard College, October 27, 1975. Introduced by Robert Kelly. Recorded in Bard Hall.
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Indonesian Poets trans. Burton Raffel
Burton Raffel and Chairil Anwar
Reading and Q&A given by translator Burton Raffel at Bard College on November 23, 1965. Translations of Indonesian Poetry by W.S. Renora and Chairal Anwar.
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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.
