American Poets: The Spoken Word

Synopsis: This three CD set is a companion to the British Poets compilation. Around 30 poets are included, from Gertrude Stein, born in 1874, to Amiri Baraka, born in 1934. The 20th century was a time of enormous energy and variety in American poetry, embracing such illustrious names as T S Eliot, e e cummings, William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, Robinson Jeffers, Langston Hughes, Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath. Each of the poets is heard reading from their own work. The recordings are mostly taken from previously unpublished BBC broadcasts.
Series: Spoken Word, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2010
Year of production: 2010
Availability: out of distribution
Notes: Reviewed in Viewfinder 84 / online
Documentation: Accompanying booklet
Subjects: English language and literature
Keywords: archive sound recordings; sound recordings; poetry - 20th century; poetry - North American

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Notes: A range of audio publications related to the collections of the British Library’s Sound Archive. Historical topics, wildlife sounds, world music, art and literature are particularly strongly represented. There are also a few DVDs, videos and CD-ROMs based on holdings in the BL. Some of the titles are available for paid audio download.

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