Donald Davie and Thom Gunn: May 18, 1958

The Poetry Center presents Donald Davie and Thom Gunn reading from their poetry.

Originally Recorded By
The Poetry Center
Location
San Francisco State College
Date
05/18/1958
Total Run Time
00:49:50
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Donald Davie (00:23:54)

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Donald Davie reads from his poetry.

  • Opening remarks and introduction to "Under St. Paul's" (00:00)
  • "Under St. Paul's" (01:12)
  • "Against Confidences" (04:48)
  • Remarks on Killala Bay in Ireland (06:26)
  • "Killala" (07:02)
  • "Coastal Redwoods" (09:33)
  • "St. Ives" (12:05)
  • "An Anecdote of Transitions" (15:36)
  • "The Mushroom Gatherers" (17:05)
  • "The Baptist's Childhood" (18:21)
  • "Obiter Dicta" (19:29)
  • "Time Passing Beloved" (22:48)

Thom Gunn (00:25:56)

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Thom Gunn reads from his first book of poetry, Fighting Terms (1954), and other work.

  • Opening remarks and introduction to "The Wound" (00:02)
  • "The Wound" (00:44)
  • Introduction to "Incident on a Journey" (02:22)
  • "Incident on a Journey" (02:49)
  • Introduction to "For a Birthday" (04:36)
  • "For a Birthday" (5:13)
  • Introduction to "Le Prisonnier" (06:33)
  • "Le Prisonnier" (6:59)
  • Static (6:59)
  • "On the Move" (recording starts with poem in progress) (8:19)
  • "Autumn Chapter in a Novel" (10:40)
  • "The Silver Age" (13:14)
  • "The Unsettled Motorcyclist's Vision of His Death" (15:13)
  • "Elvis Presley" (17:40)
  • "Market at Turk" (18:48)
  • "In Praise of Cities" (19:52)
  • "Thoughts on Unpacking" (22:17)
  • "Vox Humana" (24:15)

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