Richard Brautigan and Floyd Salas: February 28, 1968

The Poetry Center presents Richard Brautigan and Floyd Salas, reading from their own works.

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APA
Location
SFSU, San Francisco
Date
02/28/1968
Total Run Time
01:05:29
Contributor
Mark Linenthal
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Richard Brautigan (00:32:50)

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Richard Brautigan reads poetry from his 1968 book The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster, subtitled "selected poems 1957-1968," followed by three uncollected pieces.

  • Introductory remarks by Mark Linenthal on Richard Brautigan and Floyd Salas (00:01)
  • Richard Brautigan remarks on his new book of poems, The Pill Versus The Springhill Mine Disaster (01:45)
  • "All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace" (02:28)
  • "Horse Child Breakfast" (03:20)
  • "General Custer Versus the Titanic" (03:54)
  • Remarks on reading "The Beautiful Poem" at Pomona College (4:34)
  • "The Beautiful Poem" (04:53)
  • "Private Eye Lettuce" (05:22)
  • "A Boat" (05:53)
  • "The Shenevertakesherwatchoff Poem" (06:17)
  • "Karma Repair Kit: Items 1-4" (06:57)
  • "Oranges" (07:54)
  • "San Francisco" (08:13)
  • "Xerox Candy Bar" (08:57)
  • "Discovery" (09:15)
  • "Widow's Lament" (09:40)
  • "The Pomegranate Circus" (09:55)
  • "The Winos on Potrero Hill" (10:30)
  • "The First Winter Snow" (10:54)
  • "Death Is A Beautiful Car Parked Only" (11:24)
  • "Surprise" (12:04)
  • "Your Departure Versus the Hindenberg" (12:22)
  • "Education" (12:53)
  • "Love Poem" (13:15)
  • "The Fever Monument" (13:33)
  • "At the California Institute of Technology" (13:53)
  • "A Lady" (14:27)
  • Remarks that the next poem is a contemporary poem (14:52)
  • "'Star-Spangled' Nails" (14:56)
  • "The Pumpkin Tide" (15:19)
  • "Adrenalin Mother" (15:38)
  • "The Wheel" (16:03)
  • "Map Shower" (16:23)
  • "A Postcard from Chinatown" (16:42)
  • "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" (17:07)
  • "December 30" (17:36)
  • "The Sawmill" (18:13)
  • "The Way She Looks At It" (18:32)
  • "Let's Voyage into the New American House" (18:56)
  • "The Horse That Had a Flat Tire" (19:35)
  • "Linear Farewell, Nonlinear Farewell" (20:44)
  • "Mating Saliva" (21:05)
  • "Automatic Anthole" (21:28)
  • "The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster" (21:54)
  • "Gee, You're So Beautiful That It's Starting to Rain" (22:21)
  • "The Harbor" (23:07)
  • "The Garlic Meat Lady from" (23:30)
  • "Boo, Forever" (24:27)
  • "Crazy Old Women Are Riding The Buses of America Today" (25:05)
  • Inaudible comment (28:05)
  • Remarks about modern short stories (28:15)
  • "A Need for Gardens" (28:33)
  • "I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone" (30:19)

Floyd Salas (00:32:39)

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Floyd Salas reads from the draft of a novel titled Gin For Christmas, a.k.a. 7th Street Jump, along with several poems.

  • Floyd Salas remarks on Richard Brautigan and himself (00:01)
  • The first chapter from his novel "Gin For Christmas" (03:38)
  • Remarks that he wishes he could be like Richard Brautigan because Brautigan makes people happy (17:50)
  • Remarks on his poem "Carol" (18:10)
  • "Carol" (18:56)
  • Remarks on poets as the heroes and outlaws of the 20th century (22:11)
  • "In My Brass Sky" (23:31)
  • Remarks on poetry, language, and his poem "Heartsong" (29:30)
  • "Heartsong" (30:36)

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