Helen Adam: May 5, 1964

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The Poetry Center presents Helen Adam reading from her poetry, and songs from her ballad opera San Francisco's Burning.

Originally Recorded By
APA
Location
Gallery Lounge, SFSC
Date
05/05/1964
Total Run Time
1:06:58
Contributor
James Schevill
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  • Introduction of Helen Adam by James Schevill, remarks about magic as it relates to the work of Helen Adam (00:18)
  • Helen Adam comments on her poem "Farewell, Stranger" (01:46)
  • "Farewell, Stranger" (02:07)
  • "Kiltory" (04:02)
  • "The Stepmother" (08:51)
  • "I Love My Love" (13:38)
  • "At The Window" (21:41)
  • "Counting Out Rhyme" (23:07)
  • Remarks about "The Hawthorn Flower" (28:54)
  • "The Hawthorn Flower" (29:09)
  • "The Fair Young Wife" (32:25)
  • "Anaid Si Taerg" [ "Great is Diana" ] (39:07)
  • "Miss Laura" (43:27)
  • "Apartment on Twin Peaks" (47:45)
  • "The Hanged Man" from San Francisco is Burning (54:45)
  • "The Well-Kept Man" from San Francisco is Burning (57:08)
  • "A Sea Shanty" from San Francisco is Burning (59:23)
  • "Night Nursery-Rhyme" (1:03:20)

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