Paul Ramsey and Ron Loewinsohn: March 3, 1964

Paul Ramsey (00:15:29)

Paul Ramsey reading from his selected works.

James Schevill remarks on the influence of film on poetry and poetry in general; introduces Paul Ramsey and Ron Loewinsohn (00:00)
Remarks on "Program Note" (03:35)
"Program Note" (04:05)
"Avowal" (04:32)
Remarks on "Entrance" (05:12)
"Entrance" (5:24)
Remarks on philosophy, George Berkeley, and the title poem of his book, In an Ordinary Place (05:55)
"In an Ordinary Place" (06:51)
Remarks on Bertrand Russell, solipsism, and "To a Solipsist" (08:34)
"To a Solipsist" (09:26)
Remarks on "The Beds of Bedlam" (09:54)
"The Beds of Bedlam" (10:28)
Remarks on "The Few" (10:53)
"The Few" (11:09)
Remarks on Homer (11:40)
Gap in original recording (11:55)
"The heart mighty of darkness..." (12:02)
Further remarks on Homer (13:04)
"If I Can Tell a Story that is True" (13:12)
Gap in original recording (13:18)
resumes with "If I Can Tell a Story that is True" (13:24)
Remarks on Theodore Roethke (14:26)
"A Song in Memory of Theodore Roethke" (14:43)

Ron Loewinsohn reading from his selected works.

Remarks on "7.20.58" (00:20)
"7.20.58" (00:50)
"Watermelons" (03:07)
Remarks on "Song for Bob Siedar" (03:31)
"Song for Bob Siedar" (03:42)
"The Stillness of the Poem" (05:25)
Remarks on his new book, The World of the Lie (06:31)
"His Music's Like His 20 Children" (06:45)
Remarks on "Entangling Alliances" (08:04)
"Entangling Alliances" (08:13)
Remarks on the title poem of his new book, "The World of the Lie" (10:14)
"The World of the Lie" (10:45)
Remarks on George R. Stuart (18:30)
"It Is Very Distinct at the Ballpark" (18:44)
Remarks on physiology, and "Art for Art's Sake" (21:06)
"Art for Art's Sake" (21:39)
"The Rain, The Rain" (22:18)
"Flowers, Because They've Come to Be" (23:24)
"Vision of Childhood" (25:10)
Remarks on the sonnet form and "Sonnet: 'The Silken Tent'" (27:13)
"Sonnet: 'The Silken Tent'" (27:45)
Remarks on "Misconceptions" (28:35)
"Misconceptions" (28:54)