Lee Ann Brown and Rod Smith: October 20, 2016

The Poetry Center presents Lee Ann Brown and Rod Smith reading and in conversation. Lee Ann Brown reads new work as well as poems from her book In the Laurels, Caught (Fence Books, 2013). Rod Smith reads from his book Touché (Wave Books, 2015) as well as from unpublished work. The readings are followed by a conversation with the audience.

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DocFilm Institute
Location
The Poetry Center, SFSU
Date
10/20/2016
Total Run Time
01:16:43
Contributor
Steve Dickison, Suzanne Stein
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Lee Ann Brown (29:35)

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Steve Dickison introduces Lee Ann Brown who reads "A Ballad in C Sharp" in honor of the 100th anniversary of Cecil Sharp coming to the Appalachian Mountains, "Spell for a New Mother," "House of Green Thunder," "The New Book of Lamentations," "For Keats," "In a Day's Eye," and "Full Moon Eye." She then reads "Moss Pillow," and "Dowsing for Dummies," from In the Laurels, Caught followed by "Procreation Sonnet," "My Mistress's Eyes," "Acupuncture," "Sonnet to Fall," "My Sonnet Fifty-Six," "117 Redo," "Sweet Lug, Sweet Horn," "Dis Not the Sonnet," "Your Amulet," "Catullus Couch" and "The Archers of Love Exalted." She closes with "Dear Rod Moth," for Rod Smith.

Rod Smith (18:02)

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Steve Dickison introduces Rod Smith who reads "The Birds of America," "The Story of Mang Gong," "Poem," "I am no I I Sight," "In a Station of the Metro," "Oren Gates," from his book Touche. He then reads "Snips," after Steve Lacy, from manuscript, followed by "The Good House, Etc.," "Poem," and "Dumb Poem," also from Touche.

Conversation (25:26)

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Rod Smith and Lee Ann Brown take questions from the audience. They discuss song-like poetry, improvisation, and poetic form.

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