Robert Creeley and John Wieners: November 15, 1973

The Poetry Center, in one of several special programs marking its 20th anniversary with celebratory readings at the San Francisco Museum of Art, presents Robert Creeley and John Wieners. Creeley reads primarily newer poems, with a few earlier poems as collected in his book For Love: Poems 1950–1960 (Scribners, 1962). Wieners reads from manuscript, writings contemporary with that published in Behind the State Capitol, or Cincinatti Pike (Good Gay Poets Press, 1975) and from his recent Selected Poems (Grossman, 1972). The poets are introduced by Poetry Center director Kathleen Fraser, who in introducing Wieners reads a statement he'd written that day for the purpose. For the early part of Wieners' performance he is accompanied by piano, a volunteer piano player having been requested from the audience by Creeley to entertain with some music during the break.

Note: Wieners roams the stage during his reading and is frequently off-mic, resulting in uneven audio levels. Audio has been adjusted to compensate, though the recording can be occassionally hard to discern.

Publisher
American Poetry Archives
Location
San Francisco Museum of Art
Date
1973-11-15
Event Run Time
01:03:03
Contributors
Kathleen Fraser
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Robert Creeley (00:25:33)

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