Marilyn Hacker and Charlotte Painter: May 4, 1977

The Poetry Center presents Marilyn Hacker and Charlotte Painter, reading from and commenting on their work. Hacker reads her poems, from her first book, Presentation Piece (Viking Press, 1974) and from Separations (Knopf, 1976) and newer work. Painter reads from her autobiographical novel, Confessions from the Málaga Madhouse: A Christmas Diary (Dial Press, 1971). Kathleen Fraser, after noting she is substituting for Lewis MacAdams and announcing an upcoming talk on the work of H.D. by Frances Jaffer and Susan Griffin, and a celebration of the life of Anais Nin, among other events, introduces the writers. 

Publisher
American Poetry Archives
Location
César Chavez Student Center, San Francisco State University
Date
1977-05-04
Event Run Time
01:28:56
Contributors
Kathleen Fraser
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Marilyn Hacker (00:42:46)

Marilyn Hacker reads her poems, from Presentation Piece, from Separations, and newer work: "Learning Distances," "Before the War," "Attack on the Iron Coast," "The Sea Coming Indoors," "Forage Sestina," "Untoward Occurrence at Embassy Poetry Reading," "Sisterhood, for Dora Fitzgerald," "Elegy, for Janis Joplin," "Poem for Emily Dickinson," "The Life of a Female Artist is Full of Vicissitudes," "Catherine Pregnant," "Catherine Married," "Geography," "Conte," and "Why We Are Going to Paradise Island." 

Charlotte Painter (00:36:20)

Charlotte Painter opens with a poem, "Withstanding Neglect," then dedicates her reading to Kay Boyle, noting a recent piece by Boyle recounting her being jailed for protesting the US-Vietnam War. She then introduces and reads from her autobiographical novel, Confessions from the Málaga Madhouse. 

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