Title | Poetry Reading |
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Publisher | University of Houston Libraries |
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Date | October 14, 1966 |
Description | Recording of lecture given by poet Archibald MacLeish on October 14, 1966, at the third annual Humanities Series at SMTI (Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, now University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth). SMTI president Joseph L. Driscoll welcomes the audience, thanks the series organizers, and explains how the speakers' series came into existence. He introduces Professor Jagdish Mehra of the SMTI Department of Physics. Professor Mehra describes the background, qualifications, and awards of the current speaker, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Archibald MacLeish. Mr. MacLeish tells stories and reads poems, giving context or an explanation of each. These include Robert Herrick's "To Daffodils" and 16 of MacLeish's own poems. |
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Language | English |
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Original Item Location | ID 1995-003, Box 125, CD 1.1.3 |
Original Collection | Jagdish Mehra Collection |
Digital Collection | Jagdish Mehra Audio Collection |
Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/jmac |
Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
Use and Reproduction | Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner. For more information please see UH Digital Library Fair Use policy on the UH Digital Library About page. |
Title | Archibald MacLeish audio file |
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Original Item Extent | 01:12:46 |
File Name | mehra_201010_003.mp3 |