Selected Titles
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World Heavyweight Championship Poetry Bout : Sherman Alexie vs. Jimmy Santiago BacaCall Number: PS617.T36 W67 1998 JPL MultimediaPoetry bouts are presented in the format of a boxing match, with a referee, bell, judges, ring person, and ten rounds. This championship bout presents challenger Sherman Alexie against two-time champion Jimmy Santiago Baca. -
World Heavyweight Championship Poetry Bout : Sherman Alexie vs. Saul WilliamsCall Number: PS617.T36 W67 2001 JPL Multimedia3 time Heavyweight Champion Spokane/Coeur d'Alene native Sherman Alexie takes on Sony recording artist and challenger Saul Williams. The World Heavyweight Poetry Bout is a ten-round poetry bout scored by a three-person panel of citizen judges. Each poet reads one poem per round. Round ten is extemporaneous.
Video
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TED Talks: PoetryFind videos of poets and authors reading their work, as well as conversations on the topic
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Literature Online (LION)The Poets on Screen Library contains over 800 clips of poets reading their work. It can be found in the Video and Audio section of the database.
Audio Recordings
Many poetry recordings can be found in the JPL Multimedia Collection. A few examples are listed below:
- Gwendolyn Brooks reading her poetry : with an introductory poem by Don L. Lee. PS3503 .R7244 A6 1969
- Theodore Roethke reading his poetry. PS3535 .O39 A6 1972
- Gabriela Mistral reading her poetry at the Library of Congress, Dec. 12, 1950, for the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape. PQ8097 .G6 A6 1972
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Archive of Recorded Poetry and LiteratureThe Library of Congress has gathered over 2,000 recordings of authors and poets. The collection is currently being digitized, with nearly 400 recordings available.
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Columbia Granger's World of PoetryThe Listening Room in Columbia Granger's World of Poetry provides hundreds of recorded poems. Some are read by the writer and some are recorded readings of the poems.