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 Descriptive Summary Cavalieri, Grace Grace Cavalieri papers, 1955-2008 MS2007 73 Linear feet Collection contains audio cassettes, CD-ROMs, literary journals, anthologies, plays, video cassettes, and magnetic audiotape reels. These electronic audio and video recordings produced between 1976 and 1990s. The audio recordings are of famous primarily local poets that Grace Cavalieri interviewed on her radio program The Poet and the Poem and an earlier radio show titled Poetry from the City. These shows date from the middle 1970s through the present. The George Washington University, The Gelman Library, Special Collections Research Center
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 Acquisition Information

Donated in two large accessions 1989 and 2007. Smaller accessions arrive a few times a year.

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 Historical or Biographical Note

Grace Cavalieri, an award winning poet and playwright, lived for 25 years in Washington D.C., and through her weekly radio program, "The Poet and the Poem," continues to be an important figure in the literary community of this city. She is the author of many books of poetry, including Why I Cannot Take a Lover (1975), Creature Comforts (1982), Bliss (1986), Trenton (1990), New and Selected Poems (1994), Migrations (1995), Pinecrest Rest Haven (1998), and What I Would Do For Love (2004). She has had twenty-one plays produced for stage and radio, including a successful dramatic version of Pinecrest Rest Haven, and an off- Broadway production of Getting Ready at the WPA Theater. She published a major anthology of Washington, D.C. Writers, The WPFW Writers Anthology, in 1992. Her drama, Quilting the Sun, enjoyed a staged reading by its NYC cast at the Smithsonian Institution. She has written texts and lyrics for opera, co-authoring two productions, "String of Pearls," and "Migrations," and has written three radio dramas that received national broadcast.

Cavalieri was one of the founders of the Washington Writers' Publishing House, and served on its editorial board from 1976 to 1986. She also runs her own small press and media production company, The Bunny and the Crocodile Press/Forest Woods Media Productions, Inc. She was an Associate Director of Programming at the Public Broadcasting System [PBS] for five years and then served as program officer of the media program at the National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH] from 1982 to 1988. She has lectured and taught throughout the country at several colleges and universities, and was, for 25 years, visiting poet at St. Mary's College of Maryland. She was resident writer at the Word Works annual retreat in Tuscany, 1996-2003.

Many of the sound recordings in this collection are related to the work Cavalieri has done with the radio station WPFW-FM. Cavalieri and a core staff opened this non-commercial radio station after being awarded a 3-year National Endowment for the Arts [NEA] Radio Development Grant in 1976. Cavalieri worked for the station as Director of Arts Programming from 1976 to 1978, and as a radio producer from 1976 to 1985. She has produced more than 100 programs in radio drama, and poetry and arts criticism including "Poetry from the City," "Expressions," and "Writer's Workshop on the Air."

Cavalieri worked as a radio broadcaster at WPFW-FM from 1977 to 1997, and is best known in the Washington literary community for her program "The Poet and the Poem." The show aired weekly from 1977 to 1997, and was distributed nationally through the Pacifica Radio station network, which includes KPFA-FM/KPFB-FM Berkeley, California, KPFK-FM North Hollywood, California, and KPFT-FM Houston, Texas. Cavalieri stopped airing "The Poet and the Poem" through WPFW-FM in 1997, and she now presents this series to public radio from the Library of Congress via NPR satellite. Approximately ten episodes from the Library of Congress series are produced each season, and podcasts are made available through the Library of Congress' website.

Typically, "The Poet and the Poem" features poets who live in the Washington, D.C. area and have become a part of the Washington literary community. Cavalieri has been committed to presenting various American cultural traditions on the program, and is particularly interested in the black literary community. The recordings of her programs include a significant collection of African-American poets.

She has received many awards including the Pen-Syndicated Fiction Award, the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award, Bordighera Poetry Award, Paterson Poetry Prize, The Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Silver Medal, The National Commission on Working Women, and The American Association of University Women. She has enjoyed several state arts and humanities council awards and fellowships. She received the inaugural Columbia Award from the Folger Shakespeare Library Poetry Committee for "significant contribution to poetry."

 Collection Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence; manuscripts and drafts of both published and unpublished literary works; notes and research materials; promotional and production-related material for Cavalieri's plays; items relating to Cavalieri's awards; documents pertaining to her lecturing and teaching careers; documents pertaining to her work for the Public Broadcasting System, the radio station WPFW-FM, and the Washington Writers' Publishing House; legal and financial documentation; newspaper and magazine clippings; serials that include poetry, essays, and reviews written by Cavalieri; collaborative work and manuscripts written by other individuals; audio and audio-visual recordings; original artwork; music manuscript and scores; and photographs, negatives, and slides. The collection materials date from 1955-2008 with bulk dates 1965-2008. These records are documents that Grace Cavalieri created, received, or collected throughout her career as a writer, educator, and producer.

The audio and audio-visual materials in this collection date from 1974 to 2006, and include multiple formats such as magnetic audiotape reels, audiotape cassettes, Digital Audiotape Cassettes, Compact Discs, CD-ROMs, videotape cassettes, DVDs, and an LP album. The videotapes and DVDs consist primarily of recordings of "On the Go with AAUW," a public access television program produced by the Alexandria, Virginia branch of the American Association of University Women. Recordings of poetry readings and award ceremonies are also present. The audiotapes, CDs, and CD-ROMs in this collection consist mainly of recordings of collaborative work by Cavalieri and musician Vivian Adelberg Rudow, as well as arts and literature-oriented radio programs which were produced by Grace Cavalieri for WPFW-FM from the late 1976 to 1997, and for the Library of Congress from 1997 to 2008. These programs include "Poetry from the City," a program which aired live poetry readings given at various bookstores and libraries in the city, including some readings from E. Ethelbert Miller's well-known "Ascension Poetry Reading Series" which focuses on black and third world writers living in the United States; "Expressions," a program that featured literary critics discussing the works of selected poets; and "Writer's Workshop on the Air," a program for which writers could earn college credit by sending in their manuscripts and listening to the program while professional writers responded to their work on the air; and "The Poet and the Poem."

Recordings of, and supporting material for, Cavalieri's radio program "The Poet and the Poem" - the title of which she took from Judson Jerome's book of the same name on American poetry - comprise the largest part of this collection. Typically, the radio programs feature poets who are native to the Washington, D.C. area or have become a part of the Washington D.C. literary community. Included here are Poets Laureate of the United States Richard Wilbur, Howard Nemerov, Mark Strand, and Ted Kooser. Numerous important African-American writers are to be found in this collection, including Gwendolyn Brooks, Alice Walker, Rita Dove, May Miller, Billy Collins, June Jordan, Lucille Clifton, E. Ethelbert Miller, Audre Lorde and Kweli Smith. Additionally, several internationally known authors appear here, including Allen Ginsberg and Margaret Atwood.

The collaborative work in this collection includes original prints, illustrations, photographs, and slides by visual artist Mary Ellen Long, and music scores and music recordings by composer Vivian Adelberg Rudow.

Collection Organization

Organized into fifteen series: Magnetic audiotape reels, Videotape cassette, Audiotape cassettes, Published works, Writing, production and publicity, Compact discs, Long-playing record, DVDs, Digital audiotapes, Correspondence, Collaborative works, Poet and the Poem radio show supporting materials, Employment, Bunny and the Crocodile Press/Forest Woods Media Productions, Inc., Photographs and negatives.

 Indexing Terms Individuals Cavalieri, Grace Wilbur, Richard Nemerov, Howard Strand, Mark Brooks, Gwendolyn Walker, Alice Miller, May Jordan, June Clifton, Lucille Miller, E. Ethelbert. Lorde, Audre Ginsberg, Allen Atwood, Margaret Eleanor Topics Grace Cavalieri papers Poetry Geographic Locations Washington (D.C.) Detailed Description of the Records MS2007 Series 1 Magnetic audiotape reels, 1976-1985 13 Linear feet

This series consists magnetic audiotape reels, the bulk of which were recorded between 1976 and 1980; there are also many undated reels. Reels that record a single program appear in the container list alphabetically according to the program title, and then chronologically. The series includes the radio programs "Poetry from the City," "The Poet and the Poem," and "Expressions." Additional recordings of plays, poetry readings, and collaborative works by Cavalieri, as well as those reels that list only the author's name or a single broadcast of a radio program, are collected under a fourth sub-series entitled "Miscellaneous Recordings." Reels within the "Miscellaneous Recordings" sub-series are arranged chronologically if dated. If undated, reels are arranged alphabetically by the author's name.

1 1 "Poetry From the City: Ascension Marathon 1976; Tracey Connolly and Janet Haley.", 1976 1 2 "Poetry from the City: William Claire and Stuart Friebert.", 09/30/1976

Note: "Sunday Jan. 23. Poetry from the City. Folger Shakespeare Library. William Claire and Stuart Friebert. First readings of season for "Midday Muse". Introductions by acclaimed poet Linda Pastan. Bill Claire was founder of Voyages Magazine. His reading includes the premiere of a new poem about life as a schoolboy in a poem which is definitive and exciting. Stuart is on the faculty of Oberlin College and Co- Editor of Field Magazine. His poems are compassionate and strong. This is a combination of two highly cultivated writers.

 1 3 "Poetry from the City: William Claire and Stuart Friebert.", 09/30/1976

Note: "Sunday Jan. 23. Poetry from the City. Folger Shakespeare Library. William Claire and Stuart Friebert. First readings of season for "Midday Muse". Introductions by acclaimed poet Linda Pastan. Bill Claire was founder of Voyages Magazine. His reading includes the premiere of a new poem about life as a schoolboy in a poem which is definitive and exciting. Stuart is on the faculty of Oberlin College and Co- Editor of Field Magazine. His poems are compassionate and strong. This is a combination of two highly cultivated writers.

 1 4 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Beth Joselow, Harrison Fisher, Patricia Garfinkel.", 10/07/1976 1 5 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Beth Joselow, Harrison Fisher, Patricia Garfinkel.", 10/07/1976 1 6 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Beth Joselow, Harrison Fisher, Patricia Garfinkel.", 10/07/1976 1 7 "Poetry from the City: Alan Austin and Myra Sklarew.", 10/12/1976 1 8 "Poetry from the City: Alan Austin and Myra Sklarew.", 10/12/1976 1 9 "Poetry from the City: Shirley Kaufman.", 10/14/1976 1 10 "Poetry from the City: Folger Library; Marge Piercy.", 10/20/1976

Note: "Sat Dec. 26. The joint is jumping at the Folger. If Shakespeare is paternalistic, there was no room for the poor guy this night. Every woman poet, or woman poet seemed to be on hand to hear this reading by a woman who has transcended poetry to become a cultural heroine in the new society. Introduction by the venerable Poet, Robert Hayden. The poetry sounds stronger than ever. The writing is brilliant and the reading rich and im-passioned. The poem about rape will stay as a social document on our age."

 1 11 "Poetry from the City: Reed Whittemore.", 10/26/1976

Note: "Reed Whittemore: Consultant in poetry at Library of Congress 1963-64, professor of English at UMD (from 1968 to pres [1976]), literary editor of New Republic (1969-73); most recent work "The Poetess- Journalist Works at the New Republic". Themes of Poems: 1) about his youngest child; 2) about being in the hospital (Song of the Patient Patient); 3) about a poet's diary; what happens in the Howard Johnson restaurant; 5) super-market poem of love. Everyday subjects with bits of unique sarcasm. Witty everyday themes with streaks of sarcasm that makes the poem a poignant piece of social comment."

 1 12 "Poetry from the City: Reed Whittemore.", 10/26/1976

Note: "Reed Whittemore: Consultant in poetry at Library of Congress 1963-64, professor of English at UMD (from 1968 to pres [1976]), literary editor of New Republic (1969-73); most recent work "The Poetess- Journalist Works at the New Republic". Themes of Poems: 1) about his youngest child; 2) about being in the hospital (Song of the Patient Patient); 3) about a poet's diary; what happens in the Howard Johnson restaurant; 5) super-market poem of love. Everyday subjects with bits of unique sarcasm. Witty everyday themes with streaks of sarcasm that makes the poem a poignant piece of social comment."

 1 13 "Poetry from the City: Joan Retallack.", 10/28/1976 1 14 "Poetry from the City: Folio Bookstore; Jane Delynn and Ed Cox.", 10/30/1976 1 15 "Poetry from the City: Folio Bookstore; Jane Delynn and Ed Cox.", 10/30/1976 1 16 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; David McAleavey and Marilyn Hacker.", 11/04/1976 1 17 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; David McAleavey and Marilyn Hacker.", 11/04/1976 1 18 "Poetry from the City: James Merrill.", 11/08/1976 1 19 "Poetry from the City: James Merrill.", 11/08/1976 1 20 "Poetry from the City: Ruth Whitman and John Lievsay.", 11/11/1976

Note: "Poetry from the City, Nov 11 at the Folger Library session called Midday Muse. Poets introduced by David McAleavey of George Washington University. The Folger Library presents Poetry from the City with the witty and amusing John Lievsay and the sensitive personal Ruth Whitman. Ruth Whitman's poetry is lyrical and romantic. She deals more with emotions and feelings rather than outside facts. One of her poems protested the Jewish Women having to cut their hair off when married-- protesting women's role in society. Her others were funny in a way, but mostly romantic and one sad and reflective--(sure use that word a lot but when you sit and think about something isn't it reflecting (how about contemplative?). Her last was a love poem. All of her poems are sensitive and somehow quiet. She was awfully good. John Lievsay is an elderly poet--his poems are very witty--he sounds very wise and intelligent--most of them rhyme all the way through--but they are enjoyable to listen to.

 1 21 "Poetry from the City: Ruth Whitman and John Lievsay.", 11/11/1976

Note: "Poetry from the City, Nov 11 at the Folger Library session called Midday Muse. Poets introduced by David McAleavey of George Washington University. The Folger Library presents Poetry from the City with the witty and amusing John Lievsay and the sensitive personal Ruth Whitman. Ruth Whitman's poetry is lyrical and romantic. She deals more with emotions and feelings rather than outside facts. One of her poems protested the Jewish Women having to cut their hair off when married-- protesting women's role in society. Her others were funny in a way, but mostly romantic and one sad and reflective--(sure use that word a lot but when you sit and think about something isn't it reflecting (how about contemplative?). Her last was a love poem. All of her poems are sensitive and somehow quiet. She was awfully good. John Lievsay is an elderly poet--his poems are very witty--he sounds very wise and intelligent--most of them rhyme all the way through--but they are enjoyable to listen to.

 1 22 "Poetry from the City: Folio Books [poets not listed].", 11/12/1976 1 23 "Poetry from the City: Washington Women's Arts Center; Janet Newman.", 11/12/1976 1 24 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Hispanic American Poets Gloria Mercedes Anthony, Magdelena Flores, Mara Lyon reciting the poetry of Perez Gomez.", 11/16/1976 1 25 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Hispanic American Poets Gloria Mercedes Anthony, Magdelena Flores, Mara Lyon reciting the poetry of Perez Gomez.", 11/16/1976 1 26 "Poetry from the City: Folger Library; Heddy Reid and Harriet Zinnes.", 11/18/1976 1 27 "Poetry from the City: Folger Library; Heddy Reid and Harriet Zinnes.", 11/18/1976 1 28 "Poetry from the City: Bethesda Library; Grace Cavalieri and Dan Johnson., 11/23/1976 1 29 "Poetry from the City: Bethesda Library; Grace Cavalieri and Dan Johnson., 11/23/1976 1 30 "Poetry from the City: Gabrielle Edgcomb and Gregory Millard.", 12/09/1976 1 31 "Poetry from the City: Washington Projects for the Arts Ascension 21 Marathon.", 12/21/1976 1 32 "Poetry from the City: Washington Projects for the Arts Ascension 21 Marathon.", 12/21/1976 1 33 "Poetry from the City: Washington Projects for the Arts Ascension 21 Marathon.", 12/21/1976 1 34 "Poetry from the City: Washington Projects for the Arts Ascension 21 Marathon.", 12/21/1976 1 35 "Poetry from the City: Folger Library; Henry Taylor and John Eagles.", 01/03/1977 1 36 "Poetry from the City: Folger Library; Henry Taylor and John Eagles.", 01/03/1977 1 37 "Poetry from the City: Folger Library; Henry Taylor and John Eagles.", 01/03/1977 2 38 "Poetry from the City: Bookworks; Lynne Dreyer, Mark Strand.", 01/30/1977 2 39 "Poetry from the City: Bookworks; Lynne Dreyer, Mark Strand.", 01/30/1977 2 40 "Poetry from the City: Ascension #24; James Coleman, Denise Oliver.", 02/25/1977

Notes: "Denise Oliver, Ascension 24. James Coleman. Original, uses [unreadable], innovative, poetry, philosophy, god-Karma, Religious, love poems, semi romantic.

 2 41 "Poetry from the City: Ascension #24; James Coleman, Denise Oliver.", 02/25/1977

Notes: "Denise Oliver, Ascension 24. James Coleman. Original, uses [unreadable], innovative, poetry, philosophy, god-Karma, Religious, love poems, semi romantic.

 2 42 "Poetry from the City: Ascension #24; James Coleman, Denise Oliver.", 02/25/1977

Notes: "Denise Oliver, Ascension 24. James Coleman. Original, uses [unreadable], innovative, poetry, philosophy, god-Karma, Religious, love poems, semi romantic.

 2 43 "Poetry from the City: Maya Gallery, Summer 1977, Gaston Neal; George Washington University, 03/01/77, Audre Lorde.", 1977 2 44 "Poetry from the City: Maya Gallery, Summer 1977, Gaston Neal; George Washington University, 03/01/77, Audre Lorde.", 1977 2 45 "Poetry from the City: Allen Ginsberg.", 03/07/1977

Notes: "[Part one:] His poetry is a little unusual (original)in that he uses music to accompany it, if only one instrument for rhythms. He used one rhythmic instrument in one of his poems. His poems in themselves have a musical, or rhythmic sound to them in and of themselves. Most of the subjects of the poems are about the C.I.A. involved with drug traffic in IndoChina (Saigon and Cambodia). His tone is both cynical and a little angry even as it's comical. But it is in no way really happy. His last poem [on the first reel] showed the difference between American cities and those in Saigon, Cambodia and Indochina, people, atmosphere, environment. His poems are interesting and musical, using poetry to convey information and protest. [Part two:] Same type with organ music accompanying it. Sounded a bit like a spiritual in style but not words. (Some of it was distorted so I couldn't really understand the words. The organ distorted everything.) This is not politically oriented at all--these are more close to home. A little dramatic, like an actor. About Age, family. Tone is sort of a soft mellow sound instead of the protest poems. Perhaps still sort of cynical or sad. Songs about age death are the themes of these poems. (Like I said he's not a happy poet). He varies between songs and just plain poetry throughout the tape. Toward the end, his songs become more cheerful. But I believe the main tone of the poetry was reflective, somewhat cynical poetry that conveys one or two different messages."

 2 46 "Poetry from the City: Allen Ginsberg.", 03/07/1977

Notes: "[Part one:] His poetry is a little unusual (original)in that he uses music to accompany it, if only one instrument for rhythms. He used one rhythmic instrument in one of his poems. His poems in themselves have a musical, or rhythmic sound to them in and of themselves. Most of the subjects of the poems are about the C.I.A. involved with drug traffic in IndoChina (Saigon and Cambodia). His tone is both cynical and a little angry even as it's comical. But it is in no way really happy. His last poem [on the first reel] showed the difference between American cities and those in Saigon, Cambodia and Indochina, people, atmosphere, environment. His poems are interesting and musical, using poetry to convey information and protest. [Part two:] Same type with organ music accompanying it. Sounded a bit like a spiritual in style but not words. (Some of it was distorted so I couldn't really understand the words. The organ distorted everything.) This is not politically oriented at all--these are more close to home. A little dramatic, like an actor. About Age, family. Tone is sort of a soft mellow sound instead of the protest poems. Perhaps still sort of cynical or sad. Songs about age death are the themes of these poems. (Like I said he's not a happy poet). He varies between songs and just plain poetry throughout the tape. Toward the end, his songs become more cheerful. But I believe the main tone of the poetry was reflective, somewhat cynical poetry that conveys one or two different messages."

 2 47 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Carolyn Kizer and Randolph von Abele.", 04/14/1977 2 48 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Carolyn Kizer and Randolph von Abele.", 04/14/1977 2 49 "Poetry from the City: Howard University; Alice Walker.", 1977 2 50 "Poetry from the City: Howard University; Alice Walker.", 1977 2 51 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Greg Hannan, Dan Johnson, Anne Leftner.", 05/12/1977 2 52 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Greg Hannan, Dan Johnson, Anne Leftner.", 05/12/1977 2 53 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Greg Hannan, Dan Johnson, Anne Leftner.", 05/12/1977 2 54 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; E. Ethelbert Miller, June Jordan.", 06/02/1977 2 55 "Poetry from the City: Maya Gallery; Greg Tate.", 1977 2 56 "Poetry from the City: Kennie Holiday reads Frank Ruffin's poetry (Onaje).", 07/03/1977 2 57 "Poetry from the City: Howard University Afro-American Studies Dept.; Amma Khalil and Ken Forde.", 09/19/1977

Note: "The following program may contain language that some listeners may find offensive. If you feel you will be offended, please tune back in about an hour. Intro: This is Gwen Holland at Howard University bringing you "Poetry from the City" for WPFW Pacifica Washington."

 2 58 "Poetry from the City: Howard University Afro-American Studies Dept.; Amma Khalil and Ken Forde.", 09/19/1977

Note: "The following program may contain language that some listeners may find offensive. If you feel you will be offended, please tune back in about an hour. Intro: This is Gwen Holland at Howard University bringing you "Poetry from the City" for WPFW Pacifica Washington."

 2 59 "Poetry from the City: Folger Shakespeare Library; Thulani Davis and Ntozake Shange.", 10/10/1977 2 60 "Poetry from the City: Folger Shakespeare Library; Thulani Davis and Ntozake Shange.", 10/10/1977 2 61 "Poetry from the City: Maya Gallery; Sheila Crider, Michael Harris, Magham Keita.", 11/03/1977 2 62 "Poetry from the City: Maya Gallery; Sheila Crider, Michael Harris, Magham Keita.", 11/03/1977 2 63 "Poetry from the City: Maya Gallery; Sheila Crider, Michael Harris, Magham Keita.", 11/03/1977 2 64 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Leon Damas Special, Readings by Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn.", 11/10/1977 2 65 "Poetry from the City: M.L.K. Library; Leon Damas Special, Readings by Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn.", 11/10/1977 2 66 "Poetry from the City: Folio Bookstore; Adesanya Alekoye, Robert Hinton.", 12/02/1977 2 67 "Poetry from the City: Folio Bookstore; Adesanya Alekoye, Robert Hinton.", 12/02/1977 2 68 "Poetry from the City: Folio Bookstore; Adesanya Alekoye, Robert Hinton.", 12/02/1977 2 69 "Poetry from the City: Ken Hackten II.", undated

Note: "In the beginning of the tape, his poem had some imagination and expression. His voice is clear but monotone. He numbers his verses. At the beginning of each poems, he explains them. [Advisory for "sensitive words" also indicated.]

 2 70 "Poetry from the City: Ron Rackter, Ann Lauderbach, Liam Rector.", undated

Note: "Greg Miles, Folio Bookstore--Poetry from the City. Ann Lauderbach--a New York Poet originally from England, gifted and colorfully descriptive. Ron Rackter--a local uniquely crafted poet, not published."

 2 71 "Poetry from the City: Ron Rackter, Ann Lauderbach, Liam Rector.", undated

Note: "Greg Miles, Folio Bookstore--Poetry from the City. Ann Lauderbach--a New York Poet originally from England, gifted and colorfully descriptive. Ron Rackter--a local uniquely crafted poet, not published."

 2 72 "Poetry from the City: Linsberg.", undated

Note:"Poetry from the City--Linsberg. His poetry is like a ballad. He portrays the story like an actor instead of just reading it. He takes you on a trip, describes everything so visually that it leaves an impression of a picture in your mind. His poems are usually happy or spoken rapidly, excitedly. Every sentence rhymed almost like a fairy tale--rhyme--in that fashion. His poems are positive and his descriptions are colorful."

 2 73 "Poetry from the City: Washington Women's Art Center; Tom Wells, Barbara Lefcowitz, Shirley Kaufman.", undated

Notes: "Bob Inger--Wells Poetry from the City, WWAC Washington Women's Art Center. This poet says his work was influenced by a lot of other poets and actors. His work is very captivating, but he could stand a little music in the background. He seems as if he has a great deal of understanding and knowledge."

 2 74 "Poetry from the City: Washington Women's Art Center; Tom Wells, Barbara Lefcowitz, Shirley Kaufman.", undated

Notes: "Bob Inger--Wells Poetry from the City, WWAC Washington Women's Art Center. This poet says his work was influenced by a lot of other poets and actors. His work is very captivating, but he could stand a little music in the background. He seems as if he has a great deal of understanding and knowledge."

 2 75 "Poetry from the City: Washington Women's Art Center; Tom Wells, Barbara Lefcowitz, Shirley Kaufman.", undated

Notes: "Bob Inger--Wells Poetry from the City, WWAC Washington Women's Art Center. This poet says his work was influenced by a lot of other poets and actors. His work is very captivating, but he could stand a little music in the background. He seems as if he has a great deal of understanding and knowledge."

 2 76 "Poetry from the City: Tom Michelson, Patricia Jones, Kambou Olayani.", undated 2 77 "Poetry from the City: Tom Michelson, Patricia Jones, Kambou Olayani.", undated 2 78 "Poetry from the City: Tom Michelson, Patricia Jones, Kambou Olayani.", undated 2 79 "Poetry from the City: George Washington University; Allen Ginsberg.", undated 3 80 "The Poet and the Poem: Judson Jerome interviewed on his farm in Hancock Maryland." Program aired 04/10/78., 09/1976 3 81 "The Poet and the Poem: The Negritude Poets; Lucille Clifton, Stanley Kunitz, Ellen Kennedy.", 10/1976 3 82 "The Poet and the Poem: The Negritude Poets; Lucille Clifton, Stanley Kunitz, Ellen Kennedy.", 10/1976 3 83 "The Poet and the Poem: The Negritude Poets; Lucille Clifton, Stanley Kunitz, Ellen Kennedy.", 10/1976 3 84 "The Poet and the Poem: Elisavietta Ritchie.", 1977 3 85 "The Poet and the Poem: Ambrosia Shepherd, editor of Messages from Black Women.", 02/1977 3 86 "The Poet and the Poem: Ambrosia Shepherd, editor of Messages from Black Women.", 02/1977 3 87 "The Poet and the Poem: Marvin Bell, a celebrated American poet. He teaches in Iowa at the Writer's MFA Program.", 02/1977 3 88 "The Poet and the Poem: Marvin Bell, a celebrated American poet. He teaches in Iowa at the Writer's MFA Program.", 02/1977 3 89 "The Poet and the Poem: Robert Cohen.", 02/07/1977 3 90 "The Poet and the Poem: Robert Cohen.", 02/07/1977 3 91 "The Poet and the Poem: Patrick Gavin, Ireland's Poet.", 02/13/1977 3 92 "The Poet and the Poem: Patrick Gavin, Ireland's Poet.", 02/13/1977 3 93 "The Poet and the Poem: Wilfred Cartey.", 02/19/1977 3 94 "The Poet and the Poem: Wilfred Cartey.", 02/19/1977 3 95 "The Poet and the Poem: Dr. Herman Ward.", 02/28/1977 3 96 "The Poet and the Poem: Dr. Herman Ward.", 02/28/1977 3 97 "The Poet and the Poem: Grace Cavalieri, Ahmos Zu-Bolton.", 04/08/1977 3 98 "The Poet and the Poem: Four Women--Dierdra Baldwin, Ann Slayton Leffler, Nefrititi, Diana Vance.", 04/28/1977 3 99 "The Poet and the Poem: Four Women--Dierdra Baldwin, Ann Slayton Leffler, Nefrititi, Diana Vance.", 04/28/1977 3 100 "The Poet and the Poem: Terry Porter.", 05/05/1977 3 101 "The Poet and the Poem: Terry Porter.", 05/05/1977 3 102 "The Poet and the Poem: Akyaaba Kwabena, Addai Sebo.", 08/26/1977 3 103 "The Poet and the Poem: Akyaaba Kwabena, Addai Sebo.", 08/26/1977 3 104 "The Poet and the Poem: Samuel Allen is a well known Black poet, former civil rights activist, lawyer and professor of Black literature, who recorded this while visiting Washington.", 1978 3 105 "The Poet and the Poem: Samuel Allen is a well known Black poet, former civil rights activist, lawyer and professor of Black literature, who recorded this while visiting Washington.", 1978 3 106 "The Poet and the Poem: Allistair Patterson.", 02/1978 3 107 "The Poet and the Poem: Allistair Patterson.", 02/1978 3 108 "The Poet and the Poem: Joyce Varney.", 02/06/1978 3 109 "The Poet and the Poem: Joyce Varney.", 02/06/1978 3 110 "The Poet and the Poem: Charles Plymell.", 02/17/1978 3 111 "The Poet and the Poem: Jean Rubin.", 02/27/1978 3 112 "The Poet and the Poem: Jean Rubin.", 02/27/1978 3 113 "The Poet and the Poem: Melissa Clark and Michael Cain.", 03/27/1978 3 114 "The Poet and the Poem: Melissa Clark and Michael Cain.", 03/27/1978 3 115 "The Poet and the Poem: Elizabeth Aldritch.", 05/22/1978 3 116 "The Poet and the Poem: Elizabeth Aldritch.", 05/22/1978 4 117 "The Poem and the Poet: Linda Pastan.", 07/19/1978 4 118 "The Poem and the Poet: Linda Pastan.", 07/19/1978 4 119 "The Poet and the Poem: E. Ethelbert Miller.", 08/08/1978 4 120 "The Poet and the Poem: E. Ethelbert Miller, Thulani Davis, Greg Tate, Michelle Parkerson.", 09/26/1978 4 121 "The Poet and the Poem: Antar Mberi.", 02/20/1979 4 122 "The Poet and the Poem: William Matthews.", 07/17/1979 4 123 "The Poet and the Poem: William Matthews.", 07/17/1979 4 124 "The Poet and the Poem: Reza Baraheni, Iranian Poet.", 07/24/1979

Notes indicate disclaimer is needed for language.

 4 125 "The Poet and the Poem: Reza Baraheni, Iranian Poet.", 07/24/1979

Notes indicate disclaimer is needed for language.

 4 126 "The Poet and the Poem: Grace Cavalieri presents a Gwendolyn Brooks Special.", 07/31/1979

Note: the interview is a repeat of the program from 1976 when Miss Brooks visited Washington D.C.

 4 127 "The Poet and the Poem: Washington Writers Publishing House poets, Three new woman poets premiered in series 4, 1979.", 08/1979 4 128 "The Poet and the Poem: Washington Writers Publishing House poets, Three new woman poets premiered in series 4, 1979.", 08/1979 4 129 "The Poet and the Poem: Plow Women Rather than Reapers, an interview with author of This Feminist History.", 08/28/1979 4 130 "The Poet and the Poem: Plow Women Rather than Reapers, an interview with author of This Feminist History.", 08/28/1979 4 131 "The Poet and the Poem: Liam Rector.", 10/1979 4 132 "The Poet and the Poem: Jane Flanders.", 10/1979 4 133 "The Poet and the Poem: Annette Cap de Ville.", 12/1979 4 134 "The Poet and the Poem: Gabrielle Edgcomb and The Sea Crane: Grace Cavalieri interviews two Washington women poets.", 12/09/1979 4 135 "The Poet and the Poem: Gabrielle Edgcomb and The Sea Crane: Grace Cavalieri interviews two Washington women poets.", 12/09/1979 4 136 "The Poet and the Poem: Robert Sargent, president of The Washington Writer's Publishing House, reads from his new book of poetry A Woman from Memphis.", 12/19/1979 4 137 "The Poet and the Poem: David Fisher, winner of the William Carlos Williams Award for the best book of poetry for 1978.", 01/29/1980

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 4 138 "The Poet and the Poem: David Fisher, winner of the William Carlos Williams Award for the best book of poetry for 1978.", 01/29/1980 4 139 "The Poet and the Poem: Vance Garnett, Valentine Poet." 02/13/??, undated 4 140 "The Poet and the Poem: Robert Sargent." 07/31/??, undated 4 141 "The Poet and the Poem: Robert Sargent." 07/31/??, undated 4 142 "The Poet and the Poem: Joanne Jimason, author of Naked Against the Belly of the Earth." 04/15/??, undated 4 143 "The Poet and the Poem: Karren Alenier." 08/19/??, undated 4 144 "The Poet and the Poem: Edouard Maunick, Negritude Poet.", undated 4 145 "The Poet and the Poem: Edouard Maunick, Negritude Poet.", undated 4 146 "The Poet and the Poem: Mary Mackey, California poet, in Washington on the occasion of her new book published by Gallimaufry press.", undated 4 147 "The Poet and the Poem: Richard Hart.", undated 4 148 "The Poet and the Poem: Richard Hart.", undated 4 149 "The Poet and the Poem: Ken Forde, Ladd, Jasha.", undated 4 150 "The Poet and the Poem: Ken Forde, Ladd, Jasha.", undated 4 151 "The Poet and the Poem: Donis Dondis.", undated 4 152 "The Poet and the Poem: Wilfred Cartey, the great Trinidadian poet, a blind poet.", undated 4 153 "The Poet and the Poem: Ann Darr, author of St. Ann's Gut, Myth of A Woman's Fist and Cleared for Landing.", undated 4 154 "The Poet and the Poem: Ann Darr, author of St. Ann's Gut, Myth of A Woman's Fist and Cleared for Landing.", undated 5 155 "The Poet and the Poem: from Lorton Minimum Security Institution.", undated 5 156 "The Poet and the Poem: Ahmos Zu Bolton.", undated 5 157 "The Poet and the Poem: Ahmos Zu Bolton.", undated 5 158 "The Poet and the Poem: John Pauker.", undated 5 159 "The Poet and the Poem: John Pauker.", undated 5 160 "The Poet and the Poem: Dr. Kath Walker, Australian Poet.", undated 5 161 "The Poet and the Poem: Dr. Kath Walker, Australian Poet.", undated 5 162 "The Poet and the Poem: Dr. Herman Ward.", undated 5 163 "The Poet and the Poem: Dr. Herman Ward.", undated 5 164 "The Poet and the Poem: Dierdra Baldwin.", undated 5 165 "The Poet and the Poem: Dierdra Baldwin.", undated 5 166 "The Poet and the Poem: Reza Baraheni.", undated 5 167 "The Poet and the Poem: Reza Baraheni.", undated 5 168 "The Poet and the Poem: Sterling Brown.", undated 5 169 "The Poet and the Poem: Sterling Brown.", undated 5 170 "The Poet and the Poem: Sterling Brown.", undated 5 171 "The Poet and the Poem: Susan Wood.", undated 5 172 "The Poet and the Poem: Three Women; [E. Ethelbert Miller] Women Surviving Massacres.", undated 5 173 "The Poet and the Poem: Three Women; [E. Ethelbert Miller] Women Surviving Massacres.", undated 5 174 "The Poet and the Poem: Joseph Zaleka.", undated 5 175 "Expressions: Dorothy Gilliam, Paul Robeson All American Biography.", 04/1977 5 176 "Expressions: New Directions in Black Literature; Jerry Ward discusses Black literature with Dr. Elinor Traylor and E. Ethelbert Miller.", 04/23/1977 5 177 "Expressions: New Directions in Black Literature; Jerry Ward discusses Black literature with Dr. Elinor Traylor and E. Ethelbert Miller.", 04/23/1977 5 178 "Expressions: New Directions in Black Literature; Jerry Ward discusses Black literature with Dr. Elinor Traylor and E. Ethelbert Miller.", 04/23/1977 5 179 "Expressions: New Voices in Prose, a program of short story readings--unpublished works.", 09/1977 5 180 "Expressions: Perry Alford, Prince Among Slaves.", 12/13/1977 5 181 "Expressions: Tom Dent interviewed by Jerry Ward.", 12/24/1977 5 182 "Expressions: Tom Dent interviewed by Jerry Ward.", 12/24/1977 5 183 "Washington Writer's Publishing House Poets.", 1978 5 184 "Expressions: Michael Harper.", 05/27/1978 5 185 "Expressions: Michael Harper.", 05/27/1978 5 186 "Expressions: David Ray.", 10/14/1978 5 187 "Expressions: Sam Westley's Poetry." 02/17/??, undated 5 188 "Expressions: New Directions in Black Writing." 06/25/??, undated 5 189 "Expressions: A conversation about this great poet; Herman Ward discusses Robert Frost.", undated 5 190 "Expressions: A conversation about this great poet; Herman Ward discusses Robert Frost.", undated 5 191 "Expressions: Pat Fahey with poets for multi-media happening.", undated 5 192 "Expressions: Carolyn Kizer and Reed Whittemore discuss Pablo Neruda.", undated 5 193 "Expressions: Wilfred Cartey at Howard University; dedicated to Leon Damas.", undated 5 194 "Expressions: Wilfred Cartey at Howard University; dedicated to Leon Damas.", undated 5 195 "Expressions: Wilfred Cartey at Howard University; dedicated to Leon Damas.", undated 6 196 "Poets in Person: M.L.K. Library; Katharine Edgar, Robert Sargent.", 10/04/1976 6 197 "Poets in Person: M.L.K. Library; Katharine Edgar, Robert Sargent.", 10/04/1976 6 198 "James Dickey.", 1977 6 199 "James Dickey.", 1977 6 200 "Sterling Brown, a 30-minute poetry reading at the Textile Museum.", 1977 6 201 "Writer's Workshop on the Air: Our Favorite Poems and Poets.", 11/20/1977 6 202 "Michael Harper on Sterling Brown.", 1979 6 203 "Brimstone Poets.", 01/08/1985 6 204 "Sterling Brown Special at M.L.K. Library; Dr. Montague Cobb, A.B. Spellman, Leon Damas, May Miller, Walter Washington, Ossie Davis, Rubin Dee." 02/25/??, undated 6 205 "Sterling Brown Special at M.L.K. Library; Dr. Montague Cobb, A.B. Spellman, Leon Damas, May Miller, Walter Washington, Ossie Davis, Rubin Dee." 02/25/??, undated 6 206 "Sterling Brown Special at M.L.K. Library; Dr. Montague Cobb, A.B. Spellman, Leon Damas, May Miller, Walter Washington, Ossie Davis, Rubin Dee." 02/25/??, undated 6 207 "Sterling Brown Special at M.L.K. Library; Dr. Montague Cobb, A.B. Spellman, Leon Damas, May Miller, Walter Washington, Ossie Davis, Rubin Dee." 02/25/??, undated 6 208 "Folger Library Poetry Readings: David McAleavey, Geraldine Connolly, Maria Hobbs.", undated 6 209 "Folger Library Poetry Readings: David McAleavey, Geraldine Connolly, Maria Hobbs.", undated 6 210 "Robert Penn Warren; Library of Congress Press Conference.", undated 6 211 "Gylan Cain.", undated 6 212 "Michael Harper on Robert Hayden.", undated 6 213 "Amiri Baraka.", undated 6 214 "Mary Mackey.", undated 6 215 Lucille Clifton.", undated 71 1 Poet and the Poem: Jerome Judson interview, 1975-1976

A note on the box makes it difficult to understand if the interview took place in 1975 or 1976.

 71 2 Dona Nobis Pacem, 03/02/1977

copyright held by Vivian Adelberg Rudow. "Composed for Ken Flynn, inspired by the Bronze Nun"

 71 3 Robin Morgan and Grace Going Too Far, 05/20/1977 71 4 The Poet and the Poem: William Matthews, 08/1977 71 5 Grace Cavalieri at Bethesda Library, 1976-1977

Date on outside of box is 1977, but date on label on tape is 11-23-1976. Running time is 26:04

 71 6 Americana Visited Variations by Vivian Adelberg Rudow, 1984 71 7 The Poet and the Poem: Cavalieri and Robert Sargent at the Library of Congress, 08/20/1986