Introduction: Listening to Recorded Poetry PART I: IN THE STUDIO, ON THE STAGE Making Poetry Records, Remaking Poetic Voices: Caedmon and the Library of Congress Poets and Critics Live at the Forum: The Occasional Recording and Elizabeth Bishop PART II: IN FIRST PERSON, IN ANOTHER'S...
Through an analysis of a wide range of commercial and amateur recordings, this book describes how and why poetry was recorded in the U.S., from the 1930's through the mid-century performances of poets such as Dylan Thomas and Anne Sexton.