Robert Hayden CD

1976. Introduced by William Meredith.

In the midst of his service as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, and on the formal occasion of his receiving the fellowship of The Academy of American Poets, Robert Hayden gave this resonant reading.

A number of these poems are from American Journal, which was nominated for the National Book Award in 1978. This includes his famous "Elegies for Paradise Valley."

Length: 69 min.

Track List:

1. Introduction by William Meredith
2. Mr. Meredith’s introduction to "The Whipping"
3. The Whipping (read by Mr. Meredith)
4. Citation by Marie Bullock
5. Introduction to "A Letter from Phyllis Wheatley"
6. A Letter from Phyllis Wheatley
7. Introduction to "Elegies for Paradise Valley"
8. I
9. II
10. III
11. IV
12. V
13. VI
14. VII
15. VIII
16. Introduction to "from The Snow Lamp"
17. I
18. II
19. III
20. Introduction to "Astronauts"
21. Astronauts
22. Introduction to "Full Moon"
23. Full Moon
24. Introduction to Sphinx
25. Sphinx
26. Introduction to "'Mystery Boy' Looks for Kin in Nashville"
27. "'Mystery Boy' Looks for Kin in Nashville"
28. Introduction to "The Broken Dark"
29. The Broken Dark
30. Introduction to "Soledad"
31. Soledad
32. Introduction to "Aunt Jemima of the Ocean Waves"
33. I
34. II
35. Introduction to "The Peacock Room"
36. The Peacock Room
37. Introduction to "Monet's 'Waterlillies'"
38. Monet’s "Waterlillies"
39. Introduction to "Free Fantasia: Tiger Flowers"
40. Free Fantasia: Tiger Flowers
41. Introduction to "For a Young Artist"
42. For a Young Artist
43. Stars

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