John Hollander CD

1992. Introduced by Richard Howard.

A remarkable and representative selection from nine of the poet's sixteen verse collections. In his introduction, Howard reminds the listener that Hollander's are "some of the funniest, yet fondest; the most heartbreaking, yet delicious; the most daring, yet reverent; the cleverest, yet wisest; the most knowing, yet inquiring; the freshest, yet most commemorative; the most ancestral, yet most original; the most artful, yet most spirited, poems written in the English language in the last 40-odd years."

Length: 72 min.

Track List:

1. Introduction by Richard Howard
2. Introduction to "The Lady's Maid’s Song"
3. The Lady’s Maid's Song
4. Introduction to "The Angler’s Story"
5. The Angler’s Story
6. An Old Fashioned Song
7. Introduction to "Kranich and Bach"
8. Kranich and Bach
9. Introduction to "His Master's Voice"
10. His Master's Voice
11. August Carving
12. Introduction to "Nocturne"
13. Nocturne
14. Introduction to "Departed Indigo"
15. Departed Indigo

Blue Wine
16. Introduction
17. 1
18. 2
19. 3
20. 4
21. 5
22. 6
23. 7
24. 8
25. 9
26. 10
27. 11

28. Introduction to “Given with a Gold Chain"
29. Given with a Gold Chain
from Powers of 13
30. 124
31. 125
32. 126
33. Looking East on 12th Street
34. Introduction to "The Days of Autumn" (from Tesserae)
35. The Days of Autumn
36. Introduction to "A House in the Tropics"
37. A House in the Tropics
38. Introduction to "The Mad Potter"
39. The Mad Potter
40. Introduction to "Naming the Animals"
41. Naming the Animals