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Rhapsody in Prose: Part Two

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Title	Rhapsody in Prose: Part Two
Performer(s)	Hawkins, Bobbie Louise
Subject 1	Fiction--20th century.
Subject 2	Poetry, Modern--20th century.
Abstract	Bobbie Louise Hawkins continues her class on the function of rhapsody in prose. She describes the 1963 poetry conference held in Vancouver, featuring poets such as Robert Creeley and Allen Ginsberg. Hawkins reads several pieces of work including Charles Olsen’s “Astrolabes and Lexicons,” excerpts from Henry Green’s “Back” and Lucia Berlin’s “Dr. H. A. Moynihan.”
Content	0:00 Bobbie Louis Hawkins revisits material discussed in the last class on the rhapsodes, discusses them further. 4:40 The language and manner of rhapsody, tempo and tone. 10:17 1963 first major poetry conference held in Vancouver, organized by Warren Tallman, and featuring Allen Ginsberg, Robert Creeley, and Charles Olsen, and many others. 15:30 Tells a story about John Wieners. Talks about a lecture given by Olsen. 23:30 Talks about Carl Rakosi and the Objectivists. 27:36 Read Olsen’s poem “Astrolabes and Lexicons.” 31:48 Describes a visit with George and Mary Oppen. 33:47 Henry Green, and his influence on other writers. Reads from Green’s “Back:” “In the silence that followed…” (Interrupted by noises of a thunderstorm for several minutes). 46:13 Keeps reading “In the silence that followed…” 49:19 “A country bus...” 55:03 Reads Lucia Berlin’s “Dr. H. A. Moynihan.” 1:13:02 Reads from Fielding Dawson’s “The Mandalay Dream:” “The Little Boy and Mrs. Tong.” (?) 1:24:20 Closing thoughts and plans for next class. 1:25:41 Recording ends.
Type of Event	lecture
Date Recorded	1993-07-13
File Format	.mp3
Performance Length	1:25:41
Rights Information	Copyright release given to Naropa University for the purposes of preservation, marketing and educational use. All other rights reserved to individual performers.
Department	Writing
Original Format	Audio Cassette
Publisher	Allen Ginsberg Library and Naropa University Archives
Type	Sound
Language	eng
File Name	93P027.mp3

Rhapsody in Prose: Part Two

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