Lawrence Ferlinghetti - Informal talk and poetry reading
Finding aid prepared by Joyce Dewsbury
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
August 2004
Descriptive Summary |
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| Recording by: | University of Florida. George A. Smathers Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections. | |
| Title: | Lawrence Ferlinghetti - Informal talk and poetry reading | |
| Dates: | August 9, 1968 | |
| Extent: | Reel audio recording, 3 3/4 ips, Mono. Duration: 00:30:26 | |
| Identification: | Recording Number 30 | |
Scope and Content
Originally recorded on reel-to-reel. The digital audio file was created in May 2004 from a cassette copy of the original.
The tape recording was done at a session with Lawrence Ferlinghetti and a small group of people. The location may have been the Poetry Reading Room in Special Collections. A range of topics were discussed including poetry and poets (as T.S. Eliot, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Lowell and others), the Theater of the Absurd, and the war in Vietnam.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Lawrence Ferlinghetti - Informal talk and poetry reading, Audio Collection, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Selected Subjects and Access Points |
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| The following terms have been used to index the description of this recording in the Library's online catalog: | ||
| Subject Terms: | ||
| American poetry--20th century | ||
| Beat generation | ||
| Personal Names: | ||
| Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. | ||
For further information, please contact: Special Collections Access Services.
