Charles Olson laments the constant use of subjects and "affect" in poetry and cites Ed Sanders as one of the contributors to this trend. He describes his book 'Maximus from Dogtown.' Olson mentions Gertrude Stein's book 'The Geographical History of America.' He briefly describes various poems by various authors. Olson tells some personal stories about Ed Sanders. He reads some of his poems, including 'Maximus to Gloucester,' 'Letter 27,' 'The Ridge,' 'Maximus, in Gloucester Sunday,' 'LXV and reads one of his letters. The lecture was given at Southern University of New York College at Cortland.
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Charles Olson laments the constant use of subjects and "affect" in poetry and cites Ed Sanders as one of the contributors to this trend. He describes his book 'Maximus from Dogtown.' Olson mentions Gertrude Stein's book 'The Geographical History of America.' He briefly describes various poems by various authors. Olson tells some personal stories about Ed Sanders. He reads some of his poems, including 'Maximus to Gloucester,' 'Letter 27,' 'The Ridge,' 'Maximus, in Gloucester Sunday,' 'LXV and reads one of his letters. The lecture was given at Southern University of New York College at Cortland.
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