Detail View: Stan Brakhage Collection: Charles Olson on Poetry

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narv_#14CharlesOlsonPoetry.mp3
Title: 
Charles Olson on Poetry
Description: 
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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Abstract
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00:26 Charles Olson begins 55:35 End
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SegmentSequence
Subject: 
Olson, Charles, 1910-1970
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095428
Subject: 
Sanders, Ed
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50015814
Subject: 
Olson, Charles, 1910-1970. Maximus, from Dogtown
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local
Subject: 
Poetry
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85103704
Source: 
narv_#14CharlesOlsonPoetry
Creator: 
Brakhage, Stan
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258
Contributor: 
Olson, Charles, 1910-1970
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095428
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Date: 
1967
Format Medium: 
audio/mp3
Language: 
English
Identifier ARK: 
https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/bp2d0210p543