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Allen Ginsberg and Friends

This program features readings and comments by the late Allen Ginsberg. Ginsberg analyzes the poetry of Blake, then reads from his own poems, “Do the Meditation Rock” and “Skeleton.” Other poets include Vietnamese-born Le Thi Diem Thuy, Robert Hass, Mark Doty, Marie Howe, and Yusef Komunyakaa. Komunyakaa, Li-Young Lee, Louis Jenkins, and Hass discuss poetic interpretations of personal and political history, and provide examples through readings from their poems. Filmed at the Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. (60 minutes)

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Item#: BVL7951
Copyright date: ©1997
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-9376-2

Part of the Series : Poetry Heaven


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