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Charles Alexander

Appearing on Cross Cultural Poetics Episode #250: Water and Tree, March 15, 2012

  • Alexander reads from and discusses his latest book of poetry, Pushing Water (Cuneiform Books) (29:42): MP3

Reading at the Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania, September 27, 2011

  • complete reading (1:07:24): MP3

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PoemTalk Podcast #45, discussing Eileen Myles' "Snakes," September 10, 2011

Listen to the complete recording and read program notes for the episode at Jacket2.

Appearing on Cross Cultural Poetics Episode #227 with host Leonard Schwartz, February 13, 2011

  • complete recording (13:29): MP3

Selected recent poems, recorded at the Kelly Writers House, February 1, 2011

  1. translation of Sappho's "Some say horsemen, some say warriors" (0:52): MP3
  2. Ars Amatorio, or How I Learned to Walk in Light (2:15): MP3
  3. Pushing Water, 47 (5:28): MP3
  4. Pushing Water: Coda, 105 (0:09): MP3
  5. Pushing Water: Coda, 106 (0:17): MP3
  6. Pushing Water: Coda, 107 (0:10): MP3
  7. Pushing Water: Coda, 108 (0:23): MP3
  8. Pushing Water: Coda, 109 (0:49): MP3
  9. notes and poems from journal, Dec. 2010 to Jan. 2011 (6:39): MP3
  10. Sonnet Dream for Leslie Scalapino (2:19): MP3
  11. Sonnet for Harry Smith Print Shop (1:09): MP3
  12. Portland Sonnet (1:18): MP3
  13. Sonnet for David (1:19): MP3

Reading at the Kelly Writers House, February 1, 2011

  • complete reading (48:30): MP3

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PennSound Podcast #20: Letterpress Publishing, February 1, 2011

A discussion with Al Filreis about 27 years of Chax Press, predecessors and influences in the world of 20th-century letterpress publishing: MP3. [For more PennSound podcasts, go here.]

Appearing on Cross Cultural Poetics Episode #190 with host Leonard Schwartz, April 19, 2009

Complete recording (39:20): MP3

Segue Series Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, NYC, April 18, 2009

  1. introduction (3:51):MP3
  2. introduction by Charles Alexander (2:10):MP3
  3. A Song (0:59):MP3
  4. A Book for Barbara (1:39):MP3
  5. Cardinal, 5 (0:57):MP3
  6. Cardinal, 16 (0:39):MP3
  7. Pushing Water, 30 (3:00):MP3
  8. Pushing Water, 37 (4:23):MP3
  9. Pushing Water, 42 (1:56):MP3
  10. Pushing Water, 43 (1:03):MP3
  11. Introduction to Pushing Water, 46 (2:11):MP3
  12. Pushing Water, 46 (3:26):MP3
  • complete reading (39:22): MP3

Threads Talk Series, April 16, 2009

  1. Introduction by Steve Clay (2:31): MP3
  2. Talk: "Between Poetics" (42:40): MP3
  3. Conversation (29:39): MP3

Complete Recording (1:15:12): MP3

Appearing on POG Sound reading at The Drawing Studio, Tuscon, AZ, March 15, 2008

Complete reading (30:47): MP3

Appearing on Cross Cultural Poetics Episode #144 with host Leonard Schwartz, June 17, 2007

Complete recording (20:43): MP3

Reading for Double Change, Paris, June 13, 2007

Appearing on Cross Cultural Poetics Episode #139 with host Leonard Schwartz, May 7, 2007

Complete recording (18:55): MP3

Reading at the Chax Press NYC Book Launch at the Bowery Poetry Club, NYC, January 14, 2007

(with Bruce Andrews, , Alison Cobb, Glenn Mott, Tim Peterson, and Linda V. Russo)

Complete program (58:54): MP3

Segue Series Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, NYC, March 25, 2006

  1. Introduction by Charles Borkhuis (2:58): MP3
  2. from Near or Random Acts (1:09): MP3
  3. Untitled (1:06): MP3
  4. Mother (Merle Alexander 1918 - ) (3:39): MP3
  5. Astrobiology as Perfume (4:17): MP3
  6. Pushing Water, 26 (2:16): MP3
  7. Pushing Water, 27 (8:37): MP3
  8. Pushing Water, 28 (0:56): MP3
  9. Pushing Water, 29 (5:27): MP3
  10. Pushing Water, 30 (1:30): MP3
  11. What To (2:34): MP3
  12. Pushing Water, 31 (3:09): MP3

Complete Reading (38:23): MP3

Appearing on Cross Cultural Poetics Episode #97 with host Leonard Schwartz, January 15, 2006

Complete recording (28:46): MP3

Reading from Near or Random Acts at the Gil Ott Celebration, UPenn, October 27, 2001

  • introductory remarks (2:29): MP3
  • Near or Random Acts: 16 - 29 (5:05): MP3
    1. Near or Random Acts 16 (0:21): MP3
    2. Near or Random Acts 17 (0:19): MP3
    3. Near or Random Acts 18 (0:19): MP3
    4. Near or Random Acts 19 (0:20): MP3
    5. Near or Random Acts 20 (0:23): MP3
    6. Near or Random Acts 21 (0:26): MP3
    7. Near or Random Acts 22 (0:18): MP3
    8. Near or Random Acts 23 (0:19): MP3
    9. Near or Random Acts 24 (0:17): MP3
    10. Near or Random Acts 25 (0:20): MP3
    11. Near or Random Acts 26 (0:20): MP3
    12. Near or Random Acts 27 (0:22): MP3
    13. Near or Random Acts 28 (0:23): MP3
    14. Near or Random Acts 29 (0:16): MP3

Reading at the Kelly Writers House, UPenn, October 25, 2001

Complete reading (4:55): MP3

Reading at the Left Hand Reading Series, Boulder, CO, April 7, 2000

  1. Gusty Winds May Exist (1:01): MP3
  2. Etudes: 1 (2:26): MP3
  3. Etudes: 2 (1:31): MP3
  4. Etudes: 3 (1:32): MP3
  5. Etudes: 4 (1:29): MP3
  6. Etudes: 5 (1:25): MP3
  7. Etudes: 6 (1:28): MP3
  8. Etudes: 7 (1:35): MP3
  9. Etudes: 8 (1:25): MP3
  10. Etudes: 9 (1:24): MP3
  11. Etudes: 10 (1:49): MP3
  12. Etudes: 11 (1:46): MP3
  13. Etudes: 12 (1:45): MP3
  14. Etudes: 13 (1:41): MP3
  15. Etudes: 14 (1:44): MP3
  16. Rain Song (1:43): MP3
Complete reading (26:18): MP3

Reading for Wednesdays @ 4 Plus, SUNY-Buffalo, March 1, 1995

complete reading (54:17): MP3

Segue Series Reading at the Ear Inn, NYC, May 11, 1990

Complete Reading (38:04): MP3

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