In the American Tree: New Writing by Poets

originally broadcast on Berkeley's KPFA-FM.

1978: hosted by Lyn Hejinian and Kit Robinson

Ted Berrigan, August 11, 1978

1. Comments (0:28): MP3
2. Whitman In Black (1:09): MP3
3. Buddha on the Bounty (1:28): MP3
4. Here I Live (2:00): MP3
5. Comments (10:39): MP3
6. Chicago Morning (1:53): MP3
7. New Town (1:09): MP3
8. The End (1:20): MP3
9. From a List of Delusions of the Insane (What They are Afraid Of) (1:10): MP3
10. Comments (9:14): MP3
11. Personal Poem #9 (1:15): MP3
12. Crystal (1:43): MP3
13. Comments (1:50): MP3
14. Three Pages (0:44): MP3
15. Remembered Poem (0:25): MP3
16. Full Interview and Reading (34:41): MP3

Alan Bernheimer, November 10, 1978

• Complete Recording (29:51): MP3

Tom Mandel, "Palestine 8," December 15, 1978

• note: "Palestine 8" is presented with "A Form is a Fragment of Content, "Philosopher's Song," and "No Takers," which were recorded on October 8, 1993


• recording (16:20): MP3

1979-1980: hosted by Alan Bernheimer

Special thanks to The Poetry Center at San Francisco State University for making these recordings available.

Michael Waltuch, January 5, 1979

• Complete Recording (28:42): MP3

Alan Lew, January 12, 1979

• Complete Recording (28:57) MP3

Carol Gallup, January 19, 1979

• Complete Recording (31:28) MP3

Robert Harris, January 26, 1979

• Complete Recording (31:29): MP3

Stephen Rodefer, February 2, 1979

• Complete Recording (29:44): MP3

George Mattingly, February 9, 1979

• Complete Recording (29:58): MP3

Victoria Rathbun, February 16, 1979

• Complete Recording (31:11) MP3

Tom Veitch, February 23, 1979

• Complete Recording (25:17) MP3
Ted Greenwald, June 22, 1979
• Complete Recording (29:24): MP3
Kit Robinson, July 1, 1979
• Complete Recording (33:17): MP3

Erica Hunt, August 12, 1979

• Complete Recording (29:27): MP3
Bill Berkson, September 7, 1979
• Complete Recording (28:10): MP3

Steven Paul LaVoie, September 22, 1979

• Complete Recording (28:42): MP3

John Mason, November 16, 1979

• Complete Recording (28:11) MP3
Lyn Hejinian, December 7, 1979
• Complete Recording (30:35): MP3
Ted Pearson, December 21, 1979
• Complete Recording (27:18): MP3

Alex Smith, January 4, 1980

• Complete Recording (29:41) MP3

Rodger Kamenetz, January 18, 1980

• Complete Recording (28:45): MP3

Gary Burnett, February 1, 1980

• Complete Recording (24:36) MP3

Norman Fischer, June 6, 1980

• Complete Recording (29:32): MP3

In the American Tree on PennSound Daily

• March 20, 2008: "In the American Tree: 14 New Episodes"
• December 3, 2007: "In the American Tree: Five New Episodes"

These sound recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights to this recorded material belong to the poets and hosts, © 2008 Alan Bernheimer and the respective poets. Used with permission of the hosts and KPFA. Distributed by PennSound.