Bruce Andrews

Photo credit: ©2006 Charles Bernstein/PennSound

Bruce Anrews on LINEbreak, 1995

In his program Bruce discusses: "language writing," the pitfalls of having "poetry" as an institutional designation and co-editing L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E magazine in the '70s. He also reads from his book I Don't Have Any Paper so Shut Up!

Reading with Ray DiPalma and Michael Lally

At Ear Inn, New York - November 10, 1977

1. Are the First (4:04) - later published in Wobbling (Roof Books, 1980), pp.46-48.
2. N E (Northeast) (1:19) - from Moebius (published as a chapbook, Generator Press)
3. j j j (1:42) - from Moebius
4. m m m (1:57) - from Moebius
5. Untitled (on John Wieners) (5:36) - published in the first issue of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E as "Proof: John Wieners, Behind the State Capitol"; reprinted in The L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Book
6. Letters (3:39) - published in Wobbling
7. n n n (1:10) - from Moebius
8. q q q (2:09) - from Moebius
9. r r r (1:22) - from Moebius
10. S E (Southeast) (1:10) - from Moebius
11. S W (Southwest) (1:03) - from Moebius
12. N W (Northeast) (1:06) - from Moebius
13. Center (1:14) - from Moebius

Reading with Charles North

At the Ear Inn, NY - December 27, 1978

MP3 (full reading of both)

Bruce Andrews and Charles Bernstein - March 14, 1979

Reading their work and in conversation with Susan Howe, full program one hour: MP3

• Andrews reads from R+B(2:30): MP3
• Andrews reads "How" (5:36): MP3

Segue Series Reading at The Ear Inn, November 7, 1981

Bruce Andrews, Charles Bernstein and Ron Silliman - March 6, 1981

LEGEND, read by Andrews, Bernstein, DiPalma and Silliman in NYC, March 10, 1981

Reading at the Language Noise Festival - January 11, 1982

From "Confidence Trick", published in Give Em Enough Rope (Sun & Moon Press, 1987); announced as sections 5,6 & 7; as published, most of pp.154-155, 172-173, 158-159 (10:47): MP3

Reading at SUNY Buffalo - April 15, 1992

1. First pages of "I Guess Work The Time Up" (7:09): pp.7-10 in Enough Rope (Sun & Moon Press, 1987).
2. You Made This World, We Didn't (5:10) - Last of the 100 sections of I Don't Have Any Paper So Shut Up (or, Social Romanticism) (Sun & Moon Press 1992).
3. Index (4:37) - the Table of Contents of I Don't Have Any Paper So Shut Up (or, Social Romanticism) (Sun & Moon Press 1992).
4. Did You Really? (10:43) - from the journal Big Allis #2, reprinted in Designated Heartbeat, pp.34-36.
5. Time Expansion (3:12) - text to musical score for Sally Silvers and Dancers choreographic concert, 1992; reprinted in Designated Heartbeat, pp.34-36.
6. Devo Habit (2:42) - reprinted in Designated Heartbeat, pp.38-40.
7. Valentines (3:14) - Designated Heartbeat, pp.60-61.
8. "Primum Mobile 9" (10:38) & "Primum Mobile 10" (9:41) - the 99th and 100th of 100 sections of Lip Service (Coach House Press, 2001), pp.373-380.

Complete reading (58:45)
(slight drop-out at 46:38 when cassette was flipped)

Segue/Double Happiness - April 7, 2001

(37:34): MP3, RealAudio

Reading at SUNY Buffalo - November 28, 2001

1. Baby (7:14) - Parts A & B of a 3 part poem, from Fall 2001.
2. Live Choreography (7:59) - composed/edited live, Spring 2001, at Sally Silvers concert, Construction Company, NYC, in 17 sections.
3. Dang Me (16:47) - 5 prose poems, 2000, several in Shiny & in Best American Poetry 2004; dedicated to Kevin Davies.
4. Snow Pony (4:58) - performance text for a duo with Sally Silvers imporvised movement; published in Sulfur 45-46 (Spring 2000).
5. Feature (3:32) - prose poem
6. Dear Easy To Be With (from the Millenium Project) (3:58) - the entire project published online on Craig Dworkin's Eclipse site; these 2 (of a thousand parts) published in Aerial, the Bruce Andrews issue.
7. Primum Mobile 10 (4:17) - end parts of the 100th section of Lip Service (Coach House Press, Toronto), from 'And real time is dead' to the end ['let's start all over stars'].

Complete reading (51:21)

1. Introduction (2:12): MP3
2. from Primum Mobile 10 (The conclusion to Lip Service; Coach House Books, 2001) (2:38): MP3
3. Dizzyistics 2 (1:53): MP3
4. Dizzyistics 11 (1:49): MP3
5. Dizzyistics 3 (2:43): MP3
6. Dizzyistics 4 (1:32): MP3
7. Dizzyistics 8 1:48(): MP3
8. Dizzyistics 7 (2:06): MP3
9. Pink Hints (from The Whisper Text) (2:47): MP3

Dang Me (for Kevin Davies)

10. Dang Me 1 (3:08): MP3
11. Dang Me 2 (2:46): MP3
12. Dang Me 3 (3:28): MP3
13. Dang Me 4 (3:40): MP3
14. Dang Me 5 (4;41): MP3

Complete reading (37:08): MP3

Reading for Mills College Contemporary Writers Series January 31, 2006

Segue Series Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, March 1, 2008

Also of interest

• PhillyTalks Episode #8 with Rod Smith - December 10, 1998
• Chax Press NYC Book Launch