In this program Andrews 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! from Live at the Ear: "I Knew the Signs by Their Tents." recorded March 12, 1988. (5:43) text & mp3
1. introduction (1:45):
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2. Black (1:01):
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3. Improvisation (4:46):
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4. discussing John Cage (1:47):
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5. discussing Langpo (3:17):
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6. discussing his poetic methods (1:55):
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7. Mistaken Identity 1 from The East Village, Volume 11 (3:56):
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8. Stalin's Genius from I Don't Have Any Paper So Shut Up (or, Social Romanticism) (Sun & Moon Press 1992) (6:39):
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9. discussing "Stalin's Genius" (0:45):
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10. Blood: Full Tank (7:19):
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11. discussing his books (0:45):
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12. October Surprise from 580 Split, Issue 10 (2008) (3:47):
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13. from The Millennium Project (1) (2:24):
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14. from The Millennium Project (2) (2:30):
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15. from Cone Melt (1) (1:39):
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16. from Cone Melt (2) (1:43):
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17. discussing water (056):
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18. Uncle Abe (7:20):
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19. outro (1:26):
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Andrews reads from Give 'Em Enough Rope, Lip Service and War and Peace (ed. Judith Goldman and Leslie
Scalapino).
He
describes his modular writing process, his collaborations with musicians, dancers & other poets, and Lip Service's
interrogation of gender socialization.
Dear Easy To Be With (from the Millenium Project) (3:58): MP3 - the entire project published online on Craig Dworkin's Eclipse site; these 2 (of a thousand parts) published in Aerial, the Bruce Andrews issue.
Primum Mobile 10 (4:17): MP3 - 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'].
"This is the 20th Century..." (2:00): MP3
[Note: This piece was written as a jacket blurb for the publication of Johanna
Drucker's Dark Decade but did not appear with the book and remains
unpublished.]
First pages of "I Guess Work The Time Up" (7:09): MP3 - pp.7-10 in Enough Rope (Sun & Moon Press, 1987).
You Made This World, We Didn't (5:10): MP3 - Last of the 100 sections of I Don't Have Any Paper So Shut Up (or, Social Romanticism) (Sun & Moon Press 1992).
Index (4:37): MP3 - the Table of Contents of I Don't Have Any Paper So Shut Up (or, Social Romanticism) (Sun & Moon Press 1992).
Did You Really? (10:43): MP3 - from the journal Big Allis #2, reprinted in Designated Heartbeat, pp.34-36.
Time Expansion (3:12): MP3 - text to musical score for Sally Silvers and Dancers choreographic concert, 1992; reprinted in Designated Heartbeat, pp.34-36.
Devo Habit (2:42): MP3 - reprinted in Designated Heartbeat, pp.38-40.
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):
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LEGEND, read by Andrews, Bernstein, DiPalma and Silliman in NYC, March 10, 1981
Untitled (on John Wieners) (5:36): MP3 - 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