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Close Listening: Readings and conversations, May 30, 2007

Part One (Complete Reading) (27:07): MP3
Part Two (A conversation with Charles Bernstein) (28:52):MP3

Singles

Subject Motion, part 1, from From Solids (Roof Books) (3:02): MP3
From Solids, excerpts (2:17): MP3
Lust, from A Motive for Mayhem (Potes and Poets) (5:03): MP3
Turn of Events (6:19): MP3
Litmus, from Post Industrials (Primary Writing 10/98) (3:32): MP3
Perennials (4:10): MP3

Close Listening produced by Charles Bernstein for WPS1
© 2007 Abigail Child and Charles Bernstein
Studio Engineer: Lucy Simanjuntakl

Selected Films 1986-2006

PennSound is pleased to present four of filmmaker-poet Abigail Child's films, including one new film from 2006 and three films from her award-winning series Is This What You Were Born For? Please follow the link to Child's PennSound film page for streaming flash versions of these films. Visit Child's website for more information on rentals and purchases.

Segue Series Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, February 19, 2011

Nada Gordon’s Introduction (03:30): MP3
Extinction (01:36): MP3
CC (01:24): MP3
Spil (10:50): MP3
Earbud In Love (05:38): MP3
Perennials (04:12): MP3

Complete Reading (27:43): MP3

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

Charles Borkhuis’ Introduction (02:43): MP3
Counter Clock (32:49): MP3

Complete Reading (36:33): MP3

Segue Series reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, New York, October 22, 2005

F Is For Feeling (02:31): MP3
Headset (02:10): MP3
No say was on its own or silver spoon (01:37): MP3
Tuxedos Goldenized Supermen (05:51): MP3
Tree Opportunities (02:42): MP3
Alternatively America (00:58): MP3
Novel (09:29): MP3
Change The Tempo (00:40): MP3

Complete Reading (33:42): MP3

Segue Series reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, New York, March 20, 2004

Charles Borkhuis’ Introduction (01:44): MP3
Counter Clock (06:41): MP3
Subject Motion (01:23): MP3
Demultiplying (04:41): MP3
Scatter Matrix (00:32): MP3
Artificial Memory (01:53): MP3
Post Industrials (03:35): MP3
The Edge of Cities (04:54): MP3

Complete Reading (26:51): MP3

PhillyTalks, Episode Sixteen, April 13, 2000

Lust (4:32): MP3
Intoxication (10:35): MP3
Perennials (3:32): MP3
Will It Hurt To Be a Drone? Live Feed Two (7:49): MP3

The text of this program is available as PDF here.

Segue Series reading at The Ear Inn, New York, May 20, 1995

Introduction (02:28): MP3
“Russia Present Tense,” “The Indicative,” “An Appendix,” “Aphorisms” (23:20): MP3

complete recording (29:37): MP3

Reading at The Kootenay School of Writing, Vancouver 1995

Reading on March 19, 1995 Part 1 (16:29): MP3
Reading on March 19, 1995 Part 2 (12:40): MP3
Reading on March 19, 1995 Part 3 (21:42): MP3

Segue Series reading at The Ear Inn, New York, February 22, 1992

Nick Piombino's Introduction (01:12): MP3
Mob (00:58): MP3
Beyond Surplus Part 1 (03:03): MP3
Beyond Surplus Part 2 (7:15): MP3
Legacy (06:32): MP3
On The Block (12:41): MP3

Complete Reading (34:47): MP3

Reading at The Kootenay School of Writing, Vancouver 1991

Reading on August 23, 1991 Part 1 (25:16): MP3
Reading on August 23, 1991 Part 2 (18:44): MP3

Segue Series reading at The Ear Inn, New York, April 6, 1991

complete recording (19:04): MP3

Introduction (4:03): MP3
"Rapture", "Unnamed Theory", and "Beyond Surplus" (14:58): MP3

Segue Series reading at The Ear Inn, New York, October 12, 1988

Complete Reading (19:45): MP3

Fallout (7:54): MP3
Inside Story (6:34): MP3
Lust (5:16): MP3

Segue Series reading at The Ear Inn, New York, June 15, 1985

Complete Reading (27:40): MP3

Dragnet (3:42): MP3
Mob (2:21): MP3
Crank (3:54): MP3
Feedback (6:25): MP3
Climate (11:15): MP3

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