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Studio 111 & KWH recording and interview at the University of Pennsylvania, October 19, 2005

Afternoon Reading:
Translation of César Vallejo's poem written on 6 November, 1937 (4:53)
Introduction to Juniper Fuse (7:41)
Blue Zone (12:22)
Inside Caryl's Left Shoulder (6:59)

Studio 111 interview with Penn students (41:45)

Evening Reading:
Introduction by Erin Gautsche (4:16)
Translation of Arthur Rimbaud's Le Bateau Ivre (8:04)
Blue Zone (11:22)
Nocturnal Veils (6:14)
An Enigmatic Signifier (2:41)
Unbuckled Tongue (3:27)
Unica Zürn (7:17)
One If By Land, None If By Void (7:07)
Some Rock Off Which to Travel (2:11)
Inside Caryl's Left Shoulder (6:43)
Cemetaries of Paradise (6:42)
Brief Question and Answer Session (6:25)


Reading Translations of César Vallejo's Poems
Woodland Pattern Book Center, Milwaukee, WI. December 9 and 10, 2006


December 9, 2006 - "The Complete Vallejo" Reading with César Ferreira
1. Introduction (3:22)

Poems from Los Heraldos Negros (The Black Heralds)
2. The Black Heralds/ Los Heraldos Negros (in Spanish and English) (2:59)
3. The Spider (1:37)
4. The Black Cup (1:29)
5. Lines (1:36)
6. Epexegesis (0:54)
7. I was born on a day (2:02)

Poems from Trilce
8. Poem 36 (in Spanish) (2:39)
9. Poem 36 (in English) (2:20)
10. Poem 49 (2:06)
11. Poem 57 (1:26)
12. Poem 65 (2:37)

From Poemas Humanos (Human Poems)
13. Introduction to Poemas Humanos (0:52)
14. Untitled (in Spanish) ("Considerando en frío, imparcialmente...") (2:07)
15. Untitled ("Considering coldly, impartially...") (2:20)
16. Untitled ("Today I would like to be happy willingly...") (1:56)
17. Untitled ("Chances are I'm another...") (2:13)
18. Untitled ("There are days there comes to me...") (3:06)
19. The Wretched (3:54)

Poems from España, Aparta de mí Este Cáliz (Spain, Take This Cup from Me)
20. Section from Battles in Spain (4:06)
21. Poem 10 (2:45)
22. Poem 12, Masa (in Spanish and English) (3:09)

23. Short Question and Answer Session (14:48)

December 10, 2006 - Lecture and Question/Answer Session
A Translation Memoir: Translating Vallejo as a Poetic Apprenticeship and Lifelong Journey (1:43:09)


Reading His Translations of Cesar Vallejo for the Contemporary Writers Series at Mills College on February 15, 2007
1. The Spider (1:23): MP3
2. Dregs (1:39): MP3
3. Muleteers (1:43): MP3
4. To My Brother Miguel (1:19): MP3
5. Trilce 1 (0:56): MP3
6. Trilce 5 (1:26): MP3
7. Trilce 8 (0:52): MP3
8. Trilce 9 (1:24): MP3
9. Trilce 36 (2:30): MP3
10. Trilce 57 (1:27): MP3
11. I am Going to Speak of Hope (3:12): MP3
12. Untitled (2:10): MP3
13. Untitled "And if..." (1:50): MP3
14. Telluric and Magnetic (4:31): MP3
15. Untitled "This happened..." (2:08): MP3
16. Untitled "I have..." (2:34): MP3
17. Intensity and Height (1:21): MP3
18. Clapping and Guitar (2:19): MP3
19. Untitled "Let the Millionaire" (4:48): MP3
Complete Reading (1:18:11): MP3


Also of interest:
Clayton Eshleman reading Amié Césaire's Notebook Part One (1:01:48) on 3/8/01
Clayton Eshleman reading Amié Ceséire's Notebook Part Two (28:38) on 3/8/01
Clayton Eshleman at the benefit reading for Will Alexander on 1/13/08: mp3 (12:42)

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All rights to this recorded material belong to the author. © 2005 Clayton Eshleman.
Studio 111 conversation © 2005 Clayton Eshleman/Charles Bernstein.
Used with permission of Clayton Eshleman. Distributed by PennSound.