C.S. Giscombe

CFUR Fireside Chats, hosted by Geoff Dickieson, University of Northern British Columbia, October 16, 2012

Cecil Giscombe discusses his views on art, poetry, culture and society as well as reading from his book Prairie Style. The musical intro and outro are Nat King Cole's version of the classic folk song "Nature Boy" which is mentioned by Cecil in the interview. Interview begins at 2:00 and ends at 45:00.

• complete program (47:26): MP3

Reading at the African American Literature and Culture Society, San Francisco, May 28, 2010

• complete reading (32:35): MP3


• (courtesy of A.L. Nielsen / Heatstrings)

Reading at the Elliston Poetry Room, University of Cincinnati, November 20, 2009

• introduction by Don Bogen (7:06): MP3
• Giscombe's opening comments (3:47): MP3


• from Practical Geography (an unpublished early manuscript)
• Five Dreams (4:00): MP3
• 1980 (1:27): MP3
• Christmas 1981 (1:38): MP3


• from Here (Dalkey Archive Press, 1994)
• discussing Here and the series, "Blue Hole, Flood Waters, Little Miami River" (2:53): MP3
• Dayton, OH 50s/60s (4:08): MP3
• from "To James Wright" (3:17): MP3
• Look Ahead — Look South: (1978 Itself) (1:21): MP3
• Look Ahead — Look South: (1962 At the End of Town) (1:16): MP3


• from Giscombe Road (Dalkey Archive Press, 1998)
• discussing Giscombe Road (2:21): MP3
• intraductory quotes and a note on the cover (2:05): MP3
• Sound Carries (6:20): MP3


• from Prairie Style (Dalkey Archive Press, 2008)
• Downstate (2:00): MP3
• Vernacular Examples (0:45): MP3
• I-70 Between Dayton and East Saint Louis, Westbound Lanes (0:58): MP3
• Cry Me a River (0:32): MP3
• Palaver (0:57): MP3
• A Train at Night (2:03): MP3
• Prairie Style (1:43): MP3
• Nature Boy (1:04): MP3
• Light, Bright, Etc. (1:23): MP3
• A Cornet at Night (1:09): MP3


• complete reading (56:45): MP3

On A Voice Box, SPD Open House, Berkeley, December 1, 2007

from Cross-Cultural Poetics, episode #152, "Iphigenia and Other Dramas," November 11, 2007

• "Republican National Convention" (1:10): MP3

Reading as part of the Line Reading Series, September 24, 2002

complete reading (30:31): MP3

Reading on PhillyTalks, Episode 18, February 2, 2001

1. Rejected by the New Yorker (3:28): MP3
2. Section One of Giscombe Road (1:51): MP3
3. Sound Carries (5:50): MP3
4. Untitled (7:55): MP3
5. Prairie Style (1:43): MP3
6. Train at Night (1:46): MP3
7. complete program (also featuring Barry McKinnon) (1:01:45): MP3

Segue Series Reading at Double Happiness, December 16, 2000

complete reading (35:18): MP3

Appearing on Cross-Cultural Poetics, Episode #41, "How We Move"

complete program (1:00:23): MP3

• Complete Recording (10:12): MP3

New Coast Reading, Buffalo, April 1, 1993, recorded by Chris Funkhouser

Complete Recording (18:45): MP3

Also on PennSound:

MLA Offsite Readings, 2004 & 2007

C.S. Giscombe on PennSound Daily

• June 4, 2010: "C.S. Giscombe: Two New Recordings"
• November 10, 2008: "Spahr and Giscombe at Double Happiness, 2000"

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