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Vincent Katz

Public Access Poetry, March 22, 1978

Vincent Katz and Paul Schneeman

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Reading at The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, May 14, 1986

  1. Musical introduction (00:40): MP3
  2. “Envoi” (00:36): MP3
  3. Introduction (00:23): MP3
  4. “A Memorable Day” (12:47): MP3
  5. “The First Book of Duderonomy” (09:38): MP3
  6. “Spring Frost” (01:11): MP3
  7. “A Tremor In The Morning” (01:16): MP3
  8. “Thunders, Don Juan” (01:06): MP3
  9. “A few days, maybe a week afterwards” (0:19): MP3
  10. “For is poetry anything more than the accumulation of verbal truths?” (01:07): MP3
  11. “Ode (et Amo)” (02:05): MP3
  12. “To Sir” (02:11): MP3
  13. “Independent Day” (02:01): MP3
  14. “Epistle to Johnny (As usual)” (02:00): MP3
  15. “My Night With Grace” (01:49): MP3
  16. Introduction to translations (00:21): MP3
  17. Translation of poem by Mimnermus (00:37): MP3
  18. Translation of poem by Catullus (01:05): MP3
  19. Translation of poem by Horace (01:27): MP3
  20. “Julian of Oxford” (00:39): MP3
  21. “The Times 6.25.85” (01:25): MP3
  22. “Dates” (05:30): MP3

New York Hello! with music by Mark Peretta at Boston University, July 29, 1987

  1. Introduction (00:36): MP3
  2. Polonius’ Advice To Laertes from Hamlet (02:32): MP3
  3. “Turning Inside” (02:01): MP3
  4. “London 1.1.87” (01:47): MP3
  5. “Quiet” (01:34): MP3
  6. “Too Hastily” (02:37): MP3
  7. “My Night With Grace” (03:10): MP3
  8. “New York Is My Wife 5.21.87” (01:14): MP3
  9. “Channel” (01:04): MP3
  10. “The Times 6.25.85” (01:32): MP3
  11. New York Hello I (02:22): MP3
  12. New York Hello II (05:53): MP3
  13. New York Hello III (The Mozart Orgy) (04:12): MP3
  14. New York Hello IV (01:24): MP3
  15. New York Hello V (00:25): MP3
  16. New York Hello VI (00:48): MP3
  17. New York Hello VII (02:26): MP3
  18. New York Hello VIII (03:34): MP3

Hanuman Presents!: a reading at the Poetry Project, recorded May 18, 1989

directed and produced by Katz and Vivien Bittencourt

  • complete film (42:43): mp4

Reading at The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, March 22, 1992

  1. Introduction (02:04): MP3
  2. “Europa Euphoria i” from Boulevard Transportation (00:35): MP3
  3. “Europa Euphoria iii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:30): MP3
  4. “Europa Euphoria iv” from Boulevard Transportation (00:30): MP3
  5. “viii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:27): MP3
  6. “ix” from Boulevard Transportation (00:12): MP3
  7. “xviii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:11): MP3
  8. “xx” from Boulevard Transportation (00:11): MP3
  9. “xii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:10): MP3
  10. “xxv” from Boulevard Transportation (00:06): MP3
  11. “xxvii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:16): MP3
  12. “xxviii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:38): MP3
  13. “xxx” from Boulevard Transportation (00:47): MP3
  14. “xxxi” from Boulevard Transportation (00:18): MP3
  15. “Glass Eyes” (01:10): MP3
  16. “Roman Numerals” (01:08): MP3
  17. “Tonight” (01:40): MP3
  18. “Middle Night Thought” (02:27): MP3
  19. “Villa Aurelia” (00:40): MP3
  20. Introduction to Sextus Propertius Translations (02:15): MP3
  21. Sextus Propertius Book 1.3 (02:51): MP3
  22. Sextus Propertius Book 1.8B (01:55): MP3
  23. Sextus Propertius Book 1.11 (02:04): MP3
  24. Sextus Propertius Book 1.13 (02:56): MP3
  25. Sextus Propertius Book 1.14 (01:50): MP3
  26. Star (01:16): MP3
  27. Queen of Panonia (01:25): MP3
  28. Diary Films by Rudy Burckhardt (00:36): MP3
  29. Nonina (00:45): MP3
  30. Ephratah Secrets (01:17): MP3
  31. An Overwhelming Majority (00:33): MP3
  32. Chimera (00:32): MP3
  33. Ciao Jim (02:36): MP3

Reading at Brown University, September 23, 2003

  1. Introduction by Robert Creeley (04:07): MP3
  2. “A Tremor In the Morning” (01:29): MP3
  3. “The Times 6.25.85” (01:44): MP3
  4. Introduction to poems from New York Hello! (01:26): MP3
  5. “The Way That I Feel” (02:29): MP3
  6. Introduction to poems from Pearl (03:09): MP3
  7. “Fumble” (01:57): MP3
  8. “To A Zone” (01:04): MP3
  9. “Elegans” (00:26): MP3
  10. “Not You” (01:41): MP3
  11. “Pearl” (01:36): MP3
  12. Introduction to poems from Boulevard Transportation (01:24): MP3
  13. “viii” (00:24): MP3
  14. “ix” (00:14): MP3
  15. “xviii” (00:10): MP3
  16. “xxvii” (00:30): MP3
  17. “xxix” (00:11): MP3
  18. “xxviii” (00:30): MP3
  19. “xxxi” (00:23): MP3
  20. Introduction to poems from Alex Katz 1960s paintings (01:45): MP3
  21. “Daily Observances” (00:58): MP3
  22. “Ted Berrigan” (01:21): MP3
  23. “Inventor’s Gate” (00:46): MP3
  24. “Kynaston” (00:13): MP3
  25. “Memory” (00:26): MP3
  26. “The Black Dress” (01:11): MP3
  27. Introduction to poems from Terra Fragile (02:27): MP3
  28. “Cum animadverterem,” Anonymous, 13th century (01:27): MP3
  29. When I Was Paying Attention [Translation by Vincent Katz of “Cum animadverterem”] (01:22): MP3
  30. “Why Does The World War For Empty Glory?” Anonymous, 13th century [Translation by Vincent Katz] (02:47): MP3
  31. “Vanitas” (02:39): MP3

Reading at the Bruno Marina Gallery , November 7, 2004

    Vincent Katz
  1. Introduction (03:01): MP3
  2. “Ephratah Secrets” (01:21): MP3
  3. “Pretend” (00:55): MP3
  4. “Looking At A Statue” (01:15): MP3
  5. “Poem” (00:34): MP3
  6. “Calm” (00:30): MP3
  7. “Evening” (00:46): MP3
  8. “City” (00:45): MP3
  9. “History” (01:23): MP3
  10. “A Photograph” (00:45): MP3
  11. “Flying Home” (00:45): MP3
  12. “Fuck Tom Ireland” (01:55): MP3
  13. “Majesty” (00:39): MP3
  14. “Some day” (00:49): MP3
  15. Sextus Propertius, Book 4, Poem 8 (07:22): MP3
  16. “March” (01:25): MP3
  17. “A Chair” (00:44): MP3
  18. "Judith” (00:24): MP3
  19. “Full” (00:41): MP3
  20. “Finntown Road” (00:41): MP3
  21. “Sunlit Portrait” (00:43): MP3
  22. “Dominas” (00:58): MP3
  23. “Vanitas” (02:25): MP3

Reading at the Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, March 30, 2005

  1. Introduction (03:55): MP3
    2. A Tribute to Robert Creeley
  2. “Robert Creeley Gone” (00:25): MP3
  3. Remarks on Robert Creeley (02:30): MP3
  4. "Old Song" by Robert Creeley (00:23): MP3
  5. "An Obscene Poem" by Robert Creeley (00:38): MP3
  6. "A Night Sky" by Robert Creeley (00:44): MP3
  7. "Goodbye" by Robert Creeley (01:22): MP3
  8. “The Leopard Spirit Society” (02:06): MP3
  9. “Finntown Road” (00:47): MP3
    10. Poems by Sextus Propertius, translated by Vincent Katz
  10. Introduction (05:38): MP3
  11. Book 1, Poem 1 (02:39): MP3
  12. Book 3, Poem 5 (04:18): MP3
  13. Book 4, Poem 7 (09:16): MP3
    14. Poems by Vincent Katz
  14. “Wanted In Rome” (00:40): MP3
  15. “Something” (00:18): MP3
  16. “Kid Finish” (00:29): MP3
  17. “Distant Alembics” (00:54): MP3
  18. “Things Seen On A Walk At Night” (00:30): MP3
  19. “Marisa To Liz” (00:40): MP3
  20. “What Vincent Saw On 30th Street” (01:21): MP3
  21. “Art” (00:57): MP3
  22. “For Clayton 2” (00:33): MP3
  23. “Longboyin’ ‘em” (01:52): MP3
  24. “New Fuckin' York” (01:54): MP3
  25. “Bassons Russes” (00:50): MP3
  26. “Place” (00:46): MP3
  27. “Raleigh” (00:42): MP3

Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, September 16, 2005

  1. First Introduction by Bob Holman (01:52): MP3
  2. Second Introduction (04:42): MP3
  3. “London Again” (01:10): MP3
  4. “Headshot” (00:49): MP3
  5. “Cornwall Crescent” (00:40): MP3
  6. “Quadro Tonto” (01:03): MP3
  7. “Frankfurt” (00:24): MP3
  8. “In The City” (03:31): MP3
  9. “Evening” (00:49): MP3
  10. “Flan” (00:38): MP3
  11. “Seeing Rudy” (00:50): MP3
  12. “Pearl” (01:02): MP3
  13. “Ted Berrigan” (00:36): MP3
  14. “Two Jims” (02:03): MP3
  15. “Told By A Child” (02:39): MP3
  16. “Barge” (01:48): MP3
  17. “Man Was” (00:46): MP3
  18. “Placitas” (00:46): MP3
  19. “Wagon Mound” (00:28): MP3
  20. “Huelga General” (01:51): MP3

Collaboration & the Artist’s Book:
Vincent Katz, Bill Berkson, Shirley Jaffé, Raphael Rubinstein, Susan Bee & Charles Bernstein

Poetry Reading and Visual Art Projection
SATURDAY APRIL 2. 2011
Maison de la poésie,Paris



Poetry Reading 1: Vincent Katz, Olivier Brossard (translation)
Poetry Reading II: Bill Berkson, Vincent Broqua (translation)
Artists Speak: A conversation on collaboration (in French), with Shirley Jaffé, Peter Soriano, Barbara Montefalcone
Poetry Reading III: Raphael Rubinstein
Poetry Reading IV: (in French) Pascal Poyet & Françoise Goria
Poetry Reading V: Susan Bee & Charles Bernstein, Abigail Lang (translation)

Credits

Maison de la Poèsie: Claude Guerre

Double Change: Abigail Lang, Olivier Brossard, Vincent Broqua

Collaboration & the Artist’s Book: Anca Cristofovici, Barbara Montefalcone

Meryem Delagarde (Video)

Terra Foundation for American Art

Université de Caen Basse-Normandie

Reading at the Gloucester Writers Center with Anna Moschovakis, MA, April 9, 2011

  1. Introduction to Vincent Katz talk by Kate Colby (03:37): MP3
  2. “Poets in Place,” Talk by Vincent Katz (10:50): MP3
  3. Introduction to Anna Moschovakis talk Kate Colby (01:09): MP3
  4. Talk by Anna Moschovakis (10:25): MP3
    5. Anna Moschovakis
  5. Introduction to Anna Moschovakis Reading by Kate Colby (01:23): MP3
  6. “Prologue” (01:10): MP3
  7. “In Search of Wealth” (21:53): MP3
    8. Vincent Katz
  8. Introduction to Vincent Katz Reading by Kate Colby (04:12): MP3
  9. “Lights on Fifth” (01:51): MP3
  10. “Suovetaurilia” (01:12): MP3
  11. “30 Minutes From Rome” (01:10): MP3
  12. “Rehearsal” (02:16): MP3
  13. “Queen of Pannonia” (01:29): MP3
  14. “The Walk Home” (01:30): MP3
  15. “Ouro Preto / Chico Rei” (03:32): MP3
  16. “The Dive” (07:52): MP3

Reading at Oh! Sandy: A Remembrance, Industry City, Brooklyn, New York, November 10, 2013, hosted by Phong Bui

  • Complete reading (6:17): MP3

Threads Talk Series The Book Undone: Thirty Years of Granary Books, New York City, 16 September, 2015

Vincent Katz Presentation (9:03): MP3

Recorded Poems on Harry's House Vol 2 CD

  • A Final Poem - Vincent Katz (0:18): MP3

Dia's Readings in Contemporary Poetry September 21, 2017

  • Intro (06:50): MP3
  • Outro (00:39): MP3

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