Contemporary Writers Series at Mills College

The Contemporary Writers Series consists of readings conducted at Mills College in Oakland, CA.

Robert Grenier, Mills Contemporary Writers Series, 2003
Introduction (6:36): MP3
Complete Reading (1:19:08): MP3

Juliana Spahr, Mills College Literary Salon, 2005
1. Introduction (3:10): MP3
2. Poem Written After September 11, 2001 (5:21): MP3
3. Discussion on Poem Written After September 11, 2001 (6:09): MP3
4. Discussion on Note on Poem Written After September 11, 2001 (7:11): MP3
5. December 4 (2:21): MP3
6. Discussion on December 4 (7:00): MP3
7. January (1:59): MP3
8. Discussion on January (13:11): MP3
9. March 27 and 30 (4:40): MP3
10. Open Questions (7:50): MP3
Complete Reading and Discussion (59:55): MP3

Edwin Torres, Mills Contemporary Writing Series, 2006
1. Introduction (3:29): MP3
2. Lunar Chord (6:16): MP3
3. In the Speed of Slope (7:06): MP3
4. Some Kind of Rip in What I See (3:01): MP3
5. Dude Descending a Staircase (0:56): MP3
6. Eat Flesh in America (3:36): MP3
7. E Man's Proclamation (1:52): MP3
8. In Line With What (0:52): MP3
9. Some Notes on Princess Di (3:34): MP3
10. A Postcard from Across the Utes (4:54): MP3
11. I Wanted to Say Hello... But My Hair Was a Mess (3:50): MP3
12. A Most Imperfect Start (6:48): MP3
13. Motor Priest (8:15): MP3
Questions (16:04): MP3
Complete Reading (1:00:26): MP3


Ron Silliman Reading on October 2, 2007
1. Introduction by Stephen Ratcliffe (6:10): MP3
2. The Age of Huts (15:10): MP3
3. The Chinese Notebook (7:09): MP3
4. 2197 (10:25): MP3
Complete Reading (58:35): MP3


Kenneth Goldsmith Reading on March 11, 2008
1. Ariel Goldberg Introduction (7:17): MP3
2. Dear Kenny G (8:13): MP3
3. All the News 1 (6:42): MP3
4. All the News 2 Senator (17:32): MP3
5. And Bodily Discourse (4:02): MP3
Complete Reading (58:43): MP3

These sound recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights to this recorded material belong to the various poets. © 2008 by the respective poets. Used with permission of the poets and by Juliana Spahr for Mills. Distributed by PennSound.