Maggie O'Sullivan

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Maggie O'Sullivan

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Studio 111 recording session at the University of Pennsylvania, October 11, 2007

A conversation with Maggie O'Sullivan
with host Charles Bernstein and questions from Penn students (26:53): MP3

O'Sullivan reads from Body of Work (London: Reality Street, 2006)
1. Introduction by Charles Bernstein (0:58): MP3
2. Most Incomplete (sec. 3 of A Natural History in Three Incomplete Parts, originally published, London, Magenta 1985) (19:24): MP3
3. The Walks (3:47) (from Divisions of Labour, originally published, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Galloping Dog, 1986) : MP3
4. Malevich (2:17) from Tonetreks, 1978, previously unpublished : MP3

complete reading (26:54): MP3

"Suddenly Everyone Began Reading Aloud": A Celebration of Bob Cobbing,
at the Kelly Writers House, October 11, 2007

Complete reading (23:38): MP3

1. third (final) section of From the Handbook of That & Furriery, originally published London, Writers Forum, 1986 from Body of Work (London: Reality Studios, 2006)
2. red shifts, Buckfastleigh, Devon: etruscan books, 2001

Discussing the life and work of Bob Cobbing (13:16): MP3

Segue Series Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club (New York), October 6, 2007
complete reading: MP3 (31:17)
1. sections one and two of From the Handbook of That & Furriery, originally published London, Writers Forum, 1986 from Body of Work (London: Reality Street , 2006)
2. "all origins are lonely", London: Veer Books, 2003
3. quag edge, ear lone, 2007
4. Windows Opening, Belladonna Chapbook #108, Brooklyn, New York: Belladonna Books, 2007

Reading at SUNY-Buffalo, October 27, 1993
1. Introduction by Charles Bernstein (4:04)
2. Lottery & Requiem (for Basil Bunting: 1900-1985) (1:24) (from States of Emergency, Oxford: ICPA Publication #11, 1987)

From In the House of the Shaman (London: Reality Street Editions, 1993, reprint 2003)
3. Book I: Another Weather System (8:43)

Book II: Kinship with Animals
4. Hurls to the Untitled, of bees (0:43)
5. Equities Water (0:26)
6. To Our Own Day (1:05)

Book III: Prism and Hearers
7. Garb (2:51)
8. Hill Figures (1:13)

From Palace of Reptiles (Willowdale, Ontario: The Gig, 2003)
9. Ellen's Lament (2:01)
10. Narrow Bandages, Even Tombs (Now to the Ears) (1:43)
11. Orphée (2:31)
12. Narcotic Properties (3:24)
13. Theoretical Economies (3:06)
14. Birth Palette (2:32)

From eXcLa, a collaboration with Bruce Andrews (London, Writers Forum, 1993)
15. from A2 (2:18)
16. from B4 (1:42)

From Palace of Reptiles
17. Doubtless, Section 1 (4:32)
18. Riverrunnings (Realisations) (15:53)

19. Interview by Charles Bernstein (34:41): MP3 , RealAudio

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Openned Series (London), May 14, 2008
Full video (.mov)
Reading "Windows," Bernstein accompanying readng her text "commentary":
flv file; streaming (after July 1)
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Charles Bernstein on Maggie O'Sullivan

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