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Rodrigo Toscano



Segue Series Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, March 29, 2008
introduction (6:25): MP3
complete performance (35:24): MP3


Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club (Segue Series), NYC, March 25, 2006
1. Introduction (by Charles Borkhuis) (2:34)
2. Parts 1-3 of Truax Inimical (a transmodern masque of four voices). Readers: Aaron Kiely (prologue), Tim Peterson, Laura Elrick, Rodrigo Toscano, Anna Moschovakis. (22:34)
3. Eco-Strato-Static (a radio play in one act). Readers: Aaron Kiely (prologue), Brenden Lorber, Rodrigo Toscano, Aaron Kiely. (12:05)


Reading at SUNY-Buffalo, November 14, 2001
1. Introduction (3:05) (by Charles Bernstein)
2. Premise #2 (4:52) (from The Disparities, Green Integer, 2000; first published in Object / Torque)
3. Sections from Partisans (10:11) (from Partisans, O Books, 1999; poems first published in West Coast Line, Tripwire, Zyzzyva, New American Writing, Re*Map)
4. Prologue to a City Poem (3:36) (from The Disparities; first published in Chain #2, The East Village (Web), Exploded Views, Audio CD (Incommunicado))
5. Jesse Ventura on Mexico Trade Trip (0:59) (uncollected; published in Vert (Web))
6. Blue-Green Superfund Roundelay (1:45) (from Platform, Atelos Press, 2003); first published in DC Poetry Anthology (Web))
7. Jukebox Selection, a Brick and Mortar Remembrance (2:04) (from Platform; first published in Cross Cultural Poetics)
8. An abridgement of a poem titled "Premise #1" (1:10) (uncollected; published in Bird Dog)
9. An abridgement of an abridgement of a poem titled "Premise #1" (0:37) (uncollected; published in Bird Dog)
10. A third abridgement (0:20) (uncollected; published in Bird Dog)
11. 14 Superimposed Pockets of Formerly Unified Subjectivity as Mass Aggregate Social Subject Or, Politesse Politique Or, Monologue
of the Free Radical (2:13) (from Platform; first published in Kenning)
12. Pre-Capitalist Duende Outbounds Archie-Dependant Kontent? (1:48) (from Platform; first published in Kenning Audio Editions (Audio CD))
13. Poetics (1:34) (from Platform; first published in 580 Split)
14. Ideo-Degradable Verses from Immokolee (3:29) (from Platform; first published in Cross Cultural Poetics)
15. Hidden Harvest (3:23) (from Platform; first published in Cello Entry)
16. Early Morning Prompts for Evening Takes Or, Roll 'em! (3:42) (from Platform; first published in Poetics Journal)
17. Portrait Seven (2:38) (from The Disparities; first published in Exhaust)
18. The Codes of US Trade Reps (As a Worm Weaves Silk) (4:55) (from Platform; first published in Bombay Gin)


Reading at St. Mark's Poetry Project, New York City, April 15th, 2002 (Introduction by Joanna Fuhrman)

“In-Formational Forum Rousers—Arcing (Satire No. 4)” (from Platform, Atelos Press, 2003: sections from the poem first published in Cross Cultural Poetics, The Literary Review (“Global Issue”), Aufgabe, Conundrum) (37:25): MP3 , RealAudio

Reading as part of The Line Reading Series, November 25, 2003
complete reading (35:07): MP3


Reading at St. Mark's Poetry Project, New York City, December 8, 2004
1. Introduction by Anselm Berrigan (1:33)
2. Vibes (first published in Boog City) (2:45)
3. True Identity (1:25)
4. New Origins (1:07)
5. Variety (2:15)
6. Practical Men & Women of Ages Past (1:10)
7. Il Penseroso (for Rod Smith) (first published in Bombay Gin) (0:47)
8. Four Reflections on Content & Form (first published in What If?, also appeared in Bombay Gin) (3:20)
9. Exaltado (original Spanish version) (first published by Nerter 2, Spain) (1:42)
10. Jumpy (English translation of Exaltado) (1:16)
11. Balm to Bilk (7:50)
A radio dialogue on poetics, with Laura Elrick
(published first as a pamphlet by WinteRed Press, also appeared in Plantarchy, and 88 A Journal of Contemporary Poetry)
12. State & Sensibility (first published by The Poker, also appeared in Not Enough Night) (3:36)
13. Twelve Riddles of Spirit, Crook in Hand (first published by Nth Position, also appeared in Boundary) (5:13)
14. Memories of Somewhere, to Somewhere Else (8:15)
A radio dialogue on poetics, with Urayoan Noel & Laura Elrick
(first published by Filling Station, Canada, also appears in Mark(s))


Also of interest:

Live at The Kelly Writer's House at the University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Meditatio Lectoris (with Edwin Torres)
Three Interviews and Readings, Cross-Cultural Poetics [KAOS-FM, at The Evergreen State University, Olympia, WA, hosted by Leonard Schwartz]
    - Show #38 (Permutations)
    - Show #60 (Doing Things With Words, Doing Words With Things)
    - Show #68 (North American Transit)
Pre-Capitalist Duende Outbounds Archie-Dependant Kontent?
Early Morning Prompts for Evening Takes (or Roll'em!) [from PhillyTalks 6, September 17, 1998]
 Two readings, Poetry and Empire: Post-Invasion Poetics [Presented at the ICA, University of Pennsylvania, 2003]
    - Writing<, read Friday, October 17th
    - Saturday reading
PhillyTalks Episode #6 with Alan Gilbert and Herman Edward - September 17, 1998
Rodrigo Toscano at the benefit reading for Will Alexander (6:24): mp3

 


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