Diane Ward

MLA Offsite Reading at ArtShare, LA, January 8, 2011

Complete reading (2:41): MP3

Poetic Service Announcement, LA-Lit, October 15, 2006

Reading with Will Alexander (1:11): MP3

Segue Series reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, January 14, 2006

Complete reading (41:12): MP3

1. Introduction (7:25): MP3
2. Portrait manifested in numbers (1:24) MP3
3. Coup d'etat (1:26): MP3
4. Dolls (6:45): MP3
5. Death on a dot (2:02): MP3
6. Right (3:33): MP3
7. Naming the baby (5:42): MP3
8. When you're awake (12:06): MP3

Reading at UCSD, 2001

Complete reading (43:51): MP3

1. Introduction (1:36): MP3
2. Portrait manifested in numbers (1:05): MP3
3. Kudos (1:15): MP3
4. Refuge (0:47): MP3
5. Birds of paradise (0:48): MP3
6. What tenants want in living rooms (1:16): MP3
7. You (0:28): MP3
8. For the birds (1:04): MP3
9. Excerpts from My Black Hole (3:49): MP3
• 57 (0:49): MP3
• 2 (0:50): MP3
• 3 (0:44): MP3
• 5 (0:49): MP3


10. Ward discusses her Portrait poems (0:52): MP3
11. Portrait as if through my own voice (27:41): MP3
12. Q&A (2:39): MP3

PhillyTalks Episode #15 with Kevin Davies, January 18, 2000

PhillyTalks series page

Reading at the Ear Inn, March 27, 1993

Complete reading (36:17): MP3

1. Introduction (1:21): MP3
2. Non content (0:35): MP3
3. Excerpt from Imaginary Movie (17:30): MP3
4. Icharus flick (3:16): MP3
5. Unititled poetry collection (9:41): MP3
• 1 (0:45): MP3
• 2 (0:27): MP3
• 3 (0:56): MP3
• 4 (0:58): MP3
• 5 (0:54): MP3
• 6 (0:51): MP3
• 7 (0:54): MP3
• 8 (0:48): MP3
• 9 (0:51): MP3
• 10 (0:47): MP3
• 11 (1:00): MP3

Reading at the Ear Inn (with Erica Hunt), May 20, 1990

Part 1 (14:35): MP3
Part 2 (9:40): MP3

Reading at the Ear Inn, February 28, 1987

Complete reading (35:43): MP3

reading at the Ear Inn, October 5, 1985

Complete reading (31:01): MP3

At The Kootenay School of Writing, Vancouver, 1985

• Reading from Relation on August 24, 1985 (20:54): MP3
• Talk & Discussion on August 25, 1985 (57:47): MP3

Reading at the Village Gate, NY, June 18, 1984.

reading at Roulette, NY, December 6, 1983

Will, Absolve Me (27:22): MP3

Written by Diane Ward
Read at Roulette, NY, December 6, 1983

1st Reader: Chris Hauty
2nd Reader: Diane Ward
The excerpted version of Fidel Castro's 1953 speech, "History Will Absolve Me", read by Beth Rake
Sound & Lighting: David Weinstein

References:
Leo Huberman and Paul M. Sweezy, Cuba Anatomy of a Revolution, New York, Monthly Review Press, 1960.

The entire speech: Fidel Castro, History Will Absolve Me, New York, Liberal Press, 1959.

reading at the Ear Inn, December 11, 1982

Complete reading (31:24): MP3

also of interest:

Diane Ward on PennSound Daily

• July 21, 2010: "LA Lit: New Programs, PSAz and Clouds Conference"

© 2011 by Diane Ward. These sound recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights to this recorded material belong to the authors. Used with permission of the authors. Distributed by PennSound.