Reading to celebrate the publication of So I Will Till the Ground (Carnegie Mellon, 2007),
Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania, February 20, 2007
- Introduction by Al Filreis (5:10): MP3
- Introduction by Sam Donsky (5:31): MP3
- Introduction by Greg Djanikian (1:15): MP3
- "The Aestheticians of Genocide" (3:01): MP3
- "History Test" (3:14): MP3
- "The Soldiers" (1:29): MP3
- "The Deportation Song" (1:47): MP3
- "Children's Lullaby" (1:44): MP3
- "Armenian Pastoral, 1915" (1:23): MP3, text
- "Covenant" (1:31): MP3
- "How My Grandfather Escaped" (0:50): MP3
- "In the City of Languages: Alexandria, 1955" (3:06): MP3
- "When I Saw My Grandfather Taking a Bath" (2:02): MP3
- "Suez War, Alexandria, 1956" (2:03): MP3
- "Deportation Schedule" (2:05): MP3
- "The Electrolux Salesman Visits Our Apartment" (1:59): MP3
- "How We Practiced Being American" (2:01): MP3
- "My Name Brings Me to a Notion of Splendor (2:25): MP3
- "Brief History of Border Crossings" (2:58): MP3
- "Immigrant Picnic" (2:26): MP3
- "Buying a Rug" (2:18): MP3
- "Armenian Primer" (1:55): MP3
- "So I Will Till the Ground" (1:11): MP3
"Armenian Pastoral, 1915" is also featured on PoemTalk Episode 57.
You can also hear a recording of the entire program (55:10).
This event was featured in a Kelly Writers House podcast - a 25-minute excerpt from the event, including responses from Djanikian's readers, colleagues, and friends.
"Sonnet Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of KWH": MP3