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Marcella Durand

photo credit: Erica Kaufman

PoemTalk #42, discussing Nathaniel Tarn's "Unravelling / Shock," April 21, 2011

Listen to the complete recording and read program notes for the episode at Jacket2.

PoemTalk #32, discussing Susan Howe's interpretation of Emily Dickinson's "My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun," May 24, 2010

Listen to the complete recording and read program notes for the episode at Jacket2.

PoemTalk #21, discussing Charles Bernstein's "In A Restless World Like This," August 24, 2009

Listen to the complete recording and read program notes for the episode at Jacket2.


Reading of Flow Chart, John Ashbery 90th Celebration, 2017

Complete Reading (5:06): MP3

Reading for Joseph Ceravolo Celebration, September 9, 2013, Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania

  • Complete reading (7:45): MP3

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

Complete reading (1:54): MP3

Reading for the Segue Series at the Bowery Poetry Club, New York, January 17, 2009

  • Complete reading (20:43): MP3

Reading for the Belladonna Reading Series, NYC, May 6, 2008

  • Introduction (2:29): MP3
  • Complete Reading (15:42): MP3

Benefit Reading for Will Alexander at the Bowery Poetry Club, November 1, 2007

  • Complete Reading (4:55): MP3

Queering Language reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, February 10, 2007

  • "Napes" by Nicole Brossard, read by Marcella Durand (2:00): MP3

Complete reading by Marcella Durand (7:47): MP3

Complete program (1:18:40): MP3

Barbara Guest Praise Day Tribute at The Bowery Poetry Club, October 21, 2006

(with Lytle Shaw, Lewis Warsh, Charles Bernstein, Africa Wayne, Charles North and Erica Kaufman; hosted by Kristin Prevallet)

  1. Introduction by Kristin Prevallet (0:40): MP3
  2. Invisible Architecture (3:25): MP3
  3. discussing "Invisible Architecture" (0:38): MP3
  4. The Poetess (0:49): MP3
  5. An Emphasis Falls on Reality (2:11): MP3

Segue at the Bowery Poetry Club, March 8, 2003, with Prageeta Sharma

  • Complete Reading (30:49): MP3

A Night of New Translations at the Kelly Writers House, September 17, 2003

  • "On French Symbolism" (17:06): MP3

Wednesday Night Series: Marcella Durand, Betsy Fagin, St. Mark's Church, NY, January 9, 2002

Library of Congress recording (46:23): link

The Line Reading Series at the Drawing Center, New York

Segue at Double Happiness February 12, 2000, with John Yau

  • Complete Reading (23:49): MP3

Reading for the Belladonna Reading Series, August 26, 1999

Complete reading (20:52): MP3

Marcella Durand on PennSound Daily

These sound recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights to this recorded material belong to the readers. © 2017 by Marcella Durand. Used with permission of Marcella Durand. Distributed by PennSound.