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The Shape of Disclosure: George Oppen Centennial Symposium
Organized by Poets House at the Tribeca Performing
Arts Center, April 8, 2008
Panel 1: The Biographical-Historical Continuum
- 1. Stephen Motika's introduction (3:32):
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- 2. Michael Heller introduces the panelists (11:31):
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- 3. Eric Hoffman — "All Embarkations Foundered: The Political Identity of George Oppen" (16:20):
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- 4. Kristin Prevallet — "One Among Rubble" (18:06):
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- 5. Stephen Cope discusses Oppen's Daybooks (19:41):
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- 6. Norman Finkelstein — "Unteachable: Ideology and Identity in Oppen's Late
Poems" (22:58): MP3
Panel 2: The Literary-Philosophical Spectrum
- 1. Stephen Motika's introduction (1:31):
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- 2. Thom Donovan introduces the panelists (9:36):
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- 3. Romana Huck — "'Earth to Oppen' or 'Timor Mortis Conturbat Me': Limit, Situations, Feminine Perfusion and Gifts of
Death" (24:00):
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- 4. Burt Kimmelman — "'That they are there': Aletheia, Thingliness and the Question
of
Poetry in Heidegger and Oppen" (21:56):
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- 5. Peter O'Leary — "It Looks Quite Curious: Oppen's Whitman" (18:00):
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- 6. John Taggart — "On Singing and Thinking" (27:54):
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- 7. Q&A session with the panelists (25:56):
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Reading
- 1. Lee Briccetti introduction on behalf of Poets House (3:51):
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- 2. Michael Heller introduction (3:17):
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3. Stephen Motika provides more information about the event (1:51):
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from Discrete Series (1934)
4. E. Tracy Grinnell reads from Discrete Series (4:58):
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- from The Materials (1962)
5. Kristin Prevallet reads "Image of the Engine" (3:06):
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- 6. Kristin Prevallet reads "Sara in Her Father's Arms" (1:04): MP3
- 7. Norman Finkelstein reads "From Disaster" (0:36):
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- 8. Anthony Rudolph reads "Time of the Missile" (4:59):
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- 9. Harvey Shapiro reads "Survival: Infantry" (2:54): MP3
- 10. Peter Gizzi reads "Leviathan" (1:10):
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- 11. Burt Kimmelman reads "Population" (0:42):
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- from This in Which (1965)
- 12. Burt Kimmelman reads "Boy's Room" (0:35):
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- 13. Geoffrey O'Brien reads "The Little Hole" (0:52):
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- 14. Stacy Szymaszek reads "A Language of New York" (5:19):
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- 15. Peter Gizzi reads "World, World" (1:10):
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- from Of Being Numerous (1968)
- 16. Peter Gizzi reads "Power, Enchanted World" (2:15):
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- 17. Peter O'Leary reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 1 (0:41):
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- 18. Peter O'Leary reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 2 (0:24):
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- 19. Peter O'Leary reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 3 (0:20):
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- 20. Peter O'Leary reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 4 (0:19):
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- 21. Peter O'Leary reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 5 (0:17):
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- 22. Peter O'Leary reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 6 (0:19):
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- 23. Peter O'Leary reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 7 (0:08):
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- 24. Peter O'Leary reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 8 (0:23):
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- 25. Peter O'Leary reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 9 (0:34):
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- 26. Peter O'Leary reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 10 (0:38):
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- 27. Norman Finkelstein reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 14 (1:04):
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- 28. Geoffrey O'Brien reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 26 (2:43):
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- 29. Stephen Motika introduces recordings of Oppen reading (0:08):
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- 30. George Oppen reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 27 (1:14)):
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- 31. George Oppen reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 28 (0:14):
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- 32. George Oppen reads
"Of Being Numerous," Section 32 (0:59):
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- 33. Hugh Seidman introduces his reading (0:42):
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- 34. Hugh Seidman reads "Route," Section 1
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- 35. Hugh Seidman reads "Route," Section 4
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- 36. Hugh Seidman reads "Route," Section 6
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- 37. Hugh Seidman reads "Route," Section 8
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- 38. Hugh Seidman reads "Route," Section 14
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- 39. Thom Donovan reads "Route," Section 9 (1:01):
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- 40. Thom Donovan reads "Route," Section 10 (0:26):
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- 41. Thom Donovan reads "Route," Section 11 (0:44):
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- 42. Thom Donovan reads "Route," Section 12 (0:50):
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- 43. Thom Donovan reads "Route," Section 13 (1:03):
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- from Seascape: Needle's Eye (1971)
- 44. John Taggart reads "Song, the Winds of Downhill" (1:16):
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- 45. Stephen Motika introduces video footage of Oppen (0:11):
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- 46. George Oppen reads "Anniversary Poem" (1:24):
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- 47. George Oppen reads "The Translucent Mechanics" (0:54):
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- 48. Lee Spinks reads "Of Hours" (3:06):
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- from Myth of the Blaze (1975)
- 49 Lee Spinks reads "Speech at Soli" (2:11):
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- 50. Thom Donovan reads "Semite" (1:54):
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from Oppen's Daybooks
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- 51. Stephen Cope reads "Non-resistance, etc. or Of the Guiltless" (3:24):
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- 52. Stephen Cope reads "26 Fragments" (5:32):
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from Primitive (1978)
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53. John Taggart reads "The Poem" (1:48):
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- 54. Michael Heller reads "Neighbors" (2:11):
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These sound
recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational
use only. © 2008 the George Oppen estate and the respective poets. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
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