John Tranter

photo © 2008 Charles Bernstein/PennSound

PennSound Podcast #31 John Tranter in Philadelphia (48:32) MP3

Close Listening, Readings and Conversation with Charles Bernstein ,April 3, 2008

Reading from Urban Myths: 210 Poems: New and Selected

• Complete Reading (24:32): MP3

1. Introduction (2:02): MP3
2. After Hölderlin (1:28) MP3
3. Brussels (2:08) MP3
4. Festival (1:56) MP3
5. Where The Boys Are (1:49) MP3
6. Tranter On Radium (1:44) MP3
7. Radium (2:42) MP3
8. Five Modern Myths (2:14) MP3
9. Like Advertising (1:53) MP3
10. Black Leather (3:15) MP3
11. Snap (3:05) MP3

In Conversation with Charles Bernstein

• Complete Conversation (29:15): MP3

Close Listening produced and recorded by Charles Bernstein ©2008 John Tranter and Charles Bernstein

PoemTalk #68, discussing Ray DiPalma's "It makes of nonsense," June 19, 2013

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

1. After Holderlin (2:22): MP3
2. At the Tomb of Napoleon (2:23): MP3
3. Goats and Monkeys (1:02): MP3

Complete Interview with Al Filreis (48:32): MP3

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

Complete reading (3:10): MP3

From Charles Bernstein's Portraits Series: John's Trip, April 3, 2008

John Tranter
John: What are you doing here?
(mp4, 38 sec., 14.4 mb)

Reading at the Kelly Writers House, March 30, 2005

1. "I Know a Man," by Robert Creeley (0:24):MP3
2. Invitation to America (1:57): MP3
3. Miss Proust (2:47): MP3
4. After Laforge (1:46): MP3
5. Where the Boys Are (0:52): MP3
6. Benzedrine (1:45): MP3
7. Transatlantic (2:13): MP3
8. The Waiting Room (1:40): MP3
9. Poolside (1:09): MP3
10. God on a Bicycle (1:02): MP3
11. Aurora (1:49): MP3
12. Moonshine Sonata (1:04): MP3
13. Voodoo (2:00): MP3

Complete Reading (53:38): MP3

Appearing on Cross Cultural Poetics, #30 "Sydney/New York", 2004

• Complete Recording (29:20): MP3

1. Introduction (1:58): MP3
2. Reading Five Modern Myths (1:32): MP3
3. Comments on Five Modern Myths (2:05): MP3
4. Tranter Discusses Australian Poetry (5:06): MP3
5. Tranter Discusses Influence and Process (2:40): MP3
6. Reading Radium (2:43): MP3
7. Comments on Radium (1:07): MP3
8. Tranter Discusses Australian Poetry Distinctions (4:42): MP3
9. Tranter Discusses Jacket Magazine (2:06): MP3
10. Comments on Three Poems About Kenneth Koch (1:09): MP3
11. Reading Three Poems About Kenneth Koch (4:09): MP3

Reading "Willow Talk," Computer Version, Volume 6 and Letter Exchange, unknown date

Complete recording (13:44): MP3

Also on PennSound:

• Tranter interviews John Ashbery for Radio Helicon, Australian Broadcasting Company, 1987 or 1988

John Tranter on PennSound Daily

• April 9, 2008: "New Close Listening, Reading, and Conversation with John Tranter"

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