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Vincent Katz

Reading at Green Arcade in San Francisco, November 18th, 2022

Recreated version of original reading; with Norma Cole and Aaron Shurin.

from Broadway for Paul (Alfred A. Knopf, 2020)

  1. Propensities (1:03): MP3
  2. Autumn Days and Hours (3:23): MP3
  3. The Cliff (1:09): MP3
  4. Smoke (1:25): MP3
  5. Six Figures Fire (0:26): MP3
  6. Yellow Towel (0:23): MP3
  7. Winter Window (2:32): MP3

from Previous Glances

  1. Spring (1:24): MP3
  2. Poem (0:30): MP3
  3. The Sky (0:35): MP3
  4. Wellsprings (0:34): MP3

from Sextus Propertius

  1. Sextus Propertius 1.7 (3:53): MP3
  2. Sextus Propertius 1.9 (4:04): MP3

from new manuscript

  1. Keys and Ripples (1:10): MP3
  2. Pulling Out (0:30): MP3
  3. Press Hotel Portland (0:31): MP3
  4. The Sign on the Closed Theater Marquee (0:25): MP3
  5. Time Marches On (0:36): MP3
  6. Under the Atlantic (0:30): MP3
  7. Adios Mis Amigos (0:26): MP3
  8. Walk Beside You (0:16): MP3
  9. Zwei Akte (0:30): MP3

Complete Recording (55:01): MP3

Recording courtesy of Amy Rupert.

Reading at Blacksmith House, Cambridge, MA, April 11, 2022

  1. Intro (1:04): MP3
  2. Rudy's Movie (0:55): MP3
  3. Spring Frost (1:15): MP3
  4. Michela's (1:21): MP3
  5. Raleigh Night, to Bob (1:03): MP3
  6. Body (0:36): MP3
  7. Thought (0:57): MP3
  8. Heading (0:51): MP3
  9. Oxford (1:09): MP3
  10. Summer, in memory of Mike Mazur (1:18): MP3
  11. Broadway for Paul (4:58): MP3
  12. Lincoln Plaza I (2:31): MP3
  13. Lincoln Plaza II (0:37): MP3
  14. Lincoln Plaza III (0:38): MP3
  15. Lincoln Plaza IV (1:01): MP3
  16. Lincoln Plaza V (0:13): MP3
  17. Lincoln Plaza VI (0:33): MP3
  18. Maine Hours and Days (2:01): MP3
  19. Calligraphy at the Beach (0:49): MP3
  20. Woman in Green (0:30): MP3
  21. Press Hotel, Portland (0:42): MP3
  22. Elliot Hotel, Boston (0:27): MP3
  23. Keys and Ripples (1:23): MP3

Complete Recording (28:09): MP3

Recording courtesy of Amy Rupert.

Dia's Readings in Contemporary Poetry September 21, 2017

  • Intro (06:50): MP3
  • Outro (00:39): MP3

Recorded Poems on Harry's House Vol 2 CD

  • A Final Poem - Vincent Katz (0:18): MP3

Threads Talk Series The Book Undone: Thirty Years of Granary Books, New York City, 16 September, 2015

Vincent Katz Presentation (9:03): MP3

Reading at Oh! Sandy: A Remembrance, Industry City, Brooklyn, New York, November 10, 2013, hosted by Phong Bui

  • Complete reading (6:17): MP3

Reading at the Gloucester Writers Center with Anna Moschovakis, MA, April 9, 2011

  1. Introduction to Vincent Katz talk by Kate Colby (03:37): MP3
  2. “Poets in Place,” Talk by Vincent Katz (10:50): MP3
  3. Introduction to Anna Moschovakis talk Kate Colby (01:09): MP3
  4. Talk by Anna Moschovakis (10:25): MP3
    5. Anna Moschovakis
  5. Introduction to Anna Moschovakis Reading by Kate Colby (01:23): MP3
  6. “Prologue” (01:10): MP3
  7. “In Search of Wealth” (21:53): MP3
    8. Vincent Katz
  8. Introduction to Vincent Katz Reading by Kate Colby (04:12): MP3
  9. “Lights on Fifth” (01:51): MP3
  10. “Suovetaurilia” (01:12): MP3
  11. “30 Minutes From Rome” (01:10): MP3
  12. “Rehearsal” (02:16): MP3
  13. “Queen of Pannonia” (01:29): MP3
  14. “The Walk Home” (01:30): MP3
  15. “Ouro Preto / Chico Rei” (03:32): MP3
  16. “The Dive” (07:52): MP3

Collaboration & the Artist's Book:
Vincent Katz, Bill Berkson, Shirley Jaffé, Raphael Rubinstein, Susan Bee & Charles Bernstein

Poetry Reading and Visual Art Projection
SATURDAY APRIL 2. 2011
Maison de la poésie,Paris

Poetry Reading 1: Vincent Katz, Olivier Brossard (translation)
Poetry Reading II: Bill Berkson, Vincent Broqua (translation)
Artists Speak: A conversation on collaboration (in French), with Shirley Jaffé, Peter Soriano, Barbara Montefalcone
Poetry Reading III: Raphael Rubinstein
Poetry Reading IV: (in French) Pascal Poyet & Françoise Goria
Poetry Reading V: Susan Bee & Charles Bernstein, Abigail Lang (translation)

Credits

Maison de la Poèsie: Claude Guerre

Double Change: Abigail Lang, Olivier Brossard, Vincent Broqua

Collaboration & the Artist’s Book: Anca Cristofovici, Barbara Montefalcone

Meryem Delagarde (Video)

Terra Foundation for American Art

Université de Caen Basse-Normandie

Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, September 16, 2005

  1. First Introduction by Bob Holman (01:52): MP3
  2. Second Introduction (04:42): MP3
  3. “London Again” (01:10): MP3
  4. “Headshot” (00:49): MP3
  5. “Cornwall Crescent” (00:40): MP3
  6. “Quadro Tonto” (01:03): MP3
  7. “Frankfurt” (00:24): MP3
  8. “In The City” (03:31): MP3
  9. “Evening” (00:49): MP3
  10. “Flan” (00:38): MP3
  11. “Seeing Rudy” (00:50): MP3
  12. “Pearl” (01:02): MP3
  13. “Ted Berrigan” (00:36): MP3
  14. “Two Jims” (02:03): MP3
  15. “Told By A Child” (02:39): MP3
  16. “Barge” (01:48): MP3
  17. “Man Was” (00:46): MP3
  18. “Placitas” (00:46): MP3
  19. “Wagon Mound” (00:28): MP3
  20. “Huelga General” (01:51): MP3

Reading at the Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, March 30, 2005

  1. Introduction (03:55): MP3
    2. A Tribute to Robert Creeley
  2. “Robert Creeley Gone” (00:25): MP3
  3. Remarks on Robert Creeley (02:30): MP3
  4. "Old Song" by Robert Creeley (00:23): MP3
  5. "An Obscene Poem" by Robert Creeley (00:38): MP3
  6. "A Night Sky" by Robert Creeley (00:44): MP3
  7. "Goodbye" by Robert Creeley (01:22): MP3
  8. “The Leopard Spirit Society” (02:06): MP3
  9. “Finntown Road” (00:47): MP3
    10. Poems by Sextus Propertius, translated by Vincent Katz
  10. Introduction (05:38): MP3
  11. Book 1, Poem 1 (02:39): MP3
  12. Book 3, Poem 5 (04:18): MP3
  13. Book 4, Poem 7 (09:16): MP3
    14. Poems by Vincent Katz
  14. “Wanted In Rome” (00:40): MP3
  15. “Something” (00:18): MP3
  16. “Kid Finish” (00:29): MP3
  17. “Distant Alembics” (00:54): MP3
  18. “Things Seen On A Walk At Night” (00:30): MP3
  19. “Marisa To Liz” (00:40): MP3
  20. “What Vincent Saw On 30th Street” (01:21): MP3
  21. “Art” (00:57): MP3
  22. “For Clayton 2” (00:33): MP3
  23. “Longboyin’ ‘em” (01:52): MP3
  24. “New Fuckin' York” (01:54): MP3
  25. “Bassons Russes” (00:50): MP3
  26. “Place” (00:46): MP3
  27. “Raleigh” (00:42): MP3

Reading at the Bruno Marina Gallery , November 7, 2004

    Vincent Katz
  1. Introduction (03:01): MP3
  2. “Ephratah Secrets” (01:21): MP3
  3. “Pretend” (00:55): MP3
  4. “Looking At A Statue” (01:15): MP3
  5. “Poem” (00:34): MP3
  6. “Calm” (00:30): MP3
  7. “Evening” (00:46): MP3
  8. “City” (00:45): MP3
  9. “History” (01:23): MP3
  10. “A Photograph” (00:45): MP3
  11. “Flying Home” (00:45): MP3
  12. “Fuck Tom Ireland” (01:55): MP3
  13. “Majesty” (00:39): MP3
  14. “Some day” (00:49): MP3
  15. Sextus Propertius, Book 4, Poem 8 (07:22): MP3
  16. “March” (01:25): MP3
  17. “A Chair” (00:44): MP3
  18. "Judith” (00:24): MP3
  19. “Full” (00:41): MP3
  20. “Finntown Road” (00:41): MP3
  21. “Sunlit Portrait” (00:43): MP3
  22. “Dominas” (00:58): MP3
  23. “Vanitas” (02:25): MP3

Reading at Brown University, September 23, 2003

  1. Introduction by Robert Creeley (04:07): MP3
  2. “A Tremor In the Morning” (01:29): MP3
  3. “The Times 6.25.85” (01:44): MP3
  4. Introduction to poems from New York Hello! (01:26): MP3
  5. “The Way That I Feel” (02:29): MP3
  6. Introduction to poems from Pearl (03:09): MP3
  7. “Fumble” (01:57): MP3
  8. “To A Zone” (01:04): MP3
  9. “Elegans” (00:26): MP3
  10. “Not You” (01:41): MP3
  11. “Pearl” (01:36): MP3
  12. Introduction to poems from Boulevard Transportation (01:24): MP3
  13. “viii” (00:24): MP3
  14. “ix” (00:14): MP3
  15. “xviii” (00:10): MP3
  16. “xxvii” (00:30): MP3
  17. “xxix” (00:11): MP3
  18. “xxviii” (00:30): MP3
  19. “xxxi” (00:23): MP3
  20. Introduction to poems from Alex Katz 1960s paintings (01:45): MP3
  21. “Daily Observances” (00:58): MP3
  22. “Ted Berrigan” (01:21): MP3
  23. “Inventor’s Gate” (00:46): MP3
  24. “Kynaston” (00:13): MP3
  25. “Memory” (00:26): MP3
  26. “The Black Dress” (01:11): MP3
  27. Introduction to poems from Terra Fragile (02:27): MP3
  28. “Cum animadverterem,” Anonymous, 13th century (01:27): MP3
  29. When I Was Paying Attention [Translation by Vincent Katz of “Cum animadverterem”] (01:22): MP3
  30. “Why Does The World War For Empty Glory?” Anonymous, 13th century [Translation by Vincent Katz] (02:47): MP3
  31. “Vanitas” (02:39): MP3

Reading at The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, March 22, 1992

  1. Introduction (02:04): MP3
  2. “Europa Euphoria i” from Boulevard Transportation (00:35): MP3
  3. “Europa Euphoria iii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:30): MP3
  4. “Europa Euphoria iv” from Boulevard Transportation (00:30): MP3
  5. “viii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:27): MP3
  6. “ix” from Boulevard Transportation (00:12): MP3
  7. “xviii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:11): MP3
  8. “xx” from Boulevard Transportation (00:11): MP3
  9. “xii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:10): MP3
  10. “xxv” from Boulevard Transportation (00:06): MP3
  11. “xxvii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:16): MP3
  12. “xxviii” from Boulevard Transportation (00:38): MP3
  13. “xxx” from Boulevard Transportation (00:47): MP3
  14. “xxxi” from Boulevard Transportation (00:18): MP3
  15. “Glass Eyes” (01:10): MP3
  16. “Roman Numerals” (01:08): MP3
  17. “Tonight” (01:40): MP3
  18. “Middle Night Thought” (02:27): MP3
  19. “Villa Aurelia” (00:40): MP3
  20. Introduction to Sextus Propertius Translations (02:15): MP3
  21. Sextus Propertius Book 1.3 (02:51): MP3
  22. Sextus Propertius Book 1.8B (01:55): MP3
  23. Sextus Propertius Book 1.11 (02:04): MP3
  24. Sextus Propertius Book 1.13 (02:56): MP3
  25. Sextus Propertius Book 1.14 (01:50): MP3
  26. Star (01:16): MP3
  27. Queen of Panonia (01:25): MP3
  28. Diary Films by Rudy Burckhardt (00:36): MP3
  29. Nonina (00:45): MP3
  30. Ephratah Secrets (01:17): MP3
  31. An Overwhelming Majority (00:33): MP3
  32. Chimera (00:32): MP3
  33. Ciao Jim (02:36): MP3

Reading by Vincent Katz and Michael Lally, St. Mark’s Church, NY, November 14, 1990

Recorded on audiocassette. Recording hosted by the Library of Congress.

  1. Side A (47:45): link
  2. Side B (49:50): link

Hanuman Presents!: a reading at the Poetry Project, recorded May 18, 1989

directed and produced by Katz and Vivien Bittencourt

  • complete film (42:43): mp4

New York Hello! with music by Mark Peretta at Boston University, July 29, 1987

  1. Introduction (00:36): MP3
  2. Polonius’ Advice To Laertes from Hamlet (02:32): MP3
  3. “Turning Inside” (02:01): MP3
  4. “London 1.1.87” (01:47): MP3
  5. “Quiet” (01:34): MP3
  6. “Too Hastily” (02:37): MP3
  7. “My Night With Grace” (03:10): MP3
  8. “New York Is My Wife 5.21.87” (01:14): MP3
  9. “Channel” (01:04): MP3
  10. “The Times 6.25.85” (01:32): MP3
  11. New York Hello I (02:22): MP3
  12. New York Hello II (05:53): MP3
  13. New York Hello III (The Mozart Orgy) (04:12): MP3
  14. New York Hello IV (01:24): MP3
  15. New York Hello V (00:25): MP3
  16. New York Hello VI (00:48): MP3
  17. New York Hello VII (02:26): MP3
  18. New York Hello VIII (03:34): MP3

Reading at The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, May 14, 1986

  1. Musical introduction (00:40): MP3
  2. “Envoi” (00:36): MP3
  3. Introduction (00:23): MP3
  4. “A Memorable Day” (12:47): MP3
  5. “The First Book of Duderonomy” (09:38): MP3
  6. “Spring Frost” (01:11): MP3
  7. “A Tremor In The Morning” (01:16): MP3
  8. “Thunders, Don Juan” (01:06): MP3
  9. “A few days, maybe a week afterwards” (0:19): MP3
  10. “For is poetry anything more than the accumulation of verbal truths?” (01:07): MP3
  11. “Ode (et Amo)” (02:05): MP3
  12. “To Sir” (02:11): MP3
  13. “Independent Day” (02:01): MP3
  14. “Epistle to Johnny (As usual)” (02:00): MP3
  15. “My Night With Grace” (01:49): MP3
  16. Introduction to translations (00:21): MP3
  17. Translation of poem by Mimnermus (00:37): MP3
  18. Translation of poem by Catullus (01:05): MP3
  19. Translation of poem by Horace (01:27): MP3
  20. “Julian of Oxford” (00:39): MP3
  21. “The Times 6.25.85” (01:25): MP3
  22. “Dates” (05:30): MP3

Public Access Poetry, March 22, 1978

Vincent Katz and Paul Schneeman

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