Gregory Djanikian

Appearance on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane (courtesy of WHYY)
complete interview (51:40): MP3

Reading to celebrate the publication of So I Will Till the Ground (Carnegie Mellon, 2007),
Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania, February 20, 2007

1. Introduction by Al Filreis (5:10)
2. Introduction by Sam Donsky (5:31)
3. Introduction by Greg Djanikian (1:15)
4. "The Aestheticians of Genocide" (3:01)
5. "History Test" (3:14)
6. "The Soldiers" (1:29)
7. "The Deportation Song" (1:47)
8. "Children's Lullaby" (1:44)
9. "Armenian Pastoral" (1:23)
10. "Covenant" (1:31)
11. "How My Grandfather Escaped" (0:50)
12. "In the City of Languages: Alexandria, 1955" (3:06)
13. "When I Saw My Grandfather Taking a Bath" (2:02)
14. "Suez War, Alexandria, 1956" (2:03)
15. "Deportation Schedule" (2:05)
16. "The Electrolux Salesman Visits Our Apartment" (1:59)
17. "How We Practiced Being American" (2:01)
18. "My Name Brings Me to a Notion of Splendor (2:25)
19. "Brief History of Border Crossings" (2:58)
20. "Immigrant Picnic" (2:26)
21. "Buying a Rug" (2:18)
22. "Armenian Primer" (1:55)
23. "So I Will Till the Ground" (1:11)

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.

Reading at the 10th anniversary of Kelly Writers House
May 13, 2006
"Sonnet Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of KWH"

Reading at the Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania,
January 27, 2000

1. "Something Unusual" (1:59)
2. "Lac de Nom Perdu" (0:56)
3. "The Trip" (2:02)
4. "Over Lunch" (2:04)
5. "Artist's Return" (1:27)
6. "Tulip Magnolia" (1:45)
7. "Almost Enough" (2:06)
8. "Seeing" (2:20)
9. "Absences" (1:46)
10. "Fable" (1:40)
11. "A Gift" (1:16)
12. "You Just Don't Get It" (2:36)
13. "At Midnight or So" (2:05)
14. "At the End of the Day" (1:29)
15. "Years Later" (1:45)
16. "In the Hospital Room" (2:31)
17. "The Physics of Travelling Away" (2:03)
18. "Driving Toward the Border" (2:30)
19. "Phone Call from Arizona" (2:02)
20. "Anniversary Poem for My Wife" (1:45)

Video: July 4, 2007 report that aired on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer:
"Immigrant Picnic" (4:05): QuickTime

Also of interest:

Kharpert, Turkey 1915 (1:09)

Poetry and Empire: Post-Invasion Poetics [Presented at the Kelly Writers House the ICA, University of Pennsylvania, 2003]:

1. "The Armenian Question & Covenant", read Friday, October 17th
2. contribution to the Saturday evening reading

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