Jonas Mekas at PennSound

Recording of 'A Requiem for a Manual Typewriter' and more

PennSound’s Jonas Mekas page includes two readings, both in the Segue series — one from 2006 and a second from 2015. And a bonus track: Allen Ginsberg performing “Sunflower Sutra,” an audio clip from a 1960 Mekas film. Thanks to the efforts of PennSound staffer Luisa Healey, we now offer segmentations from the two Segue readings. In 2006, he read “End of the Year Letter to Friends” (13:28). In 2015, he performed “A Requiem for a Manual Typerwriter” (45:24).

Segue Series at the Zinc Bar, NYC, March 28, 2015

Complete Recording (45:18): MP3

  1. Introduction (2:00): MP3
  2. Opening Remarks (3:03): MP3
  3. A Requiem for a Manual Typewriter (45:24): MP3

Segue Series at the Bowery Poetry Club, NYC, January 7, 2006

Complete Recording (26:54): MP3

  1. Introduction (3:42): MP3
  2. Opening Remarks (3:03): MP3
  3. End of the Year Letter to Friends (13:28): MP3
  4. Three Love Poems (4:51): MP3