1968 Ted Berrigan reading as recorded by Robert Creeley

Robert Creeley recorded Ted Berrigan’s May 6, 1968 reading given in Buffalo. And Creeley gave the introduction (although, unfortunately, whoever was monitoring the tape recorder while Creeley got up to speak, only caught 27 seconds of the statement). This is the earliest recording of Berrigan currently in the PennSound archive. After his death, Creeley’s many, many recordings have been made available through PennSound. This 1968 Berrigan reading, now newly available on PennSound’s Ted Berrigan page, is one of the most remarkable poetry events Creeley documented. And PennSound’s staff — special thanks to Hannah Judd — have now also segmented the whole recording.

1. Introduction (Robert Creeley; cut off) (0:27): MP3
2. Introduction (Berrigan) (0:37): MP3
3. Words For Love (2:08): MP3
4. Personal Poem #7 (0:57): MP3
5. Living with Chris (2:07): MP3
6. Many Happy Returns (1:46): MP3
7. For You (1:04): MP3
8. Things To Do In New York City (0:50): MP3
9. Frank O'Hara's Question (1:30): MP3
10. Resolution (0:37): MP3
11. A Personal Memoir of Tulsa, Oklahoma / 1955-60 (3:11): MP3
12. Long Time No See (0:38): MP3
13. Que Sera Sera (0:16): MP3
14. December (0:17): MP3
15. Tooting My Horn On Duty (0:55): MP3
16. In Four Parts (1:08): MP3
17. A Man Saw a Ball of Gold (0:45): MP3
18. The Groundhog (1:07): MP3
19. Birches (0:24): MP3
20. Poem (1:05): MP3
21. Introduction to The Sonnets (1:00): MP3
22. Sonnet XXXVI (1:21): MP3
23. Sonnet XXXVII (0:53): MP3
24. Sonnet XLVI (0:39): MP3
25. Sonnet XLVIII (0:45): MP3
26. Sonnet L (0:40): MP3
27. Sonnet LI (0:49): MP3
28. Sonnet LII (0:43): MP3
29. Sonnet LIII (0:43): MP3
30. Sonnet LV (0:51): MP3
31. Sonnet LXX (0:56): MP3
32. Sonnet LXXII (0:49): MP3
33. Sonnet LXXIV (0:43): MP3
34. Sonnet LXXV (0:44): MP3
35. Sonnet LXXVI (1:02): MP3
36. Sonnet LXXX (0:49): MP3
37. Sonnet LXXXII (1:06): MP3
38. Sonnet LXXXVII (0:47): MP3
39. A Final Sonnet (Sonnet LXXXVIII) (1:00): MP3