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Of Poetry and Power: Poems Occasioned by the Presidency and by the Death of John F. Kennedy

Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan
Of Poetry and Power: Poems Occasioned by the Presidency and by the Death of John F. Kennedy

Compiled by Erwin A. Glikes and Paul Schwaber and read by Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan, this 1965 release, Of Poetry and Power: Poems Occasioned by the Presidency and by the Death of John F. Kennedy, features works by 52 poets. “With the exception of Abraham Lincoln, no president has inspired so much good poetry,” write Glikes and Schwaber in extensive liner notes that include the text of each of the poems appearing in this volume. They, too, appropriately note what John F. Kennedy said of poet Robert Frost: “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” This recording also includes excerpts from a speech Kennedy made at the dedication of the Robert Frost Library at Amherst College in October 1963.

Track Listing

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Frost, Robert: For John F. Kennedy His Inauguration Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 03:23
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The Gift Outright Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:54
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Ozick, Cynthia: Footnote to Lord Action Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:02
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Victor, Florence: Berlin Crisis Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:34
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Hitchcock, George: Mr. Kennedy Proposes to Pacify the Caribbeans Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:49
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Williams, Jonathan: Davenport Gap Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:37
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Wright, Charles: November 22, 1963 Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:32
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O'Connell, Richard: Nekros Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:19
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Faerstein, Chana: Bulletin Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:05
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Brooks, Gwendolyn: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:41
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Ignatow, David: Before the Sabbath Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:11
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Miles, Josephine: Frontier Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:06
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Hall, Donald: Spider Head Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:02
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Gilbert, Dorothy: At the Brooklyn Docks Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:56
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115
Hugo, Richard: Kennedy Ucciso Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 02:00
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Fraser, G.S.: Instead of an Elegy Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:24
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Goldman, Michael: The Spontaneous Man, The Gifted Assassin Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:29
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Butler, William: November 25, 1963 Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:13
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Berryman, John: Formal Elegy Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 06:16
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Hollo, Anselm: Until Death do us Part Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:27
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Shapiro, Harvey: National Cold Storage Company Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:02
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Whitbread, Thomas: November 25, 1963 Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:04
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Mir, Marjorie: Four Days in November Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:31
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Barker, Richard: Night of the President's Funeral Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:33
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Kennedy, X.J.: Down in Dallas Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:57
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Cuomo, George: The Man of My Dreams Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:53
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Yorck, Ruth Landshoff: I M J F K Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:59
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Thomas, Lorenzo:Not That Hurried Grief Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 02:49
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Hazel, Robert: Guard of Honor Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 05:38
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Marshall, Jack: Elegy for the New Year Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:59
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Moss, Howard: Traction Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:57
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Watson, Robert: Lines for a President Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 02:11
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Burr, Gray: A Death Before Killing Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:52
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Frost, Richard: On Not Writing an Elegy Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:15
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Rothenberg, Jerome G.: Cortège Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:48
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Inman, William: Jacqueline Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:25
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Solomon, Marvin: Sonnet for John-John Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:58
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Mountzoures, H.L.: Three Nights of Mourning: John F. Kennedy Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 04:38
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Eberhart, Richard: The Spirit of Poetry Speaks Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:24
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Roseliep, Raymond: For John Kennedy, Jr. Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:38
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Mandel, Oscar: We Who Do Not Grieve In Silence Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 02:48
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Ansen, Alan: the Death of Nearchus Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:58
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Auden, W.H.: Elegy for JFK Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:34
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Sward, Robert: Five Poems for JFK Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 03:48
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Pols, Edward: (Untitled) Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 03:40
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Guest, Barbara: Verba in Memoriam Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:40
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Myers, Neil: Kennedy Poem Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:05
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Corso, Gregory: Lines Written Nov. 22, 23 - 1963 Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 03:29
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Bergé, Carol: Pavane for the White Queen Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 05:51
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Booth, Philip: Thanksgiving 1963 Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:46
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Ostroff, Anthony: Intimate Party in Guadalajara, Dec. 1963 Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 02:55
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Spacks, Barry: By This to Remember Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 00:44
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Reid, Alaster: That Dying Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 01:16
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JFK at Amherst College, Oct. 26, 1963 Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan 06:56