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JFK: 30 Poems on the Death of a President

Various Artists
JFK: 30 Poems on the Death of a President
Compiled by Erwin A. Glikes and Paul Schwaber. Selections by Stephen A. Dunning from the original two-volume recording Of Poetry and Power, (c) Basic Books, 1964. Read by Irene Dailey and Martin Donegan

Track Listing

101
Lines for a President n/a 02:10  
102
For John F. Kennedy His Inauguration n/a 03:20  
103
The Gift Outright n/a 01:50  
104
Footnote to Lord Acton n/a 01:00  
105
November 22, 1963 n/a 00:30  
106
Nekros n/a 01:20  
107
Bulletin n/a 01:05  
108
Before the Sabbath n/a 01:05  
109
Spider Head n/a 01:00  
110
Frontier n/a 01:05  
111
Kennedy Ucciso n/a 02:00  
112
The Spontaneous Man, the Gifted Assassin n/a 00:25  
113
Instead of an Elegy n/a 01:20  
114
November 25, 1963 n/a 01:05  
201
IMJFK n/a 01:00  
202
November 25, 1963 n/a 01:00  
203
National Cold Storage Company n/a 01:00  
204
Until Death Do Us Part n/a 01:25  
205
The Man of My Dreams n/a 00:55  
206
Down in Dallas n/a 00:55  
207
Elegy for the New Year n/a 02:00  
208
Traction n/a 01:00  
209
On Not Writing an Elegy n/a 01:15  
210
Cortege n/a 01:45  
211
The Spirit of Poetry Speaks n/a 00:25  
212
Elegy for J.F.K. n/a 00:35  
213
Thanksgiving 1963 n/a 00:45  
214
Verba in Memoriam n/a 01:40  
215
Formal Elegy n/a 06:15  
216
That Dying n/a 01:10