As If: Poems, New and Selected, by John Ciardi
The introspective poetry of John Ciardi (1916–1986) is a consideration of one’s place in life and nature. Published in 1955, the volume As If: Poems New and Selected contained 73 poems. Ciardi selects 25 of them for this recording, beginning with the five-part “To Judith,” written for his wife. He follows with “Elegy Just in Case” (for himself) and elegies for others lost at war, “Three Views of a Mother,” and “Flowering Quince.” The text of the poems is in the liner notes.
Track Listing
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To Judith, I | John Ciardi | 1:29 | |
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102
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To Judith, II | John Ciardi | 3:04 | |
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103
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To Judith, III | John Ciardi | 1:17 | |
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104
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To Judith, IV | John Ciardi | 1:11 | |
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105
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To Judith, V | John Ciardi | 1:56 | |
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106
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Elegy Just in Case | John Ciardi | 2:42 | |
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107
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Days | John Ciardi | 2:13 | |
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108
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The Lamb | John Ciardi | 1:39 | |
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109
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Elegy | John Ciardi | 2:59 | |
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110
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Elegy for Sandra | John Ciardi | 2:03 | |
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111
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Three Views of a Mother, 1 | John Ciardi | 1:10 | |
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112
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Three Views of a Mother, 2 | John Ciardi | 1:46 | |
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113
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Three Views of a Mother, 3 | John Ciardi | 2:39 | |
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114
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At a Concert of Music, Remembering the Dead in Korea | John Ciardi | 2:46 | |
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201
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A Thought About Sheik Bedreddin | John Ciardi | 1:25 | |
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202
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In the Witch-Hunting Season | John Ciardi | 1:25 | |
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203
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Kristoffer Second | John Ciardi | 2:04 | |
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204
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Elegy for G.B. Shaw | John Ciardi | 2:24 | |
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205
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Flowering Quince | John Ciardi | 2:06 | |
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206
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Sunday Morning | John Ciardi | 7:09 | |
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207
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Measurements | John Ciardi | 1:22 | |
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208
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Doctor Faustus | John Ciardi | 3:42 | |
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209
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Thoughts on Looking into a Thicket | John Ciardi | 3:53 | |
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210
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On Looking East to the Sea with a Sunset Behind Me, I, II | John Ciardi | 3:20 | |
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211
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On Looking East to the Sea with a Sunset Behind Me, III | John Ciardi | 0:59 |
