Poems for Peace: A Benefit Reading for the New York Workshop in Nonviolence

Steeped in the reality of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War, Poems for Peace features a series of avant-garde, beat, and hippie poets on the themes of war, racial violence, and American modernity. Recorded in support of the New York Workshop in Nonviolence, the 1967 album kicks off with the stream-of-consciousness work of the legendary Allen Ginsberg. From there, listeners are treated to an array of poets, including Walter Lowenfels, Armand Schwerner, Ed Sanders, and Jackson Mac Low. For reference the liner notes include the text of most poems, which often exhibit experimental formatting.

Track Listing

101	Ginsberg, Allen: Auto Poesy to Nebraska	Allen Ginsberg	09:08
102	Orlovsky, Peter: June 20, 1961, Tangiers	Peter Orlovsky	01:53
103	Katzman, Allen: Elegy, Poems from Oklahoma	Allen Katzman	03:04
104	Dicker, Harold: The Mouth is a Zoo, The Prize of War is Always	Harold Dicker	03:26
105	MacLow, Jackson: Speech	Jackson Mac Low	04:57
106	Antin, David: from "The Black Plague"	David Antin	03:27
201	Sanders, Ed: Peace Freak Poem	Ed Sanders	03:41
202	Blackburn, Paul: Is any Coherence Worth the Celebration? December Sixth and Seventh	Paul Blackburn	05:56
203	Schwerner, Armand: from "The Tablets," The Emptying	Armand Schwerner	05:14
204	Berger, Art: Life has no Dimension	Art Berger	01:45
205	Lowenfels, Walter: All Our Valises are Packed	Walter Lowenfels	02:37
206	Plantz, Allen: Heat Wave (A Discontinuous Poem)	Allen Plantz	03:04