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Poets Read Their Contemporary Poetry: Before Columbus Foundation

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Poets Read Their Contemporary Poetry: Before Columbus Foundation
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Founded in 1976, the Before Columbus Foundation was formed as a nonprofit educational and service organization dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary American multicultural literature. The Foundation employed the term “multicultural” not as a description of an aspect of American literature, but as a definition of all American literature. In this recording from the Oakland Museum, the Foundation presents a live reading by 14 poets lead by Foundation board member Ishmael Reed and noted writer and poet Amiri Baraka.

Track Listing

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Intro Ishmael Reed 4:49
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102
A Bard's Prayer/ Poetry Bob Callahan 2:51
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103
For the Poets Jayne Cortez 4:53
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104
Poem for Fanny / Yang-chu Said Maureen Owen 2:09
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105
I Am a Dangerous Woman / Crossing the Border Into Canada Joy Harjo 3:16
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106
Boringuen Alurista 2:45
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107
Housewife Susan Zavarin 1:48
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108
Bark Is What Us Dogs Do... / On a Leash / From a Midrash David Meltzer 3:47
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109
Artist/Art This / (Seque into) Anonymous Sonnet Victor Hernandez Cruz 4:19
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201
Rabbit, Hair, Leaf Mei Bersenbrugge 3:51
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202
Flipochinos / Being Your Woman / Pacific Lover Cyn Zarco 3:06
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203
St Louis Woman Ishmael Reed 7:40
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204
Part 3 from Wolfbane David Henderson 3:27
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205
Dope Amiri Baraka 5:35
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New York Weather Report / Dedicated to William Melvin Kelly / Sound Poem David Jackson 4:05

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW09702, FL 9702

Year(s) Released

1980

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

Poetry

Country(s)

United States

Language(s)

English

Credit(s)

Bob Callahan - Producer
 Ronald Clyne - Cover Artwork, Designer
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