I can listen to him read poems all day and night. Thank you for uploading this.
@tejasnair33992 жыл бұрын
As a native Ohioan hearing Mr Wright say “We have plenty of interesting things in Ohio” I found myself thinking ‘..nobody laugh at that!’
@KnowledgeVariable6 жыл бұрын
He has got such a calming presence.
@PoorHoward96 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this on KZbin!
@peterjonas4971 Жыл бұрын
"Therefore" is the lynch-pin of my favorite poem by Wright. Thak you for posting this.
@zacbodine13365 жыл бұрын
As I Stepped over a Puddle at the End of Winter, I Think of An Ancient Governor (From: The Branch Will Not Break *Pg. 119) 5:00-6:57 Two Poems About President Harding (From: The Branch Will Not Break, *pg. 127) 8:21-13:53 A Note Left in Jimmy Leonard’s Shack (From: Saint Judas, *Pg. 53) 17:26-19:09 Autumn Begins in Martin’s Ferry Ohio (From: The Branch Will Not Break *Pg. 121) 19:55-21:00 Not in Marble Palaces (Translation of Pedro Salinas, from: Some Translations: Collected Poems, 1971, and New Translations *Pg. 114) 22:07-24:23 Stages on a Journey Westward (From: The Branch Will Not Break *Pg. 124) 25:42-29:10 From a Bus Window in Central Ohio, Just Before a Thunder Shower (From: The Branch Will Not Break *Pg. 135) 30:24-31:12 To the Evening Star: Central Minnesota (From: The Branch Will Not Break *Pg. 142) 32:06-33:05 A Blessing (From: The Branch Will Not Break *Pg. 143) 33:25-35:09 Northern Pike (From: New Poems / From Collected Poems, 1971 *Pg. 217) 40:20-41:40 The Old WPA Swimming Pool In Martins Ferry Ohio (From: Two Citizens *Pg. 236) 43:15-45:40 Piccolini (From: To a Blossoming Pear Tree *Pg. 302) 48:42-50:00 [Paragraph 2 of] Two Moments in Venice: II. City of Evenings (From: To a Blossoming Pear Tree *Pg. 308) 50:24-51:50 Hook (From: To a Blossoming Pear Tree *Pg. 315) 52:48-55:04 *Page numbers are for Above The River: The Collected Poems by James Wright
@christophercitro9595 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this James Wright reading. 🙏
@adrianrice94504 жыл бұрын
Wonder-full.
@rtbyrne3005 жыл бұрын
To hear James Wright read the greatest political poem in American history gives me chills. (7:45)
@fd-ci1fp9 жыл бұрын
these things matter. bravo, Ccm.
@winkydinkydoodlebug7 ай бұрын
In Jonathan Blunk's excellent biography of Wright, the date given for this is Sept 30, 1976.
@Muse0605587 жыл бұрын
Great poet. "A Blessing" 33:15 (34:59 !). "The Old WPA Swimming Pool in Martins Ferry, Ohio" 41:55 . (45:14 !)
@tubergetrude3334 жыл бұрын
was this reading at ccm?
@CountyCollegeMorris4 жыл бұрын
Based on the credits, it would appear that this was recorded on campus. CCM did host regular poetry readings and other orators on campus back then, so it is likely that this was recorded on campus.
@tubergetrude3334 жыл бұрын
@@CountyCollegeMorris Nice work, CCM. James Wright is one of our greatest poets. He came to my college in Pennsylvania at the time and gave a similar reading. He even got a big laugh with the joke about the cow's tits...I am pleased to see that CCM has uncovered and shared this cultural treasure.
@christophermorgan3261 Жыл бұрын
Don't think I've ever seen a podium reading where a writer lights a cigarette. Wright died of lip cancer.
@f.w.20542 жыл бұрын
Late 50s, early 60s????
@CountyCollegeMorris5 ай бұрын
Likely early 70s as the college was founded in the late 60s