Anderson, Jon

Jon Anderson

February 13, 1970

Photographer

LaVerne Harrell Clark

View Track

Jon Anderson

February 15, 1984

Photographer

Lois Shelton

View Track

Jon Anderson

Photographer

Harumi Ouchi

View Track

Readings from this author

March 1, 2008 - Jon Anderson Panel Discussion

This panel discussion occurred the morning following a tribute held in appreciation of Jon Anderson and his work.

February 29, 2008 - Jon Anderson Tribute

Colleagues and friends of Jon Anderson (1940-2007) read and discuss his work in this tribute performance.

October 4, 1989 - Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson reads widely from his work, including unpublished poems. He also shares music from his son's "post-punk minimalist" band The Necroambulites. This reading was originally given with C.E. Poverman.

February 15, 1984 - Jon Anderson

In this performance, Jon Anderson reads poems from his collections The Milky Way (1982) and In Sepia (1974). The reading concludes with Jon Anderson performing a poem written by his son and a performance of Wallace Stevens's "Esthétique du Mal."

April 2, 1980 - A Tribute to James Wright

Jon Anderson's performance from the Poetry Center's April 1980 tribute to James Wright includes work from three collections by Wright: To a Blossoming Pear Tree, Shall We Gather at the River, and Two Citizens. The tribute also includes readings by Richard Shelton, Ruth Gardner, Tom Owens, and Maura Stanton, and a closing poem by Anderson.

April 2, 1980 - A Tribute to James Wright, Closing Poem

Jon Anderson's closes the Poetry Center's April 1980 tribute to James Wright with a poem from Wright's collection To a Blossoming Pear Tree. The tribute also includes readings by Richard Shelton, Ruth Gardner, Tom Owens, Maura Stanton, and another reading by Anderson earlier in the program.

March 2, 1978 - Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson reads widely from his work and also includes some uncollected poems in this performance.

February 13, 1970 - Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson reads primarily from Looking for Jonathan (1968) and Death & Friends (1970), in addition to one poem from In Sepia (1974). The reading opens with a humorous description of Anderson's attempt to apply for a job writing copy for the Hallmark Greeting Card company.