Bill Knott - February 18, 1987

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Modern Languages Auditorium
Bill Knott

Bill Knott reads widely from his work. This reading includes poems from Becos (1983), Outremer (1989), and Poems 1963-1988 (1989), as well as work collected later. 

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Introduction and Opening Remarks
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Introduction by Lois Shelton. 

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"The Juggler to His Audience"
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Knott, Bill. Poems 1963-1988. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989.

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"Poem (How I Lost My Pen-Name)"
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Knott, Bill. Poems 1963-1988. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989.

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"Framepoem"
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Knott, Bill. Never Lend Your Umbrella to a Submarine and Other Slight Poems: All the Shortypoos from 1962-2008. B. Knott, 2009.

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"Mitts and Gloves"
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Differs slightly from published version. 

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Knott, Bill. Becos. New York: Vintage Books, 1983.

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"October (The leaves fall...)"
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Differs slightly from published version. 

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Knott, Bill. Becos. New York: Vintage Books, 1983.

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"Up to the Minute"
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Knott, Bill. Never Lend Your Umbrella to a Submarine and Other Slight Poems: All the Shortypoos from 1962-2008. B. Knott, 2009.

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"My Fault"
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Knott, Bill. Becos. New York: Vintage Books, 1983.

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"The Consolations of Sociobiology"
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Knott, Bill. Becos. New York: Vintage Books, 1983.

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"The Closet"
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Differs slightly from published version. 

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Knott, Bill. Becos. New York: Vintage Books, 1983.

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"Sonnet"
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Knott, Bill. Poems 1963-1988. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989.

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"Brighton Rock by Graham Greene"
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Knott, Bill. Poems 1963-1988. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989.

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"At the Nixon Memorial"
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Differs slightly from published version. 

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Knott, Bill. Outremer. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1989.

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"At the Crossroads"
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Knott, Bill. Poems 1963-1988. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989.

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"Beddybye"
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Knott, Bill. Poems 1963-1988. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989.

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"Vague Consoles"
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Differs slightly from published version. 

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Knott, Bill. Outremer. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1989.

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"My Mother's List of Names"
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Differs slightly from published version. 

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Knott, Bill. Poems 1963-1988. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989.

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"The Sculpture"
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Knott, Bill. Poems 1963-1988. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989.

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"Sudden Departure"
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Knott, Bill. Becos. New York: Vintage Books, 1983.

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"Feeding the Sun"
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Knott, Bill. Poems 1963-1988. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989.

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Lois Shelton
Bill Knott
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