David Ignatow - February 17, 1971

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Modern Languages Auditorium
David Ignatow

David Ignatow reads widely from his work of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s; this reading also includes several uncollected poems.

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Welcome and Introduction
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By Lois Shelton. The first few seconds of the original audiocassette tape display some distortion. 

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"Talking to Myself"
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Original recording displays distortion from 00:00-00:17. Differs from published version. 

Citation

Ignatow, David. Facing the Tree. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1975.

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"My writing is all teaching..."
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Uncollected.

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"It was a good day..."
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Uncollected.

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"I heard a man talking without a tongue..."
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Uncollected.

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"Waiting Inside"
Citation

Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"While I Live"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"Feeling with My Hands"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"First Coffin Poem"
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Differs slightly from published version. 

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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"Three in Transition"
Citation

Ignatow, David. Rescue the Dead. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1968.

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"Against the Evidence"
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Ignatow, David. Rescue the Dead. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1968.

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"All Quiet"
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Ignatow, David. Rescue the Dead. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1968.

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"Notes for a Lecture"
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Ignatow, David. Rescue the Dead. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1968.

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"The Bagel"
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Ignatow, David. Rescue the Dead. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1968.

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"No Theory"
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Ignatow, David. Figures of the Human. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1964.

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"The Vending Machine"
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Ignatow, David. Figures of the Human. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1964.

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"Two Friends"
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Ignatow, David. Figures of the Human. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1964.

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"To an Apple"
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Ignatow, David. Figures of the Human. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1964.

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"I want to be a scene of some sort"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"Moonlight Poem"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"A First on TV"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"Poems the Dead Know by Heart"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"A Glimpse of e.e. cummings"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"Brief Elegy"
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Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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"With the Door Open"
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Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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"Like a Lie"
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Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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"No Answer"
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Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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Track Title
"Whistle or Hoot"
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Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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Track Title
"All Comes"
Citation

Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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Track Title
"Everybody Knows"
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Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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Track Title
"Content"
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Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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Track Title
"Blessing Myself"
Citation

Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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Track Title
"The Escapade"
Citation

Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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"Be Like Me"
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Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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"Sunday at the State Hospital"
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Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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"Say Pardon"
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Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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"The Dream"
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Ignatow, David. Say Pardon. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.

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"The Fisherwoman"
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Ignatow, David. The Gentle Weight Lifter. New York: Morris Gallery, 1955.

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Track Title
"News Report"
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Ignatow, David. The Gentle Weight Lifter. New York: Morris Gallery, 1955.

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Track Title
"Bothering Me at Last"
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Ignatow, David. The Gentle Weight Lifter. New York: Morris Gallery, 1955.

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Track Title
"Christmas Improvisations"
Citation

Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"Turnings"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"How to Be Right"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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Track Title
"Aesthetics II"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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Track Title
"Business"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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Track Title
"Life as a Frog"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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Track Title
"At a Dance"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"Communion"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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Track Title
"Come!"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"Get the Gasworks"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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Track Title
"In My Room"
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Ignatow, David. Poems 1934-1969. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970.

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"News Conference"
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Uncollected.

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"I really don't have to know who I am..."
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Uncollected.

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"The ancient Greeks thought..."
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Uncollected.

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"In this dream I'm an Indian"
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Differs from published version. 

Citation

Ignatow, David. Facing the Tree. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1975.

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"Sitting here, overlooking traffic..."
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Uncollected.

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