John Ashbery - November 4, 1980

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Modern Languages Auditorium
John Ashbery

John Ashbery reads widely from his body of work, including poems from both Shadow Train and A Wave, which were published in the four years that followed this reading.

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Introduction
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by Lois Shelton

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"Thoughts of a Young Girl"
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Ashbery, John. The Tennis Court Oath: A Book of Poems. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1962.

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Excerpt from Part II of "The Skaters"
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Ashbery, John. Rivers and Mountains. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1966.

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"Soonest Mended"
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Ashbery, John. The Double Dream of Spring. New York: Dutton, 1970.

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"It was Raining in the Capital"
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Ashbery, John. The Double Dream of Spring. New York: Dutton, 1970.

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"Farm Implements and Rutabagas in a Landscape"
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Ashbery, John. The Double Dream of Spring. New York: Dutton, 1970.

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From "The System"
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Ashbery, John. Three Poems. New York: Viking, 1972.

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From "Grand Galop"
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Ashbery, John. Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. New York: Viking, 1975.

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"Street Musicians"
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Ashbery, John. Houseboat Days. New York: Viking, 1977.

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"The Other Tradition"
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Ashbery, John. Houseboat Days. New York: Viking, 1977.

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"The Couple in the Next Room"
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Ashbery, John. Houseboat Days. New York: Viking, 1977.

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"And Ut Pictura Poesis Is Her Name"
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Ashbery, John. Houseboat Days. New York: Viking, 1977.

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"The Ice-Cream Wars"
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Ashbery, John. Houseboat Days. New York: Viking, 1977.

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From "Litany"
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Ashbery, John. As We Know. New York: Viking, 1979.

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"Qualm"
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Ashbery, John. Shadow Train. New York: Viking, 1981.

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"Penny Parker's Mistake"
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Ashbery, John. Shadow Train. New York: Viking, 1981.

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"The Lonedale Operator"
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Ashbery, John. A Wave. New York: Viking, 1984.

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"The Songs We Know Best"
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Ashbery, John. A Wave. New York: Viking, 1984.

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Image
John Ashbery at Mount Lemmon, Tucson
Photographer
Lois Shelton
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