Jon Anderson - April 2, 1980

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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.

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by Lois Shelton

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"The Flying Eagles of Troop 62"
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Poem by James Wright, read by Jon Anderson.

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Wright, James. To a Blossoming Pear Tree. New York: Farrar, Strouss, and Giroux, 1977.

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"Outside Fargo, N. D."
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Poem by James Wright, read by Jon Anderson.

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Wright, James. Shall We Gather at the River. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1968.

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"Two Postures Beside a Fire"
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Poem by James Wright, read by Jon Anderson.

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Wright, James. Shall We Gather at the River. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1968.

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"Prayer to the Good Poet"
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Poem by James Wright, read by Jon Anderson.

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Wright, James. Two Citizens. New York: Farrar, Strouss, and Giroux, 1973.

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