Michael Burkard - October 21, 1981

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UA Poetry Center

Reading Series
Location
Modern Languages Auditorium
Michael Burkard

In this performance, Michael Burkard reads from his first three books, particularly from the 1981 collection Ruby for Grief. He also reads some uncollected work.

Tracks
Track Title
Introduction
Description
by Lois Shelton
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"Contagion"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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"You're Fine, But There Are Complications"
Citation
Burkard, Michael. In a White Light. Fort Collins, CO: L'Epervier Press, 1977.
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"The Story 'Sunset'"
Citation
Burkard, Michael. In a White Light. Fort Collins, CO: L'Epervier Press, 1977.
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"Untitled"
Citation
Burkard, Michael. In a White Light. Fort Collins, CO: L'Epervier Press, 1977.
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"Stone"
Citation
Burkard, Michael. None River. Tucson: Ironwood Press, 1979.
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"Third Person"
Citation
Burkard, Michael. None River. Tucson: Ironwood Press, 1979.
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"Children of Paradise"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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"Poem"
Citation
Burkard, Michael. None River. Tucson: Ironwood Press, 1979.
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"Ledger"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"Untitled"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"Fundevogel"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"Here"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"Shame"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"House With an Attic"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"Renaming My Face"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"The Passerby"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"Window on the East"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"Untitled"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"Small Pill of Smoke"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"The Burning"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"The mood is a train..."
Description
uncollected, unpublished
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"We were ghosts and tried to be women..."
Description
uncollected, unpublished
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"I am unworthy because I flew from a bridge..."
Description
uncollected, unpublished
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Track Title
"Envy"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"A Sideways Suicide"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"Wren: Three Mirrors"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Track Title
"Ruby for Grief"
Citation
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
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Image
Michael Burkard
Photographer
Lois Shelton
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