Patricia Smith - November 10, 2004

Date
Sponsors

UA Poetry Center

Reading Series
Location
Modern Languages Auditorium
Patricia Smith

Patricia Smith reads widely from her work, including several uncollected poems.

Tracks
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Introduction
Description

by Frances Sjoberg

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"Building Nicole's Mama"
Description

Differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Smith, Patricia. Teahouse of the Almighty. Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2006.

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"Doin' the Louvre"
Description

Differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Smith, Patricia. Big Towns, Big Talk. Cambridge, MA: Zoland Books, 1992.

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"When Dexter King Met James Earl Ray"
Description

Differs from published version.

Citation

Smith, Patricia. Teahouse of the Almighty. Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2006.

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"Balance"
Citation

Smith, Patricia. Life According to Motown. Chicago: Tia Chucha Press, 1991.

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"What Peter Arnett Said"
Description

Uncollected. 

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"Eyewitness News"
Description

Uncollected.

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"Inauguration Sneaky"
Description

Uncollected.

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"Terrell's Take on Things"
Description

Differs from published version.

Citation

Smith, Patricia. Close to Death. Cambridge, MA: Zoland Books, 1993.

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"Map Rappin'"
Description

Differs from published version.

Citation

Smith, Patricia. Teahouse of the Almighty. Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2006.

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"Oil of Olay: Take 1" and "Oil of Olay: Take 2"
Description

Uncollected.

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"Olive Oyl Talks to People Magazine"
Description

Differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Smith, Patricia. Big Towns, Big Talk. Cambridge, MA: Zoland Books, 1992.

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"To the Woman, Not Trying to Fly, Who Fell with Her Legs Closed..."
Description

Full title is "To the Woman, Not Trying to Fly, Who Fell with Her Legs Closed, Arms Pressed Against the Front of Her Body, While Primly Clutching Her Purse." Uncollected.

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"The Way Pilots Walk"
Description

Smith, Patricia. "The Way Pilots Walk." [i]Pushcart Prize XXXII: Best of the Small Presses, 2008 Edition[/i]. Wainscott, NY: Pushcart Press, 2008.

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"When the Burning Begins"
Description

Differs from published version.

Citation

Smith, Patricia. Teahouse of the Almighty. Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2006.

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Patricia Smith
Photographer
Christine Krikliwy
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