Reader
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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Track Title
"Building Nicole's Mama"
Description
Differs slightly from published version.
Reader
Citation
Smith, Patricia. Teahouse of the Almighty. Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2006.
Video file
Track Title
"Doin' the Louvre"
Description
Differs slightly from published version.
Reader
Citation
Smith, Patricia. Big Towns, Big Talk. Cambridge, MA: Zoland Books, 1992.
Video file
Track Title
"When Dexter King Met James Earl Ray"
Description
Differs from published version.
Reader
Citation
Smith, Patricia. Teahouse of the Almighty. Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2006.
Video file
Track Title
"Balance"
Reader
Citation
Smith, Patricia. Life According to Motown. Chicago: Tia Chucha Press, 1991.
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Video file
Video file
Track Title
"Terrell's Take on Things"
Description
Differs from published version.
Reader
Citation
Smith, Patricia. Close to Death. Cambridge, MA: Zoland Books, 1993.
Video file
Track Title
"Map Rappin'"
Description
Differs from published version.
Reader
Citation
Smith, Patricia. Teahouse of the Almighty. Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2006.
Video file
Track Title
"Oil of Olay: Take 1" and "Oil of Olay: Take 2"
Description
Uncollected.
Reader
Video file
Track Title
"Olive Oyl Talks to People Magazine"
Description
Differs slightly from published version.
Reader
Citation
Smith, Patricia. Big Towns, Big Talk. Cambridge, MA: Zoland Books, 1992.
Video file
Track Title
"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.
Reader
Video file
Track Title
"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.
Reader
Video file
Track Title
"When the Burning Begins"
Description
Differs from published version.
Reader
Citation
Smith, Patricia. Teahouse of the Almighty. Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2006.
