Robert Sward
Robert Sward reads primarily from Thousand-Year-Old Fiancée and Other Poems (1965) and Kissing the Dancer and Other Poems (1964). He also reads two poems that were unpublished at the time of the reading and a poem and excerpt from an essay by Pablo Neruda.
Tracks
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Track Title
Opening Remarks and "Holding Hands"
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Description
Original recording begins in the middle of the opening remarks.
Citation
Sward, Robert. Thousand-Year-Old Fiancée and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1965.
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"The Very Air He Breathes"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Kissing the Dancer and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1964.
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"Granite"
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Description
Poem is read twice.
Citation
Sward, Robert. Thousand-Year-Old Fiancée and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1965.
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"Report from the Front"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Thousand-Year-Old Fiancée and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1965.
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"Movies: Left to Right"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Thousand-Year-Old Fiancée and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1965.
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"...I Have Just Bought a House"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Kissing the Dancer and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1964.
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"Doctor in the Horse House Mouse"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. "Doctor in the Horse House Mouse." Beloit Poetry Journal. 16.3 (1966): 45. Print.
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"Owl"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Kissing the Dancer and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1964.
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"Nightgown, Wife's Gown"
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Sward, Robert. Kissing the Dancer and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1964.
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"Marriage"
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Sward, Robert. Kissing the Dancer and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1964.
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"Chicago Public Library"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Thousand-Year-Old Fiancée and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1965.
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"Waldheim Cemetery"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Half a Life's History. Aya Press Poetry Series, Number Four: 1983.
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"Uncle Dog: The Poet at 9"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Kissing the Dancer and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1964.
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Remarks and Excerpt from "Toward an Impure Poetry"
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Description
Essay excerpt by Pablo Neruda, read by Robert Sward.
Citation
Neruda, Pablo. Five Decades: Poems 1925-1970. New York, NY: Grove Press, 1974.
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"Nocturnal Collection"
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Description
Poem by Pablo Neruda, read by Robert Sward.
Citation
Neruda, Pablo. Residence on Earth / Residencia en la Tierra. New York, NY: New Directions, 1946.
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"Dec., '63"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Thousand-Year-Old Fiancée and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1965.
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"People Coming Out of People"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Thousand-Year-Old Fiancée and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1965.
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"Farmhouses"
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Description
Poem is read twice.
Citation
Sward, Robert. Thousand-Year-Old Fiancée and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1965.
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"There Is No Reason Why Not to Look at Death"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Kissing the Dancer and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1964.
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"Thousand-Year-Old Fiancée"
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Citation
Sward, Robert. Thousand-Year-Old Fiancée and Other Poems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1965.
Image
Robert Sward Reading Publicity Poster
Publisher
The University of Arizona Poetry Center
