William Pitt Root reads from his first collection, The Storm and Other Poems (1969), and from the soon-to-be published Striking the Dark Air for Music (1973). Between selections from these two books, he reads lighter, more humorous poems that would remain uncollected or be published much later.
Root, William Pitt. The Storm and Other Poems. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Root, William Pitt. The Storm and Other Poems. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Root, William Pitt. The Storm and Other Poems. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Root, William Pitt. The Storm and Other Poems. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Root, William Pitt. The Storm and Other Poems. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Root, William Pitt. The Storm and Other Poems. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Root, William Pitt. The Storm and Other Poems. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Root, William Pitt. The Storm and Other Poems. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Root, William Pitt. The Storm and Other Poems. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Invisible Guests. Lewiston: Confluence Press, 1984.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Published version bears the title "Song Begging to Be Born."
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.