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Date
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UA Poetry Center
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Modern Languages Auditorium
X.J. Kennedy
X.J. Kennedy reads from Nude Descending a Staircase (1961) and Cross Ties: Selected Poems (1985), commenting humorously on many of the poems and performing several as songs.
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Opening Remarks and "First Confession"
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Description
Differs slightly from published version.
Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Nude Descending a Staircase. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961.
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"Nude Descending a Staircase"
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Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Nude Descending a Staircase. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961.
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"Little Elegy"
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Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Nude Descending a Staircase. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961.
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"Cross Ties"
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Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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"Snowflake Souffle"
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Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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"Mother's Nerves"
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Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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"Where Will We Run To"
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Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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Remarks and "Brats: 1"
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Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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"Brats: 3"
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Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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"Brats: 5"
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Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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"Mining Town"
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Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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"Ode"
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Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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Remarks and "Great Chain of Being"
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Description
Sung to a tune composed by the poet.
Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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Remarks and "In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day"
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Description
Sung to the tune of "The Old Orange Flute/Sweet Betsy from Pike." Differs slightly from published version.
Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Nude Descending a Staircase. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961.
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Remarks and "Song to the Tune of 'Somebody Stole My Gal'"
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Description
Sung to the tune of "Somebody Stole My Gal." Differs slightly from published version.
Citation
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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