Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman
Reading Date: Wednesday, November 20, 1985
- Introduction
- "Halley's Comet"
- "Amphibians"
- "A Fine, a Private Place"
- "Lindbergh"
- "Climbing Out"
- "Sleeping Beauty of the Bronx"
- "Zoe"
- "Language Lab"
- "Spiders"
- "A. R. Ammons Amid the Fungi"
- "Lines Written in a Pittsburgh Skyscraper"
- "When You Take Me from this Good Rich Soil"
- "Intensive Care"
- "Grand Canyon"
- "You Will Think This a Dream"
- "Anne Donne to Her Husband"
- "Space Shuttle"
- "Ode to the Alien"
Introduction -2303
by Lois Shelton
"Halley's Comet"-2304
Differs from published version.
Annotation:
Ackerman, Diane. Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems. New York: Random House, 1991.
"Amphibians"-2305
Ackerman, Diane. Lady Faustus. New York: William Morrow, 1983.
"A Fine, a Private Place"-2306
Ackerman, Diane. Lady Faustus. New York: William Morrow, 1983.
"Lindbergh"-2307
Ackerman, Diane. Lady Faustus. New York: William Morrow, 1983.
"Climbing Out"-2308
Ackerman, Diane. Lady Faustus. New York: William Morrow, 1983.
"Sleeping Beauty of the Bronx"-2309
Ackerman, Diane. Lady Faustus. New York: William Morrow, 1983.
"Zoe"-2310
Ackerman, Diane. Lady Faustus. New York: William Morrow, 1983.
"Language Lab"-2311
Ackerman, Diane. Lady Faustus. New York: William Morrow, 1983.
"Spiders"-2312
Ackerman, Diane. Lady Faustus. New York: William Morrow, 1983.
"A. R. Ammons Amid the Fungi"-2313
Ackerman, Diane. Wife of Light. New York: William Morrow, 1978.
"Lines Written in a Pittsburgh Skyscraper"-2314
Ackerman, Diane. Lady Faustus. New York: William Morrow, 1983.
"When You Take Me from this Good Rich Soil"-2315
Ackerman, Diane. The Planets: A Comic Pastoral. New York: William Morrow, 1976.
"Intensive Care"-2316
Ackerman, Diane. Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems. New York: Random House, 1991.
"Grand Canyon"-2317
Ackerman, Diane. Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems. New York: Random House, 1991.
"You Will Think This a Dream"-2318
Differs from published version.
Annotation:
Ackerman, Diane. I Praise My Destroyer. New York: Random House, 1998.
"Anne Donne to Her Husband"-2319
Ackerman, Diane. Wife of Light. New York: William Morrow, 1978.
"Space Shuttle"-2320
Ackerman, Diane. Lady Faustus. New York: William Morrow, 1983.
"Ode to the Alien"-2321
Ackerman, Diane. Wife of Light. New York: William Morrow, 1978.
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Series: Fall Reading Series
Sponsor(s): UA Poetry Center
Location(s): Modern Languages Auditorium
This reading was given six years before the publication of Jaguar of Sweet Laughter and thirteen years before the publication of I Praise My Destroyer. It also took place during the same year the poet received the Peter I. B. Lavan Award.
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