William Pitt Root
William Pitt Root
Reading Date: Tuesday, November 14, 1972
- Introduction
- "Whiskey Creek Bridge"
- "Field Late in the Fall"
- "Passing a Sawmill at Night"
- "The End of Winter in an Old Neighborhood"
- "Firstborn"
- "The Snow"
- "Playing Until Dark"
- "The City Dreaming of Horses"
- "Jennifer by Moonlight"
- "Circle of Struggle"
- reads from the third book "The Teachings of Don Juan"
- "Swansong"
- "Bifocal"
- "Enough Rope"
- "Mailer Millet"
- "Good Housekeeping"
- "Nixon"
- "Wish You Were Here"
- "Autumn Day"
- "I Am Empty"
- "I Lie to My Friends"
- "My Lies Become"
- "Dark Woods"
- "I Have Wakened to the Dark"
- "Two Poems"
- "Song Begging to be Born"
- "Song of Lost Hours"
- "Song of Emergency"
- "Song of The Last Hours"
- "Song of Gifts"
- "Song of Shaking"
- "Song of Returnings"
- "Song of Benediction"
Introduction-2662
by Lois Shelton
"Whiskey Creek Bridge"-2663
Root, William Pitt. Trace Elements. Lewiston: Confluence Press, 1994.
"Field Late in the Fall"-2664
Root, William Pitt. Trace Elements. Lewiston: Confluence Press, 1994.
"Passing a Sawmill at Night"-2665
Root, William Pitt. In the World's Common Grasses. Santa Cruz: Moving Parts Press, 1981.
"The End of Winter in an Old Neighborhood"-2666
Root, William Pitt. Trace Elements. Lewiston: Confluence Press, 1994.
"Firstborn"-2667
Root, William Pitt. In the World's Common Grasses. Santa Cruz: Moving Parts Press, 1981.
"The Snow"-2668
Root, William Pitt. Trace Elements. Lewiston: Confluence Press, 1994.
"Playing Until Dark"-2669
Root, William Pitt. In the World's Common Grasses. Santa Cruz: Moving Parts Press, 1981.
"The City Dreaming of Horses"-2670
Root, William Pitt. Trace Elements. Lewiston: Confluence Press, 1994.
"Jennifer by Moonlight"-2671
Root, William Pitt. In the World's Common Grasses. Santa Cruz: Moving Parts Press, 1981.
"Circle of Struggle"-2672
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
reads from the third book "The Teachings of Don Juan"-2673
by Carlos Castaneda
"Swansong"-2674
Root, William Pitt. Invisible Guests. Lewiston: Confluence Press, 1984.
"Bifocal"-2675
uncollected, unpublished
"Enough Rope"-2676
uncollected, unpublished
"Mailer Millet"-2677
uncollected, unpublished
"Good Housekeeping"-2678
uncollected, unpublished
"Nixon"-2679
uncollected, unpublished
"Wish You Were Here"-2680
uncollected, unpublished
"Autumn Day"-2681
by Rainer Maria Rilke
"I Am Empty"-2682
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"I Lie to My Friends"-2683
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"My Lies Become"-2684
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"Dark Woods"-2685
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"I Have Wakened to the Dark"-2686
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"Two Poems"-2687
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"Song Begging to be Born"-2688
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"Song of Lost Hours"-2689
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"Song of Emergency"-2690
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"Song of The Last Hours"-2691
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"Song of Gifts"-2692
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"Song of Shaking"-2693
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"Song of Returnings"-2694
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
"Song of Benediction"-2695
Root, William Pitt. Striking the Dark Air for Music. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
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