X.J. Kennedy
X.J. Kennedy
Reading Date: Wednesday, November 16, 1988
- Introduction
- Opening Remarks and "First Confession"
- "Nude Descending a Staircase"
- "Little Elegy"
- "Cross Ties"
- "Snowflake Souffle"
- "Mother's Nerves"
- "Where Will We Run To"
- Remarks and "Brats: 1"
- "Brats: 3"
- "Brats: 5"
- "Mining Town"
- "Ode"
- Remarks and "Great Chain of Being"
- Remarks and "In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day"
- Remarks and "Song to the Tune of 'Somebody Stole My Gal'"
Introduction-8879
by Lois Shelton
Opening Remarks and "First Confession"-8881
Differs slightly from published version.
Annotation:
Kennedy, X.J. Nude Descending a Staircase. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961.
"Nude Descending a Staircase"-8883
Kennedy, X.J. Nude Descending a Staircase. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961.
"Little Elegy"-8885
Kennedy, X.J. Nude Descending a Staircase. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961.
"Cross Ties"-8887
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
"Snowflake Souffle"-8889
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
"Mother's Nerves"-8891
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
"Where Will We Run To"-8893
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
Remarks and "Brats: 1"-8895
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
"Brats: 3"-8897
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
"Brats: 5"-8899
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
"Mining Town"-8901
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
"Ode"-8903
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
Remarks and "Great Chain of Being"-8905
Sung to a tune composed by the poet.
Annotation:
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
Remarks and "In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day"-8907
Sung to the tune of "The Old Orange Flute/Sweet Betsy from Pike." Differs slightly from published version.
Annotation:
Kennedy, X.J. Nude Descending a Staircase. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961.
Remarks and "Song to the Tune of 'Somebody Stole My Gal'"-8909
Sung to the tune of "Somebody Stole My Gal." Differs slightly from published version.
Annotation:
Kennedy, X.J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985.
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Series: Fall Reading Series
Sponsor(s): UA Poetry Center
Location(s): Modern Languages Auditorium
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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