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Bruce Andrews
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Bruce Anrews on LINEbreak, 1995

    In his program Bruce discusses: "language writing," the pitfalls of having "poetry" as an institutional designation and co-editing L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E magazine in the '70s. He also reads from his book I Don't Have Any Paper so Shut Up!

Reading with Ray DiPalma and Michael Lally

At Ear Inn, New York - November 10, 1977

  1. Are the First (4:04) - later published in Wobbling (Roof Books, 1980), pp.46-48.
  2. N E (Northeast) (1:19) - from Moebius (published as a chapbook, Generator Press)
  3. j j j (1:42) - from Moebius
  4. m m m (1:57) - from Moebius
  5. Untitled (on John Wieners) (5:36) - published in the first issue of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E as "Proof: John Wieners, Behind the State Capitol"; reprinted in The L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Book
  6. Letters (3:39) - published in Wobbling
  7. n n n (1:10) - from Moebius
  8. q q q (2:09) - from Moebius
  9. r r r (1:22) - from Moebius
  10. S E (Southeast) (1:10) - from Moebius
  11. S W (Southwest) (1:03) - from Moebius
  12. N W (Northeast) (1:06) - from Moebius
  13. Center (1:14) - from Moebius

Reading with Charles North

At the Ear Inn, NY - December 27, 1978

MP3 (full reading of both)


Bruce Andrews and Charles Bernstein - March 14, 1979

Reading their work and in conversation with Susan Howe, full program one hour: MP3

  • Andrews reads from R+B(2:30): MP3
  • Andrews reads "How" (5:36): MP3

Reading at the Language Noise Festival - January 11, 1982

From "Confidence Trick", published in Give Em Enough Rope (Sun & Moon Press, 1987); announced as sections 5,6 & 7; as published, most of pp.154-155, 172-173, 158-159 (10:47): MP3


Reading at SUNY Buffalo - April 15, 1992

  1. First pages of "I Guess Work The Time Up" (7:09): pp.7-10 in Enough Rope (Sun & Moon Press, 1987).
  2. You Made This World, We Didn't (5:10) - Last of the 100 sections of I Don't Have Any Paper So Shut Up (or, Social Romanticism) (Sun & Moon Press 1992).
  3. Index (4:37) - the Table of Contents of I Don't Have Any Paper So Shut Up (or, Social Romanticism) (Sun & Moon Press 1992).
  4. Did You Really? (10:43) - from the journal Big Allis #2, reprinted in Designated Heartbeat, pp.34-36.
  5. Time Expansion (3:12) - text to musical score for Sally Silvers and Dancers choreographic concert, 1992; reprinted in Designated Heartbeat, pp.34-36.
  6. Devo Habit (2:42) - reprinted in Designated Heartbeat, pp.38-40.
  7. Valentines (3:14) - Designated Heartbeat, pp.60-61.
  8. "Primum Mobile 9" (10:38) & "Primum Mobile 10" (9:41) - the 99th and 100th of 100 sections of Lip Service (Coach House Press, 2001), pp.373-380.

Complete reading (58:45)
(slight drop-out at 46:38 when cassette was flipped)


Segue/Double Happiness - April 7, 2001

(37:34): MP3, RealAudio


Reading at SUNY Buffalo - November 28, 2001

  1. Baby (7:14) - Parts A & B of a 3 part poem, from Fall 2001.
  2. Live Choreography (7:59) - composed/edited live, Spring 2001, at Sally Silvers concert, Construction Company, NYC, in 17 sections.
  3. Dang Me (16:47) - 5 prose poems, 2000, several in Shiny & in Best American Poetry 2004; dedicated to Kevin Davies.
  4. Snow Pony (4:58) - performance text for a duo with Sally Silvers imporvised movement; published in Sulfur 45-46 (Spring 2000).
  5. Feature (3:32) - prose poem
  6. Dear Easy To Be With (from the Millenium Project) (3:58) - the entire project published online on Craig Dworkin's Eclipse site; these 2 (of a thousand parts) published in Aerial, the Bruce Andrews issue.
  7. Primum Mobile 10 (4:17) - end parts of the 100th section of Lip Service (Coach House Press, Toronto), from 'And real time is dead' to the end ['let's start all over stars'].

Complete reading (51:21)


Reading as part of The Line Reading Series - October 1, 2002

  1. Introduction (2:12): MP3
  2. from Primum Mobile 10 (The conclusion to Lip Service; Coach House Books, 2001) (2:38): MP3
  3. Dizzyistics 2 (1:53): MP3
  4. Dizzyistics 11 (1:49): MP3
  5. Dizzyistics 3 (2:43): MP3
  6. Dizzyistics 4 (1:32): MP3
  7. Dizzyistics 8 1:48(): MP3
  8. Dizzyistics 7 (2:06): MP3
  9. Pink Hints (from The Whisper Text) (2:47): MP3

    10. Dang Me (for Kevin Davies)
  10. Dang Me 1 (3:08): MP3
  11. Dang Me 2 (2:46): MP3
  12. Dang Me 3 (3:28): MP3
  13. Dang Me 4 (3:40): MP3
  14. Dang Me 5 (4;41): MP3

Complete reading (37:08): MP3


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