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Susan Howe
Poetry Programs
WBAI-Pacifica Radio

Susan Howe's WBAI (NY)-Pacifica Radio shows are available on PennSound in collaboration with the Archive for New Poetry at the University of California, San Diego. Our digital copies were made from recordings housed at the archive.


Helen Adam
, 1977-1978
performing her work and in conversation with Susan Howe and Charles Ruas
1977-1978, one hour: MP3

Bruce Andrews and Charles Bernstein, 1979
reading their work and in conversation with Susan Howe
March 14, 1979, full program one hour:
MP3
Andrews reads from R+B (2:30): MP3
Andrews reads "How" (5:36): MP3
Bernstein reads "Matters of Policy" from Controlling Interests (11:31): MP3

John Ashbery, 1975
May 14th — complete program (32:41): MP3
June 7th — complete program (20:04): MP3
(for segmented versions of these readings, please visit PennSound's John Ashbery author page)

Elizabeth Bishop, 1979
with Susan Howe and Charles Ruas
April 19, 1979 (1:09:11): MP3
Part One (32:47): MP3
Part Two (36:32): MP3

Barbara Guest, 1978
April 13, 1978 (1:06:31): MP3

Bernadette Mayer, 1979
April 22, 1979 (57:51): MP3

Maureen Owen, 1978
March 18 and July 11, 1978 (1:02:03): MP3

F.T. Prince, 1978
April 21, 1978 (50:26): MP3

Charles Reznikoff, 1975
reading on "Poetry Today
MP3 (59:37)

May Sarton, 1977-78
May 16 and June 8, 1977, and June 6, 1978 (1:06:29): MP3

The Bostonian (1981)
program on John Hall Wheelwright
Nov. 23, 1981
featuring James Laughlin, Quincy Howe, Polly Thayer, Malcolm Cowley, Ray DiPalma, and Charles North
(1:30:26): MP3

These sound recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights to this recorded material belong to the poets and to Susan Howe. © 2007 by Susan Howe and the poets. Used with permission of Susan Howe and the Archive for New Poetry, UCSD. Distributed by PennSound.