Contemporary Writers Series at Mills College

The Contemporary Writers Series consists of readings conducted at Mills College in Oakland, CA.

Robert Grenier, Mills Contemporary Writers Series, 2003
Introduction (6:36): MP3
Complete Reading (1:19:08): MP3

Juliana Spahr, Mills College Literary Salon, 2005
1. Introduction (3:10): MP3
2. Poem Written After September 11, 2001 (5:21): MP3
3. Discussion on Poem Written After September 11, 2001 (6:09): MP3
4. Discussion on Note on Poem Written After September 11, 2001 (7:11): MP3
5. December 4 (2:21): MP3
6. Discussion on December 4 (7:00): MP3
7. January (1:59): MP3
8. Discussion on January (13:11): MP3
9. March 27 and 30 (4:40): MP3
10. Open Questions (7:50): MP3
Complete Reading and Discussion (59:55): MP3

Edwin Torres, Mills Contemporary Writing Series, 2006
1. Introduction (3:29): MP3
2. Lunar Chord (6:16): MP3
3. In the Speed of Slope (7:06): MP3
4. Some Kind of Rip in What I See (3:01): MP3
5. Dude Descending a Staircase (0:56): MP3
6. Eat Flesh in America (3:36): MP3
7. E Man's Proclamation (1:52): MP3
8. In Line With What (0:52): MP3
9. Some Notes on Princess Di (3:34): MP3
10. A Postcard from Across the Utes (4:54): MP3
11. I Wanted to Say Hello... But My Hair Was a Mess (3:50): MP3
12. A Most Imperfect Start (6:48): MP3
13. Motor Priest (8:15): MP3
Questions (16:04): MP3
Complete Reading (1:00:26): MP3


Bruce Andrews Reading on January 31, 2006
1. Introduction by Jeffrey Schrader (2:40): MP3
2. Concordance (1:52): MP3
3. Snow Ponies (4:47): MP3
4. Crease (6:04): MP3
5. Mistaken Identity (4:04): MP3
6. Feature (3:29): MP3
7. Crease Live B (5:05): MP3
8. Time Expansion (4:13): MP3
9. The Millenium Project (17:32): MP3
10. October Surprise (3:09): MP3
11. Lip Service (5:56): MP3
Complete Reading (1:00:42): MP3



Clayton Eshleman Reading Cesar Vallejo on February 15, 2007
1. The Spider (1:23): MP3
2. Dregs (1:39): MP3
3. Muleteers (1:43): MP3
4. To My Brother Miguel (1:19): MP3
5. Trilce 1 (0:56): MP3
6. Trilce 5 (1:26): MP3
7. Trilce 8 (0:52): MP3
8. Trilce 9 (1:24): MP3
9. Trilce 36 (2:30): MP3
10. Trilce 57 (1:27): MP3
11. I am Going to Speak of Hope (3:12): MP3
12. Untitled (2:10): MP3
13. Untitled "And if..." (1:50): MP3
14. Telluric and Magnetic (4:31): MP3
15. Untitled "This happened..." (2:08): MP3
16. Untitled "I have..." (2:34): MP3
17. Intensity and Height (1:21): MP3
18. Clapping and Guitar (2:19): MP3
19. Untitled "Let the Millionaire" (4:48): MP3
Complete Reading (1:18:11): MP3


Ron Silliman Reading on October 2, 2007
1. Introduction by Stephen Ratcliffe (6:10): MP3
2. The Age of Huts (15:10): MP3
3. The Chinese Notebook (7:09): MP3
4. 2197 (10:25): MP3
5. Q&A (15:48): MP3
Complete Reading (58:35): MP3


Kenneth Goldsmith Reading on March 11, 2008
1. Ariel Goldberg Introduction (7:17): MP3
2. Dear Kenny G (8:13): MP3
3. All the News 1 (6:42): MP3
4. All the News 2 Senator (17:32): MP3
5. And Bodily Discourse (4:02): MP3
Complete Reading (58:43): MP3

These sound recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights to this recorded material belong to the various poets. © 2008 by the respective poets. Used with permission of the poets and by Juliana Spahr for Mills. Distributed by PennSound.