Diane Ward

Will, Absolve Me (27:22)
Written by Diane Ward
Read at Roulette, NY, December 6, 1983

1st Reader: Chris Hauty
2nd Reader: Diane Ward
The excerpted version of Fidel Castro's 1953 speech, "History Will Absolve Me", read by Beth Rake
Sound & Lighting: David Weinstein

References:
Leo Huberman and Paul M. Sweezy, Cuba Anatomy of a Revolution, New York, Monthly Review Press, 1960.

The entire speech: Fidel Castro, History Will Absolve Me, New York, Liberal Press, 1959.

Reading at UCSD, 2001 (43:51): mp3, RealAudio

Reading at the Ear Inn (with Erica Hunt), May 20, 1990: Part One (14:35), Part Two (9:40)

PhillyTalks Episode #15 with Kevin Davies - January 18, 2000
Link to PhillyTalks series page

Also of Interest:
Segue Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club
Diane Ward at a benefit reading for Will Alexander, January 13, 2008: mp3, (8:55)

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