[Google AI Overview at the query, signed out and incognito (operator defaults of 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-14). The paste is the Overview expanded (the 'AI Mode Conversation' view).] The 'You said' line carries the query twice, run together, and is given once here. Inline links are Google redirect URLs, kept as pasted. [QUERENT] PennSound [SYSTEM] [PennSound](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXAHrOzAViuA3Bb-ryGiQsu9iGuJgHNnG5WkQ2UgcoVHsWm9po_1c2DpsRRcxQIzDtfa0-l8pJXFLqNNHqgNjYpsOEW1hRjeFkBc5_26JQndUzdySDKfcdRC8BoRX) is the world's largest free digital archive of poetry audio, featuring over 50,000 recordings spanning from 1913 to the present. [[1], [2]] Overview & Mission * Host & Location: Based at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing (CPCW) and associated with the [Kelly Writers House](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESUgHrOzAVr8uUV5erVkfAVbOIkt_HVL3Up84WQN9vwxjtmjBbov1j_HnxN4uWPrt6wtISDGkGukw1FCER9nw2EnVW9YrBwEXLPGR9eimpxfzQiPE). [[1], [2]] * Directors: Co-directed by Al Filreis, Charles Bernstein, and Chris Mustazza. [1] * Format: Emphasizes individual poem "singles" rather than just full-length readings, making files easy to stream and download as MP3s for free. [[1], [2]] * Scope: Includes early canonical and modernist voices (such as William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, Gertrude Stein, and T.S. Eliot) alongside contemporary, experimental, and international poets. [[1], [2]] Key Features & Programs * Author Pages: Extensive, individual catalogs for thousands of writers, including recent additions like the [Charles Ruas Author Page](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXAHrOzAViuA3Bb-ryGiQsu9iGuJgHNnG5WkQ2UgcoVHsWm9po_1c2DpsRRcxQIzDtfa0-l8pJXFLqNNHqgNjYpsOEW1hRjeFkBc5_26JQndUzdySDKfcdRC8BoRX) featuring historical radio interviews. [[1], [2]] * PennSound Podcasts: Regular audio programming produced at the Kelly Writers House, including series like PennSound Rewind hosted by Michael Hennessey. [[1], [2]] * PoemTalk: A co-produced podcast series (with Jacket2) featuring roundtable discussions on individual poems from the archive. [[1], [2]] * Archive Access: All audio files are open-access and noncommercial. [[1], [2]] Would you like help finding recordings of a specific poet, or are you looking for information on how to browse a particular series on the site? Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing PennSound