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[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](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXwHrOzAVqw-UL9Z3DzIo9LN9uX05R0Cbcmj80blqRglty7MWZk2yIMgmiJlfs5v-yQ7q-9vsdjwvUMNTDCTK8pFsp3gyh4C57_hYz_5da0XquFMnJSscuLZf_5cqkNoq), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXAHrOzAVH0ikNxz1kR0rHwsNCi5tGBgETURJR7ej4Em4lZ89BVvSDREVxjLWVyyNh_Prxe7XKTU6dVVgOGZmprHvQkB5kQ99jjIcswkqva5gQfPGVT_KoenMu68U)]
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](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESTwHrOzAVltkE_lW1mx6eejYsMiZVJZ0rKA7Hq8hDrDtr_TmSGvQ8iQrlPB5md1RslxqnspV6g_4rUYhNI34qJ0oq9O6IUWsrq1g-jRzIOqE), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXwHrOzAVqw-UL9Z3DzIo9LN9uX05R0Cbcmj80blqRglty7MWZk2yIMgmiJlfs5v-yQ7q-9vsdjwvUMNTDCTK8pFsp3gyh4C57_hYz_5da0XquFMnJSscuLZf_5cqkNoq)]
* Directors: Co-directed by Al Filreis, Charles Bernstein, and Chris Mustazza. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXwHrOzAVqw-UL9Z3DzIo9LN9uX05R0Cbcmj80blqRglty7MWZk2yIMgmiJlfs5v-yQ7q-9vsdjwvUMNTDCTK8pFsp3gyh4C57_hYz_5da0XquFMnJSscuLZf_5cqkNoq)]
* Format: Emphasizes individual poem "singles" rather than just full-length readings, making files easy to stream and download as MP3s for free. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESWAHrOzAVLvqGRzeZL34BJ98RVjge0UCXcpTeuCWKVB7umrjMv3Fc1PcLentKXFfhcSsTzTpDlAA0bgcIctSi-d2X1XQPqE6g7gkUAmCnCIlhXgpPPB7-WQY), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAEShAEB6zswFeqLwQDlMl4KL47Pqgcvbr0KacULWztoV4NYgi6fTJmssq2gBKac3YEokPIMpQeGzrHB9gkZzpSS0qthCJo6lUm4BjsDsGCOJanZP2iqtzBy98yhKJYA1mP46vxX8cUHBarlgfxjeQ8a51GK3-UruFgpf06lqMexfr7oSHIThTg)]
* 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](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESaAHrOzAV16_iHR6kpCYhyRowlctvZ1OmDF56gZrNjLV5yvymSIj9w17kX1G4BTDHSpev0bFFDeAjjiCAua6VDNOlxh3etgHJ6XSkEQ_eKKV1koKLCH7DGC1LprB6em8kARBDSR8ngvSi), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYwHrOzAV2PbBJDYYjVl4-bHiksGOs0Zhvas3WiaUPp67Pd8HNF8I8cLSduA8h9u5kovkrWSGMDPLDupcx5zaK6hWia-d9jmtHKCje9VKtf5uPmG021Ut3u2kUDctG6xuAtBSKQ)]

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](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXAHrOzAViuA3Bb-ryGiQsu9iGuJgHNnG5WkQ2UgcoVHsWm9po_1c2DpsRRcxQIzDtfa0-l8pJXFLqNNHqgNjYpsOEW1hRjeFkBc5_26JQndUzdySDKfcdRC8BoRX), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXQHrOzAVJaCwBAImGTgyfqB-pG1RmuDhApcfGEkvZuyA1_Km9fFugEUaOpx6r-aC_IMZG3tWuPT1HC5e-X7oM8vxgSTq5ODvSXu39L01Ba_f5iWz2SWoXwKriBGyiw)]
* PennSound Podcasts: Regular audio programming produced at the Kelly Writers House, including series like PennSound Rewind hosted by Michael Hennessey. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESVgHrOzAVCNk06QnuW6TsYqfO2zWQnUCsGNnr4sg0VnPaIwLz9oFxZNLGGm39TcuucB7vBH6xLkFw3FTX19V8yAHSKCwfQYu4Jgwh_yWokfCZ-n8p8Gur), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXAHrOzAViuA3Bb-ryGiQsu9iGuJgHNnG5WkQ2UgcoVHsWm9po_1c2DpsRRcxQIzDtfa0-l8pJXFLqNNHqgNjYpsOEW1hRjeFkBc5_26JQndUzdySDKfcdRC8BoRX)]
* PoemTalk: A co-produced podcast series (with Jacket2) featuring roundtable discussions on individual poems from the archive. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYwHrOzAVP7XHdT7Kcv3S2FuxEG0P1g7iBYPV3kMmNun-D-KPKLeADEZFQSwO4p0MJgTlh00h2XKaHBp6oYcSoFkOYYXt_MmTH7uxu2K-rllfpceIsNwOSrvY-u78UrpCJUbISw), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESVgHrOzAVCNk06QnuW6TsYqfO2zWQnUCsGNnr4sg0VnPaIwLz9oFxZNLGGm39TcuucB7vBH6xLkFw3FTX19V8yAHSKCwfQYu4Jgwh_yWokfCZ-n8p8Gur)]
* Archive Access: All audio files are open-access and noncommercial. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESWQHrOzAVNuKKmLMdOsdQZOW-AKyz-7T43Qn5nsnSYxoBSuISOWqtboHNGGzx8N-hHLWU9K-_ch7xV82Bt49XE1lmEt86PJkvmW4Vi7tKOUMbiqiwFlnseJ5D), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXwHrOzAVqw-UL9Z3DzIo9LN9uX05R0Cbcmj80blqRglty7MWZk2yIMgmiJlfs5v-yQ7q-9vsdjwvUMNTDCTK8pFsp3gyh4C57_hYz_5da0XquFMnJSscuLZf_5cqkNoq)]

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