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 Creeley Listening Station 

 A program of tracks celebrating the centenary of 
poet Robert Creeley (b. 1926), curated by Chris Mustazza

 In conjunction of University of Buffalo's For
Love: A Centenary Symposium for Robert Creeley 

 Listen and learn more at creeleylisteningstation.com 

 From "Down To Write You This Poem Sat" at the Oakville Gallery 

 Contemporary

 Charles Bernstein, "Phone Poem" (2011) (1:30): MP3 

 Caroline Bergvall, "Love song: 'The Not Tale (funeral)' from Shorter Caucer Tales (2006):  MP3 

 Christian Bôk, excerpt from Eunoia , from Chapter "I" for Dick Higgins (2009) (1:38):  MP3 

 Tonya Foster, Nocturne II (0:40) (2010) MP3 

 Ted Greenwald, "The Pears are the Pears" (2005) (0:29):  MP3 

 Susan Howe, Thorow , III (3:13) (1998):  MP3 

 Tan Lin, "¼ : 1 foot" (2005) (1:16):  MP3 

 Steve McCaffery, "Cappuccino" (1995) (2:35): MP3 

 Tracie Morris, From "Slave Sho to Video aka Black but Beautiful" (2002) (3:40):  MP3 

 Julie Patton, "Scribbling thru the Times" (2016) (5:12): MP3 

 Tom Raworth, "Errory" (c. 1975) (2:08):  MP3 

 Jerome Rothenberg, from "The First Horse Song of Frank Mitchell: 4-Voice Version" (c. 1975) (3:30):  MP3 

 Cecilia Vicuna, "When This Language Disappeared" (2009) (1:30): MP3 

 Historical

 Guillaume Apollinaire, "Le Pont Mirabeau" (1913) (1:14):
 MP3 

 Amiri Baraka, "Black Dada Nihilismus" (1964) (4:02):  MP3 

 Louise Bennett, "Colonization in Reverse" (1983) (1:09): MP3 

 Sterling Brown, "Old Lem " (c. 1950s) (2:06):  MP3 

 John Clare, "Vowelless Letter" (1849) performed by Charles Bernstein (2:54):  MP3 

 Velimir Khlebnikov, "Incantation by Laughter" (1910), tr. and performed by Bernstein (:28)   MP3 

 Harry Partch, from  Barstow  (part 1), performed by Bernstein (1968) (1:11):  MP3 

 Leslie Scalapino, "Can’t’ is ‘Night’" (2007) (3:19): MP3 

 Kurt Schwitters, "Ur Sonata: Largo" performed by Ernst Scwhitter (1922-1932) ( (3:12):  MP3 

 Gertrude Stein, If I Told Him: A Completed Portrait of Picasso (1934-35) (3:42): MP3 

 William Carlos Willliams, "The Defective Record" (1942) (0:28):  MP3 

 Hannah Weiner, from Clairvoyant Journal , performed by Weiner, Sharon Mattlin & Rochelle Kraut (2001) (6:12): MP3 

 Selected by Charles Bernstein (read more about his choices here ) 

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 Charles Ruas 

 Posted 3/27/2026

 Today we're happy to announce a new home for Charles Ruas's radio programming from the 70s, 80s, and 00s.
 Dazzling in both scope and selection, this collection at launch features hundreds of recordings with
 more to come soon—and although there are simply too many highlights to list them all here without
 inadvertently reproducing the entire Ruas page, here nevertheless are a few:

 Readings by Pablo Neruda (92nd St Y, 1966) and Jorge Luis Borges (92nd St Y, 1976);

 Readings and interviews with Allen Ginsberg including 6 lectures at Naropa in 1975;

 Two recordings featuring Buckminster Fuller;

 A two-part Eileen Myles feature on their 2011 work Inferno (A Poet's Novel) ;

 A 1972 interview on "The Female Angst" featuring Sally Davis, Anaïs Nin, Joan Didion, and Dory Previn,
 with musical performances by the latter;

 A two-part conversation between John Cage and Morton Feldman;

 And a wide-ranging two-part roundtable featuring Anne Waldman, Laura Flanders, and Carol Brightman,
 centered on the theme of "general protest."

 Charles Ruas's collection is so delightfully eclectic that any poetry or literature aficianado will find
 something there to satisfy their curiosity (I personally found a 1976 interview with Dr. Han Suyin on
 contemporaneous cultural differences between the U.S. and China, the mixed legacy of Mao Zedong, and
 the ramifications of the Cultural Revolution, to be fascinating).

 The collection is still under construction and over time will see more additions and improvements,
 but for now there's plenty to get started with, and it's all available at the new
 Charles Ruas Author Page .

 PennSound Rewind Episodes 1–8 

 Posted 3/11/2026

 Michael S. Hennessey's new, 
retrospective podcast fittingly named PennSound Rewind 
now has a dedicated page here at PennSound. Rewind ,
comprising eight episodes to date, is a deep dive into PennSound's diverse catalog,
sometimes highlighting specific authors like John Ashbery and Harryette Mullen, and sometimes
themes like baseball or poets who passed in 2016.

 The series' newest episode takes a look at radio and radio-adjacent
transmissions of Black authors and performers covering a six decade span, starting in
 1967 with a production of Samuel R. Delaney's The Star-Pit on New
 York's WBAI and rounding out with a 2018 episode of Charles Bernstein's
 Close Listening featuring Douglas Kearney—all, of course, available
at PennSound.

 Rewind Episode 8 ("In Memory of Radio," from an Amiri Baraka poem) is more than just a celebration
 of Black authors or radio, however; it's also a demonstration of the valuable kinds of
 programming that get lost when funding to the institutions that produce it is
 suddenly cut for political reasons. As Hennessey narrates in the episode's opening: 

 The democratic nature of radio, especially on the left of the dial, is the 
 heart of its power. It’s also what makes it so dangerous, and why it’s long been a 
 target of censorship and threats of defunding.

 Of course, in classic form-matches-function fashion, "In Memory of Radio"
 is itself an example of all of the above: of Black author focused programming in 
 an over-the-airwaves format, and of the kind of valuable content hosted by
 publicly funded distribution platforms like PennSound. Just as importantly, though,
it's a good listen—and you can check it out along with the rest of the series at our
 new PennSound Rewind 
 page and at Jacket2.org .

 Four new events from Kelly Writers House 

 Posted 3/2/2026

 Video recordings of four events from the Spring 2025 semester at Kelly Writers House have landed here at PennSound,
 representing a range of styles and genres.

 Figure and Trade: A poetics book launch with Julia Bloch and Sarah Dowling 

 February saw a celebration of in the form of a dual book launch featuring two new
 critical poetic titles: Julia Bloch's Lyric Trade: Reading the Subject in the 
 Postwar Long Poem (University of Iowa Press) and Sarah Dowling's Here
 Is a Figure: Grounding Literary Form (Northwestern University Press).

 The recording is available on both Julia
 Bloch and Sarah Dowling 's
 author pages, and more information can be found on the 
 Kelly Writers House Web Calendar
 entry .

 A celebration of the life and work of Lyn Hejinian 

 In March the creaky chairs and wooden pews of the Arts Café hosted a different kind of celebration:
 a memorial for the late and beloved Lyn Hejinian. The event, hosted in tandem by Julia Bloch and
 Laynie Browne, featured readings and talks by seven poets: Charles Bernstein, Laynie Browne,
 Pattie McCarthy, Jena Osman, Ron Silliman, Claire Marie Stancek, and Syd Zolf.

 Find a recording of the whole event at Lyn
 Hejinian 's author page, and more information can be found on the Kelly
 Writers House Web Calendar entry .

 Brave Testimony: M. Nzadi Keita 

 To kick off April, Penn's Center for Africana Studies hosted Philadelphia native (and
 self-proclaimed member of the "Germantown Poetry Mafia") M. Nzadi Keita, who read from her
 newest book, Migration Letters: Poems .

 Find a recording of this event at PennSound's dedicated Brave
 Testimony series page, and more information can be found on the Kelly
 Writers House Web Calendar entry .

 Emma Copley Eisenberg: reading and conversation 

 To round out the semester, Michelle Taransky's But Company Reading Series (formerly
 known as "Whenever We Feel Like It") featured Emma Compley Eisenberg, co-founder
 of Philadelphia's Blue Stoop poetry community and author of the forthcoming
 collection of short stories, Fat Swim (Penguin Random House).

 Find a recording of this event at PennSound's dedicated But
 Company series page, and more information can be found on the Kelly
 Writers House Web Calendar entry .

 A.L. Nielsen: Sometimes I Wonder Can a Cigar Box Hold My Blues (2021) and Spidercone (2022) 

 Posted 1/15/2026

 Today we're happy to showcase two recent albums of poetry and music by A.L. Nielsen: Sometimes I Wonder Can a Cigar Box Hold My Blues (2021) and Spidercone — More Blues, Rage and Hollers (2022). Both albums have been available to purchase through online streaming platforms, but now, thanks to Nielsen, marks the first time they're freely available to the public, and with a handful of bonus tracks to boot.

 The two jazz–poetry albums primarily feature music and poetry composed entirely by Nielsen, with the exception of "Self-Organizing Networks," where the music and performance is by Christopher Reiner (and included with permission).

 You can find the full tracklisting for both albums at Nielsen's PennSound page .

 Love Jawns: A Mixtape 

 Posted 11/12/2025

 Today we're spotlighting a newly archived podcast series here at PennSound affectionately dubbed Love Jawns: A Mixtape . Originally published between 2019 and 2020 in conjunction with Philadelphia Contemporary, Love Jawns: A Mixtape —or LJAM —was produced by Yolanda Wisher , Jaléssa Savage, and Wayv Wilson, and comprised two seasons, along with a collection of special episodes that effectively serves as a third season.

 A love letter to the city of Philadelphia and a self-proclaimed "soundtrack of the city," each episode begins with an ethereal announcement from Wisher—"Doors are closing," a proclamation that should be instantly recognizeable to anyone who's ever taken the El in the past thirty years. An overarching soundtrack by a featured DJ then accompanies each episode, punctuated by readings by local and near-local figures, including a number of Philly's recent Poets and Youth Poets Laureate (including two former Kelly Writers House alumni, Husnaa Hashim and Wes Matthews, the latter of whom segmented audio recordings for PennSound as an undergraduate).

 The full podcast series of twelve episodes, along with hi-res cover images and program notes, is available here .

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 Bob Kaufman 60th birthday celebration, San Francisco, 1985 

 Brandon Shimoda virtual reading for the St. Bonaventure Visiting Poets Series, March 12, 2026 

 George Quasha reading genius foci , Barrytown, NY, July 14, 2026 

 Gregory Betts appearing on Morgiana, hosted by Richard Capener, 2025 

 Barbara Henning reading for Live Mag!, Bowery Poetry Club, February 18, 2026 

 Philip Lamantia reading with Carmen Valle at St. Mark's Church In-The-Bowery, New York City, April 21, 1999 

 Philip Lamantia lecture on poetry with a reading by Bob Kaufman, KPFA, Berkeley, CA, 1979 

 Filmed interviews with Bob Kaufman and
 Philip Lamantia , 1959

 New author page: Charles Ruas 

 Three new Belladonna* readings from fall 2025 and spring
2026 

 "Emily Dickinson conceals Iain Morrison," a performance
by Iain Morrison, Kelly Writers House, September 11, 2024 

 A celebration of the life and work of Lyn Hejinian,
Kelly Writers House, March 18, 2025 

 Figure and Trade: A poetics book launch, with Julia
Bloch and Sarah Dowling, Kelly Writers House, February 20, 2025 

 Brave Testimony Reading Series: M. Nzadi
Keita, Kelly Writers House, April 3, 2025 

 But Company Reading Series: Emma Copley Eisenberg, 
Kelly Writers House, April 22, 2025 

 Video: John Wieners and Robert Creeley reading at the San
Francisco Art Museum, November 15, 1973 

 Two albums by A.L. Nielsen: Sometimes
I Wonder Can a Cigar Box Hold My Blues (2021) and Spidercone:
More Blues, Rage and Hollers (2022) 

 New series page: Love Jawns: A Mixtape 

 Two workshops by Clark Coolidge for the Summer Academy
of Practicing Writers, Naropa, July, 1, 1980 

 Laura Jaramillo and Travis Sharp reading for the St. Bonaventure Visiting Poets Series, 2025 

 Belladonna* Reading Series: Emily Martin and Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Von Bar, NYC, September 11, 2025 

 Eric Mottram Centennial Collection, featuring recordings
from his extensive collection and including Gilbert Adair, Bruce Andrews, John Ashbery,
Bill Berkson, Ted Berrigan, Bob Cobbing, Robert Creeley,
Robert Duncan, Allen Fisher, Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Charles Olson,
Muriel Rukeyser, and many more 

 New series page: Seattle Subtext Series,
1996–2009, including readings by Myung Mi Kim, Leslie Scalapino, David Bromige,
Robin Blaser, Tom Raworth, Bernadette Mayer, and Rae Armantrout 

 New series page: Solarities ,
Duke University, 2023–2025, including readings by Stacy Szymaszek, Hoa Nguyen,
Will Alexander, Joseph Donahue, and Nathaniel Mackey 

 Two new recordings featuring Brian Ang 

 New author page: James Dunn, featuring readings from 2015 to 2024 

 Peter Gizzi reading for the But Company reading series, Kelly Writers House,
September 25, 2024 

 Six new readings by Lonely Christopher, 2018–2025 

 Barbara Henning reading for the launch of Girlfriend , Detroit Public Library, July 18, 2025 

 34 poems read by John Ashbery, compiled
by Gryphon Rue, 2025 

 Language/Noise Festival, New York Public Library, January 11, 1982 

 Bob Holman: A Couple of Ways of Doing Something (2006),
 The Awesome Whatever (2007), and The Cutouts (2019) 

 Bob Kaufman reading at Malvinas Cafe, San Francisco, December 6, 1974 

 Diane Ward retrospective video made after Sacramento Poetry Center reading, July 2025 

 Stacy Doris Cake Part videos, Portland, Oregon, 2011 

 Michael Lally, Lost Angels , 2010 

 Cecilia Vicuña reading at University of Texas
Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, April 12, 2002 

 New author page: Gilbert Adair , featuring a reading from
 h c e , May 16, 2025

 Maggie Nelson reading and conversation for Kelly Writers House
Fellows Program, April 29–30, 2024 

 Leland Hickman, Great Slave Lake Suite 

 Ken Taylor reading in the Wexler Studio at Kelly Writers House,
March 4, 2025 

 Harryette Mullen reading and conversation for
Kelly Writers House Fellows Program, April 1–2, 2024 

 Eugene Ostashevsky reading and conversation with Kevin
M.F. Platt, Kelly Writers House, February 20, 2024 

 Julia Bloch, Laynie Browne, Elizabeth Kim, Jena Osman,
and Syd Zolf on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's Dictée ,
Kelly Writers House, October 15, 2024