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Lunch Poems – Diane di Prima
March 14, 2010
World-renowned poet Diane di Prima, one of the preeminent writers to emerge from the Beat generation, wrote in Manhattan for many years before relocating to San Francisco, where she has been for nearly four decades. In addition to raising five children, di Prima has studied photography, collage, Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sanskrit, and alchemy, all of which inform her intensely lyrical writing. Her 43 books of poetry and prose have been translated into over twenty languages.
http://www.lunchpoems.berkeley.edu
Duration : 0:42:53
Lunch Poems – Gary Snyder
February 25, 2010
Born in San Francisco in 1930, world-renowned poet, essayist, and environmentalist Gary Snyder has published sixteen books of poetry and prose, and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 for Turtle Island. Snyder has traveled widely and lived for extended periods of time in Japan, where he studied and practiced Rinzai Zen. He is currently a professor at University of California, Davis.
Recorded March 5, 2009
http://lunchpoems.berkeley.edu/
Duration : 1:17:22
Lunch Poems – Ilya Kaminsky
February 21, 2010
Born in Odessa, Ilya Kaminsky immigrated to the United States in 1993 when his family was granted asylum by the American government. Polish poet Adam Zagajewski says of Kaminsky, “He grafts the gifts of the Russian newer literary tradition on the American tree of poetry and forgetting.” Kaminsky teaches comparative literature, poetry and literary translation at San Diego State University.
http://lunchpoems.berkeley.edu
Duration : 0:42:27
Lunch Poems – Li-Young Lee
February 19, 2010
Li-Young Lee’s collections of poems include The City in Which I Love You and Book of My Nights. In his poetry he explores a range of subjects, from his family’s immigrant experiences to the haunting meditations of his most recent work. “His poems are made from his life with his life; his poems are earned. He dares to be simple. And he is surely among the finest young poets alive,” writes the American poetry Review. He lives in Illinois. [events] [artshumanities] [lunchpoems] Credits: producer:UC Berkeley Educational Technology Services
Duration : 0:42:13
Lunch Poems: Mary Karr
February 12, 2010
Mary Karr’s work has been deemed ‘hardboiled, hardedged, hardbitten’ by Poetry. Her allure is a gripping combination of savvy intelligence and an utter refusal for sentimentality. Karr is the author of four volumes of poetry including the forthcoming Sinners Welcome (Harper Collins, 2006), and the memoir, The Liars’ Club. The recipient of numerous grants including The Whiting Writer’s Award, an NEA, and a Guggenheim, Karr teaches at Syracuse University and lives in New York City. [events] [artshumanities] [lunchpoems] Credits: producers:Educational Technology Services, speaker:Mary Karr
Duration : 0:47:29
Lunch Poems: Lawrence Ferlinghetti
February 5, 2010
A prominent figure in the wide-open poetry movement of the 50s, Ferlinghetti gave voice to a generation that changed the face of poetry forever. Challenging the elite’s definition of art and the artist’s role, Ferlinghetti founded City Lights Bookstore, providing a meeting place for writers, artists, and intellectuals for over a half century. Ferlinghetti’s A Coney Island of the Mind continues to be the most popular poetry book in the United States. His most recent work, Americus Book I was published by New Directions in 2004. Lunch Poems: Lawrence Ferlinghetti 2006 Lunch poems is a monthly poetry reading held on the UC Berkeley campus. This reading features Lawrence Ferlinghetti. [events]…
Duration : 0:48:29
Lunch Poems – Amiri Baraka
January 13, 2010
Revolutionary poet, playwright, and activist Amiri Baraka is recognized as the founder of the Black Arts Movement, a literary period that began in Harlem in the 1960s and forever changed the look, sound, and feel of American poetry. Baraka (formerly LeRoi Jones) helped to empower African American artists to establish publishing houses, journals, and university ethnic studies programs. His books continue to spark intense political and aesthetic controversy while receiving tremendous critical acclaim.
Duration : 0:56:38
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