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Poetry from M.I.T.; John Ciardi
Part of From the Vault. Part of Nine Poets Walk Into An Institute of Technology.
10/03/1963
In this recording, one of several poetry readings and talks from M.I.T. that aired on WGBH in 1963, John Ciardi offers a number of extemporaneous reflections on the art of children's poetry, reading a handful of original poems geared to children from his recently published collections I Met a Man (1961) and You Read to Me, I'll Read to You (1962) before proceeding to further reflections and selections from his more general work as a poet. Describing the composition of poetry as a form of "intelligence by indirection, Ciardi offers a critique of the educational system, discusses the revision and publication processes, and offers observations on the four major preoccupations of the poet: diction, form, metaphor, and rhythm. In the course of his remarks, Ciardi reads his children's poems I Met a Man Who Was Trying to Whittle, When I Went to Get a Drink, About the Teeth of Sharks, and The Cat Heard The Cat Bird, before turning to three original poems geared to a larger readership: "The Dolls," "An Island Galaxy," and "Goodnight." Summary and select metadata for this record was submitted by Jim Cocola.
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- Series
- Poetry from M.I.T.
- Program
- John Ciardi
- Series Description
Radio series. Series release date: 1963
- Program Description
Radio
- Duration
00:53:05
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Audio
- Subjects
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Ciardi, John, 1916-1986
- Poetry
- Artistic Influences
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Poetry readings (Sound recordings)
- Art and Science
- Locations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Genres
- Event Coverage
- Performance for a Live Audience
- Topics
- Literature
- Contributors
- Ciardi, John, 1916-1986 (Speaker)
- Publication Information
- Posted with permission provided by the Ciardi Publishing Trust
- Citation
- Chicago: “Poetry from M.I.T.; John Ciardi,” 10/03/1963, GBH Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_C22D37F429314055824F893DCBA3268C.
- MLA: “Poetry from M.I.T.; John Ciardi.” 10/03/1963. GBH Archives. Web. December 22, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_C22D37F429314055824F893DCBA3268C>.
- APA: Poetry from M.I.T.; John Ciardi. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_C22D37F429314055824F893DCBA3268C