Related Objects

The 12th International Sound Poetry Festival was held at the Washington Square Church in New York City in April 1980. Organized by Charlie Morrow and Sten Hanson, the Festival included performances by such well known composers and poets as Jerome Rothenberg, Adriano Spatola, Charles Amirkhanian, Beth Anderson, Bernard Heidsieck, John Giorno, and Jackson Mac Low. In this program you will hear selections from the Festival, that range from traditional modern poetry, to performance poetry, phonetic poetry, concrete poetry, tape and spoken word compositions, and narratives with instrumental accompaniment.

Genres

Sound poetry
Poetry

Musical Selections

13th Horse-Song of Frank Mitchell (c. 1972) (5:00) / Jerome Rothenberg -- Azoot d'Puund (c. 1979) (3:20) / Charles Bernstein -- Aviacion Aviateur (4:34) / Adriano Spatola -- Dreams Freud Dreamed (1979) (5:32) / Charles Amirkhanian -- Another Norther (ca. 1977) (1:44) / Charles Amirkhanian -- Dutiful Ducks (1977) (2:02) / Charles Amirkhanian -- Panic DJ [performance poetry and assorted raps] (5:03) / Bob Holman -- Panic DJ [cont.] (6:43) / Bob Holman

Performers

Jerome Rothenberg, voice (13th)
Charles Bernstein, voice (Azoot)
Adriano Spatola, voice (Aviacion)
Charles Amirkhanian, voice (Dreams ; Another ; Dutiful)
Beth Anderson, voice (Another)
Mike Sahl, voice (Another)
Bob Holman, voice (Panic)

Subjects

Poetry
Sound poetry
Text-sound compositions
Performance poetry

Related place

New York (N.Y.) (was recorded at)

Related Entities

Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931-
Bernstein, Charles, 1950-
Spatola, Adriano
Amirkhanian, Charles
Anderson, Beth, 1950-
Sahl, Michael, 1934-
Holman, Bob, 1948-