Carl Rakosi, seated and reading a book, in a KPFA broadcast booth, 1971
Carl Rakosi and Charles Amirkhanian, seated at a table, in a KPFA broadcast booth, 1971
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KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: Carl Rakosi Reading and Interview

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Event Type
Spoken Word
Origin
KPFA
Identifier
OTG.1971.05.22
Program Series
Ode To Gravity
Program Length
58 min
Dates
1971-05-22 | broadcast
| 1971-05-13 | created
Description
Carl Rakosi (born November 6, 1903) was one of the four so-called Objectivist poets of the 1930s along with Louis Zukofsky, George Oppen and Charles Reznikoff. The Minneapolis poet gave up his art in 1941 to become a social worker; he resumed writing in 1964 and his book “Amulet” was published by New Directions in 1967 and another book, “Ere-Voice” appeared in 1971. Rakosi reads both early and late works and talks with Charles Amirkhanian about his unusual career and work.
Genres
Poetry
Subjects
Poetry
Poetry reading
Literary readings (Radio programs)
Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Amirkhanian, Charles
Rakosi, Carl, 1903-2004