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Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

Allen Ginsberg, Basic Poetics, Part 26, 1980 April 28

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Identifier: naropa_ginsberg_basic_poetics_part26
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A Basic Poetics class taught by Allen Ginsberg in 1980 at Naropa. The majority of the class is spent reading and discussing the work of the poets John Suckling and Andrew Marvell. The work of Anne Bradstreet, Abraham Cowley, Richard Crawshaw, Thomas Carew, and Richard Lovelace is also discussed.

Dates: 1980 April 28

Allen Ginsberg, Basic Poetics, Part 27, 1980 May 1

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Identifier: naropa_ginsberg_basic_poetics_part27
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A Basic Poetics class taught by Allen Ginsberg in 1980 at Naropa. Ginsberg reads from his book "The Gates of Wrath" to demonstrate to his students certain forms of English meter as employed in his own work.

Dates: 1980 May 1

Allen Ginsberg, Basic Poetics, Part 30, 1980 May 12

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Identifier: naropa_ginsberg_basic_poetics_part30
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A Basic Poetics class taught by Allen Ginsberg in 1980 at Naropa. Ginsberg begins the class by speaking about the heroic couplet form. Ginsberg then segues into reading and discussing the poetry of John Dryden, Simon Wastell, Thomas Vaughn, Thomas Traherne, Edward Taylor, and The Earl Of Rochester.

Dates: 1980 May 12

Allen Ginsberg, Basic Poetics, Part 31, 1980 May 15

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Identifier: naropa_ginsberg_basic_poetics_part31
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A Basic Poetics class taught by Allen Ginsberg in 1980 at Naropa. For the duration of the class, Ginsberg discusses Sapphic meter using various poems to demonstrate the ancient form.

Dates: 1980 May 15

Allen Ginsberg, Basic Poetics, Part 32, 1980 May 18

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Identifier: naropa_ginsberg_basic_poetics_part32
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A Basic Poetics class taught by Allen Ginsberg in 1980 at Naropa. Ginsberg begins the class by discussing Sapphic meter in Ancient Greek poetry. He then moves on to read various poets' take on the Greek form. Ginsberg ends the class with the students sharing their own sapphic poems.

Dates: 1980 May 18

Allen Ginsberg, Basic Poetics, Part 33, 1980 January 7

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Identifier: naropa_ginsberg_basic_poetics_part33
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A Basic Poetics class taught by Allen Ginsberg in 1980 at Naropa. Ginsberg spends the class reading and discussing the work of various poets throughout the ages who have dealt with the Sapphic form, from the ancient Greeks to Ezra Pound. Included are a number of different translations of works by Catullus. Ginsberg also plays recordings of Ed Sanders reciting poems by Sappho and Blake.

Dates: 1980 January 7

Allen Ginsberg, Basic Poetics, Part 34, 1980 May 26

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Identifier: naropa_ginsberg_basic_poetics_part34
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A Basic Poetics class taught by Allen Ginsberg in 1980 at Naropa. Ginsberg begins the class by singing poems by Sappho and songs by William Blake and Isaac Watts accompanied by harmonium. The rest of the class is devoted to Christopher Smart's poetry, specifically "Rejoice In The Lamb" and "Jubilate Agno."

Dates: 1980 May 26

Allen Ginsberg, Basic Poetics, Part 35, 1980 May 29

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Identifier: naropa_ginsberg_basic_poetics_part35
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A Basic Poetics class taught by Allen Ginsberg in 1980 at Naropa. Ginsberg spends the majority of the class fielding questions from the class and discussing the practice of writing with regards to his own work and the work of his peers. Ginsberg ends the class by singing sections of Blake's "The Songs of Innocence" and "The Songs of Experience."

Dates: 1980 May 29

Box 40: Naropa University DVDs, 2003-2017

 File — Box D118.0040: Series D118.03 [Barcode: U186023309067]
Identifier: D118.03.23.0040
Abstract This box contains DVDs of footage taken by David Andrews of the following performances from Naropa. January 31-February 1, 2003- Each Other January 30, 2004- Unknown Performance/Event January 27, 2005- 9th Somatic Arts January 27-28, 2006- 10th Somatic Arts January 25-26, 2008- 12th Somatic Arts January 30-31, 2009- Chalking Sides January 29-30, 2010- Divining Gravity January 28-29, 2011-...
Dates: 2003-2017

Naropa University

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Identifier: U358.16
Abstract

Contributions to the Sound Model digital archive from Naropa University, Boulder, Colo.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

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Poetry -- History and criticism 36
Poetry, Modern -- 20th century 35
East Asian literature 8