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Title	Poets Against the War reading, The University of Iowa, November 5, 2005
Creator	Bell, Marvin, 1937- Petrosino, Kiki, 1979- Galvin, James Hamilton, David, 1939 June 9- Mateer, John, 1971- McKean, James, 1946 July 4- Morice, Dave, 1946- Rao, Mani Ruefle, Mary, 1952- Swander, Mary Weissmiller, Jan Young, Dean, 1955-
Creator - Nationality	American South African Hongkonger
Date Original	2005-11-05
Description	This reading was organized in conjunction with the national grassroots movement Poets Against the war (www.poetsagainstthewar.org) and features poets associated with the Writers' Workshop and the International Writing Program. Marvin Bell introduces the reading, and then Kiki Petrosino speaks briefly about the spirit and purpose of the reading. Poets Marvin Bell, James Galvin, David Hamilton, John Mateer, James McKean, Dave Morice, Mani Rao, Mary Ruefle, Mary Swander, Jan Weissmiller, and Dean Young. They read poems that protest the war in Iraq, poems about the political culture that made this war possible, and poems exploring the possibility of peace. Marvin Bell reads the following poems: "I Didn't Sleep;" "A Lesson from the Core;" and "Hard Times for Army Recruiters." James Galvin reads the following poems: "Nike;" and "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up." David Hamilton reads two poems by Margaret Gibson: "Fuel;and "Moment." He reads an excerpt from the August, 1804 journal of Lewis and Clark, then reads a poem of his own, "Someone." John Mateer reads the following poems: "The Bombing;"and "One Year." James McKean reads an excerpt of Robert Lowell's "Near the Ocean" and a poem of his own, "Policy." He reads the last stanza of W.H. Auden's poem "September 1, 1939." Dave Morice sings "Deep in the Heart of Bagdhad." Mani Rao performs two songs. The first song is untitled, but the first line is "Protect me from myself." The second song is titled "Bush." Mary Ruefle reads a poems that begins with the line, "War engenders violence." She reads John Berryman's "Snowline" and Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Binsey Poplars" and Walt Whitman's "Look Down, Fair Moon." Mary Swander reads from her book, Crazy Eddy on the Judgement Day. Jan Weissmiller reads "Eye on Apocalypse;" and "Tribute." She reads Emily Dickinson's "My Life Had Stood - a Loaded Gun." Dean Young reads "Primitive Mentor." He reads the last stanza of Kenneth Koch's "The Pleasures of Peace."
Venue	Shambaugh Auditorium (Iowa City, Iowa)
Keywords	September 11, 2001 the war in Iraq the Vietnam War military draft (George W.) Bush administration 2004 Tsunami Oklahoma City bombing the War in Iraq Hurricane Katrina
Topical Subject (LCTGM)	Authors Writing
Personal Name Subject	Bell, Marvin, 1937- ; Petrosino, Kiki, 1979- ; Galvin, James; Hamilton, David, 1939- ; Mateer, John, 1971- ; McKean, James, 1946- ; Morice, Dave, 1946- ; Rao, Mani; Ruefle, Mary, 1952- ; Swander, Mary; Weissmiller, Jan; Young, Dean, 1955-
Geographic Subject	United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City
Chronological Subject	2000-2010
Type (DCMIType)	Sound
Type (AAT)	Broadcasts Dramatic readings Interviews
Type (IMT)	mpeg
Duration	01:03:00
Language	English
Digital Collection	Virtual Writing University Archive
Contributing Institution	University of Iowa. International Writing Program
Subcollection	International Writing Program Collection
Rights Management	Educational use only, no other rights given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Contact Information	Contact the VWU Webmaster: http://www.writinguniversity.org/index.php/main/info/25/
Digitization Specifications	Originally recorded on audio cassette and converted to wav and mp3 files. Master digital recording available in .wav format.
Date Digital	2005-11-09
File Name	AC-122-128.mp3

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