Philip Levine Reads Galway Kinnell
The Avenue Bearing The Initial Of Christ Into The New World
Thursday, March 13, 2003
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Poet Philip Levine
At about this time of year as the green markets are just beginning to offer local produce, Pulitzer prize winning Poet Philip Levine is reminded of this poem by Galway Kinnell. Philip Levine divides his time between New York City and Fresno, California . He teaches at New York University. His most recent book of poems is called The Mercy. About 45 years ago on a Spring afternoon in Fresno, California, Philip Levine read the poem "The Avenue Bearing the Initial of Christ into the New World" for the first time. The poem was Galway Kinnell's and Levine shares his reactions then and now.
Poetry Links
Alfred A Knopf on Philip Levine
Information on many of Levine's books
Galway Kinnell Reads Walt Whitman
Kinnell reads Whitman's "To The States" and comments on it
Philip Levine on the Internet Poetry Archive.
Read Levine's poetry and listen to Levine read his poetry
The Leonard Lopate Show: Poetry Magazine
Hear Mr. Lopate talk about the 100 million-dollar donation from Ruth Lilly to Poetry Magazine
The Next Big Thing: Poetry Lives
Alice Quinn, poetry editor for the New Yorker and executive director of the Poetry Society of America, sorts through some entries to the Poetry in Motion Contest
e-poets Network Book of Voices
a list of poets and poems from the Chicago area-- you can listen to poets read their work
The Poetry Project
is at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, since 1966
Bartleby.com
A collection of books online, including a bounty of verse
An Audible Anthology
A collection of poems printed in the Atlantic Montly to read or listen to
Gumball Poetry
It's a zine, it's a website, it's a gumball machine that dispenses poetry!
A selection of Philip Levine's books
A New Selected Poems
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
The Simple Truth
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
The Mercy
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
What Work Is: Poems
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
A selection of Galway Kinnell's books
A New Selected Poems
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
The Book of Nightmares
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
Imperfect Thirst
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
Three Books: Body Rags; Mortal Acts, Mortal Words; The Past
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
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