Poetry readings (Sound recordings)

Date: 1 Mar 2001 - 01 Mar 2001

From: Recordings relating to National Library Gallery exhibitions, events and promotions

Reference: OHInt-0381-01

Description: A reading of William Blake's poetry by Jenny Bornholdt and Gregory O'Brien. William Blake's "The Echoing Green" is a world of innocence, a landscape in spring and an echo-chamber of human voices. Held in association with the National Library Gallery's exhibition 'Burning Bright - the Visionary Art of William Blake 1757-1827'. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHT10-0288 Quantity: 1 10" reel(s). 1 event(s). 40 Minutes Duration. Search dates: 2001

Date: 2002-2004 - 01 Aug 2002 - 31 Dec 2004

By: Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive

Reference: OHColl-1180

Description: Comprises audio recordings of 171 New Zealand poets reading their work, as an archive of spoken poetry. Compiled by Jan Kemp, Jack Ross, Edmund King and Mark King between 2002 and 2004. Includes living poets as well as those no longer living but who were active in the last years of the twentieth century. The poets, or their literary executors, self-selected the 2043 poems in the anthology. Includes biographical and bibliographical information of the poets, and the texts of the poems. The 40 audio compact discs are arranged alphabetically OHCD-2701: Fleur Adcock, Rob Allan, Julia Allen, Kenneth Owen Arvidson, Nick Ascroft, Donna Tusiata Avia OHCD-2702: Stu Bagby, Cherie (Serie) Barford, Caroline Barnes, Jennifer Margaret Barrer OHCD-2703: Helen Bascand, Jeanne Bernhardt, Claire Beynon, Graham Bishop OHCD-2704: Peter Bland, Jenny Bornholdt, Erick Brenstrum, Diana Bridge OHCD-2705: Bernard Brown, Diane Brown, James Brown, Alan Brunton OHCD-2706: Owen Bullock, Alistair Te Ariki Campbell, Meg Campbell, John Caselberg, Tony Chad, David Chan OHCD-2707: Jill Chan, Lynda Chanwai-Earle, Janet Charman, Geoff Cochrane OHCD-2708: Kay McKenzie Cooke, James Moeroa Cummings, Allen Curnow OHCD-2709: Wystan Curnow, Peter Dane, Lynn Davidson, Leigh Davis, Stephanie de Montalk OHCD-2710: John Dickson, John Dolan, Lee Dowrick, Grant Duncan, Michael Eager OHCD-2711: Lauris Edmond, Murray Edmond OHCD-2712: David Eggleton, Riemke Ensing, Fiona Farrell OHCD-2713: Glenda Fawkes, Sue Fitchett, Lindsay Forbes, Janet Frame OHCD-2714: Robin Fry, Bernard Gadd, Kathleen Gallagher, Jane Gardner, John Geraets OHCD-2715: Paula Green, Tony Green, David Gregory, Isabel Haarhaus, Bernadette Hall, Michael Harlow OHCD-2716: Jeffrey Harpeng, Judith Haswell, Dinah Hawken OHCD-2717: Ingrid Horrocks, David Howard, Sam Hunt OHCD-2718: Jan Hutchison, Kevin Ireland, Elizabeth Isichei, Rob Jackaman OHCD-2719: Anna Jackson, Michael Jackson, Helen Jacobs (Elaine Jakobsson), Adrienne Jansen OHCD-2720: Mike Johnson, Tim Jones, Vivienne Joseph (Vivienne Merrill), Kapka Kassabova, Brigid Kelly OHCD-2721: Jan Kemp, Scott Kendrick, Anne Kennedy, Julie Kennedy OHCD-2722: Koenraad Kuiper, Michele Leggott, Julie Leibrich, Graham Lindsay, Terry Locke OHCD-2723: Olivia Macassey, Carl Mair, Bill Manhire, Larry Matthews, Rachel McAlpine, Gary McCormick OHCD-2724: Frankie McMillan, Judith McNeil, Heather McPherson, Cilla McQueen, Harvey McQueen, Gerald J Melling OHCD-2725: Rosemary Menzies, Luke Milner, Michael Morrissey, Martha Morseth, Eric Mould OHCD-2726: Emma Neale, John Newton, James Norcliffe, Gregory O'Brien, John O'Connor, David Ogle OHCD-2727: Peter Olds, Michael O'Leary, Stephen Oliver, W H Oliver OHCD-2728: Bob Orr, Vincent O'Sullivan, Alistair Paterson, Mark Pirie OHCD-2729: Vivienne Plumb, Roma Potiki, Jenny Powell-Chalmers, Joanna Preston OHCD-2730: Chris Price, John Pule, Sarah Quigley, Blair Reeve OHCD-2731: Richard Reeve, Trevor Reeves, Helen Rickerby, Harry Ricketts, Ron Riddell, Lorraine Ritchie OHCD-2732: Matthew Robertson, Jack Ross, L E Scott OHCD-2733: Bill Sewell, Iain Sharp, Peb Simmons, Jane Mary Ramsay Simpson OHCD-2734: Tracey Slaughter, Elizabeth Smither, Kendrick Smithyman, Barry Southam OHCD-2735: Alex Staines, C K (Christian Karlson) Stead, Olwyn Stewart OHCD-2736: Barbara Strang, Mike Subritzky, Robert Sullivan, Apirana Taylor OHCD-2737: Denys Trussell, Brian Turner, Hone Tuwhare, Richard von Sturmer OHCD-2738: Ian Wedde, Albert Wendt, Virginia Were, Tom Weston OHCD-2739: Pat White, Wensley Willcox, Nick Williamson, Alison Wong OHCD-2740: Briar Wood, Matthew David Wood, Sonja Yelich Other - A full listing of the poets, their poems, biographies and bibliographic information is avilable online on the Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive blog Recorded by - Elizabeth Alley, Nick Ascroft, David Howard, Jan Kemp, Richard Reeve, Morrin Rout Venue - Arc Cafe Studio, Dunedin; Braeburn Studio, Wellington; Breaker Bay Records, Wellington; Divers Studios in Australia, Japan, the Netherlands and USA; Faculty of Arts, University of Otago; Going West Books and Writers Festival Archives, Waitakere; nzepc (New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre); Plains Radio FM, Christchurch; SCAPA (School of Creative and Performing Arts, University of Auckland); Vincent Geddes and the BBC World Service, Paparoa Arrangement: Original recordings: OHCD-2701 - OHCD-2740 In July 2002, archive founder and director Jan Kemp approached Alan Smythe, Director of Auckland University's SCAPA (School of Creative and Performing Arts) to create an archive of spoken poetry. This followed their 1974 collaboration with Jonathan Lamb on Waiata Recordings' three-LP record albums 'New Zealand poets read their work' and 'New Zealand poets read their work for children' From August 2002, poets were recorded in regional studios by Jan Kemp (Auckland), Elizabeth Alley (Wellington), David Howard with Morrin Rout (Christchurch) and Richard Reeve with Nick Ascroft (Dunedin). In 2003, Jack Ross, who later became co-director of the archive, was appointed to edit the texts of the poems for inclusion in the archive. Literary executors made available recordings by Alan Brunton, Allen Curnow, Lauris Edmond and Kendrick Smithyman The archive was compiled and edited by Jan Kemp and Jack Ross with assistance from Edmund King (texts) and Mark King (audio) Quantity: 40 compact disc(s) spoken poetry. 171 event(s) poets reading their own poems. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available. Portrait photos of the poets are included with many of the biographical information files Search dates: 2002 - 2004

Date: 13 Oct 2005

From: Main Trunk Lines New Zealand Poetry exhibition events

Reference: OHInt-0781-05

Description: Readings by poets Hinemoana Baker, Kate Camp, Anna Livesey and Vivienne Plumb. Chaired by Vincent O'Sullivan. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHDL-000152 Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s). 0.52 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 23 February 2008

From: Poet Laureate: Recordings of events

Reference: OHInt-1013-03

Description: Recordings of poet laureate events on 23 February 2008. Events to celebrate the new appointment of New Zealand Poet Laureate, Michele Leggott. Recording of ceremony at Matahiwi Marae and following event at Assembly Room, Hawkes Bay Opera House, which included a poetry reading by Michele Leggott 'I say Te Mata'. Title supplied by Library. Recorded by Tim Page, Auckland University. Quantity: 2 event(s). 5 videocassette(s) DVM60, mini digital videocassettes.. Search dates: 2008

Date: Winter 1974 - 01 Jan 1974

From: Waiata Recordings. Recordings of New Zealand poetry

Reference: OHInt-0550/07

Description: Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHT7-0031 Quantity: 1 7" reel(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other inventory includes titles of poems recorded. Provenance: Recordings made for a long playing record

Date: 25 May 1978

From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Sound recordings

By: Brasch, Charles Orwell, 1909-1973

Reference: OHInt-0108-39

Description: Venue - Wellington Venue - Radio New Zealand, Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHT7-0286 Quantity: 1 7" reel(s). 38 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1 Nov 1978 - 01 Nov 1978

From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Sound recordings

Reference: OHInt-0108-64

Description: Venue - Wellington Venue - NZBC Studios Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHT7-0326 Quantity: 1 7" reel(s). 12 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1954 - 1980s - 01 Jan 1954 - 01 Jan 1980

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-095

Description: Ruth Dallas reads her poetry. Side 1:- 'Singing in the back yard', 'A Letter to my sister Jean (recorded 1954). Side 2:- Reads 'Milking before dawn', 'Clouds on the sea', 'Beating the drum' (from 'Letter to a Chinese poet'), 'Caretaker or Guardian', (from 'Jack in the box') Venue - Timaru Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003324 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 20 Sep 1986

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-086

Description: Ruth Dallas reads her poems from 'Country road and other poems', Caxton Press, 1953:- 'Milking before dawn', 'Farmyard'. From 'The Turning wheel', Caxton Press, 1961:- 'Letter to a Chinese poet', From 'Day book', Caxton Press', 1966:- 'Snowfall', 'Song for a guitar', 'Fields in midsummer'. From 'Shadow show', Caxton Press, 1968:- 'Harbour', 'An Office cyclamen', 'Pot poem'. From 'Walking on the snow', Caxton Press, 1976:- 'Living with a cabbage tree', 'Encounter', 'Tune for a descant robber', From 'Steps of the sun', Caxton Press, 1979, 'Jackinbox'. Venue - Wellington Recorded by - Ian Wedde Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003322 - OHC-003323 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1950s - 1977 - 01 Jan 1950 - 01 Jan 1977

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

By: Campbell, Alistair Te Ariki, 1925-2009

Reference: OHInt-0013-093

Description: A Radio New Zealand Recording copied from RNZ Archives. 1) An interview with Alistair Campbell, Otago, 1977. Alistair Campbell also reads his poems:- 'The Manner is to be deplored', 'Boozy with sex and wine', 'Waiting For the Pakeha', 'An old chief watches young men exercising on Kapiti', 2) 'At the grey water's Edge', 'Hut near desolated pines', 'The Return' (Recorded in the 1950s). 3) 'Forgiveness', 'The Climber', 'Purple chaos' and 'Nothing' (Recorded in the 1960s). Interviewer(s) - Jack Shallcrass Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003305 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 1 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1980 - 01 Jan 1980

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-108

Description: Basil Dowling;- 1, Reads poem 'Bedlam' at the opening of 'Omar Khyyam' (recorded in the 1960's). 2, Reads unpublished poems on the occasion of his 70th birthday:- 'Otago Peninsula', for C B, 'School cadets', 'Maori Battalion', 'War casualty', 'Soho scene', 'The Youthful hermit', 'The Primal abortion', 'Sheep Sale, Rye, Sussex', 'Full circle'. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003327 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1976 and 1979 - 01 Jan 1976 - 01 Jan 1979

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-115

Description: Lauris Edmond reads her poetry:- 'Ambition', 'The 3rd person', '3am' (recorded 1976). 'A Shift of emphasis', 'Zero population growth', 'Dear Uncle Harry', 'Mynas', 'Learning to ride', 'The Affair', 'The Killing', 'Town ghost', 'The 3rd person', 'After Chagall' (recorded 1979) Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003335 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 2 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1983 - 01 Jan 1983

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

By: Curnow, Thomas Allen Monro, 1911-2001

Reference: OHInt-0013-111

Description: Allen Curnow talks to Elizabeth Alley about 'The Loop' in 'Lone Kauri Road', and reads, 'You will know when you get there', 'A Reliable service', 'A Touch of the hand' Venue - Wellington Interviewer(s) - Elizabeth Alley Venue - Radio New Zealand Recording studios Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration.

Date: 1954 - 01 Jan 1954

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-169

Description: M K Joseph reads his poems:- (Side 1)'Cinema', 'Infantryman 1944', 'Cinderella', 'To my father'. (Side 2) 'All things', 'Islands in the bay', 'Old time doth all things' (1954). Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003402 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 19 Nov 1987

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-037

Description: Roland Vogt and Leonard Lambert read poems at the 19/11/1987 session of the Wellington Poetry Society. The poets alternate their readings and because they are not introduced individually before each sequence it is difficult to tell whose poems are whose. Venue - Wellington Recorded by - Ian Wedde Venue - Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003231 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 20 Nov 1987

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-038

Description: Janet Charman reads her poems from the collection:- '2 deaths in one night'. Michele Leggott reads poems from:- 'The Island'. No titles are given. Venue - Wellington Recorded by - Ian Wedde Venue - Womens Place Bookshop, Courtenay Place, Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003232 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1988 - 01 Jan 1988

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-219

Description: Harry Ricketts reads his poems at the Wellington Poetry Society. He reads poems written over the last eight years:- 'The Despised art of rhyming', 'Verses for a Postmodernist friend', 'Lower broadheap', Your secret life (For Jessie), 'Nothing to declare'. Venue - Wellington Recorded by - Ian Wedde Venue - Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003466 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1950 - 01 Jan 1950

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-248

Description: Arnold Wall reads poems:- 'The End of the albatross', 'God's own country', '1916', 'Old botanist's farewell' Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003498 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 18 Aug 1988

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-250

Description: Ian Wedde reads new poems:- 'Privateer', 'Barbary Coast', 'On the Japanese boats in Wellington Harbour', 'The Stowaway', 'The Drummer', 'The Insomniac's lexicon', 'For me going on holiday'. (For my son Carlos) - 'Silver surfer'. Venue - Wellington Recorded by - Ian Wedde Venue - Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003500 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 20 Oct 1983

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-240

Description: Apirana Taylor reads the poems:- 'War God', 'A Departure', 'The Pouriri tree', 'He Korero', 'Evil winds', 'Sad joke on a Marae'. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003481 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.