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| Dylan Thomas (1914-53) |
Here are some things that you might want to check out on the web: Dylan Thomas reading "Do not go gentle into that good night" and an interview with Elizabeth Bishop that appeared in the Paris Review.
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| Elizabeth Bishop (1911-79) |
Frank O'Hara reads "Having a Coke with You". O'Hara, as you know, wrote "The Day Lady Died" as a remembrance of Billie Holiday. Watch and listen to performances of Holiday singing "One for My Baby (and one more for the road)" and "Strange Fruit". The latter song is considered one of the greatest of the 20th Century and certainly one of the greatest about racism in America. If you've never heard Holiday sing, both are worth a few minutes of your time.
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| Frank O'Hara (1926-66) |
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| Theodore Roethke (1908-63) |
You can also watch Carolyn Forche read "The Colonel."
Should I tell you about one more reading of "Do not go gentle into that good night"? I guess I just did.
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| Carolyn Forche (1950-- ) |
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