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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: New York Poets Audiotapes
Creator:
Silverton, Michael
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1624
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1967-1968
Abstract: A collection of recordings of New York poets from the late 1960s done by producer, writer, and music critic, Michael Silverton.
The recordings were made for the New York Poets series, on Pacifica's WBAI station.
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Biography
Mike Silverton has been a radio producer, columnist, writer, and music reviewer. He worked for the publication
Fanfare for more than a decade as well as
The Absolute Sound before becoming editor and chief music reviewer for an online review site called
La Folia, which grew out of the sponsorship of Madrigal Audio Labs. Silverton publishes comments on Clement Perry's
StereoTimes.com and the Random Noise columns, both of which run in the La Folia site. In the late 1960s, Silverton worked as a liberal radio
broadcast producer. It was during this time when he produced several poetry readings for the New School for Social Research
and the New York City municipal radio station, WNYC, as well as the Pacifica Foundation's WBAI, KPFA, and KPFK. Additionally,
Michael Silverton has written poetry which has appeared in
Harper's,
The Nation,
Chelsea, and other periodicals. His writing has also been included in the anthologies of the late William Cole. Readings of Silverton's
works are featured in a two-disk set titled
Analogue Smoque, where his non-transactional prose is accompanied by the electronic sounds of Tom Hamilton and Al Margolis.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of audio recordings primarily documenting the poetry series
New York Poets recorded for Pacifica's WBAI station from the summer of 1967 to the spring of 1968. Also included in the collection is film
music recorded by Silverton for a film shown at the New School for Social Research. Poets include Barbara Holland, Jerry Rothenberg,
Peter Viereck, and Diane Wakoski. All recordings are on 7 inch reels.
Organization and Arrangement
The recordings are arranged chronologically.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Poets, American -- New York (State) -- New York -- Audiotapes.