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Ackerman, Diane - "Deep Play" [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Author Diane Ackerman describes the transcendent, joyful state of mind she calls "deep play," and the ways people try to achieve it, from biking to gardening to bungee jumping. Published by Random House. Rehm 5/25/99-2

Akhmatova, Anna  -  Fear and the muse [videorecording] : the story of Anna Akhmatova / production of the New York Center for Visual History ; presented by WGBH/Boston. Filmed by American and Soviet film units. New York : New York Center for Visual History, c. 1990.  1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  The film mixes still photographs, old newsreels, and interviews with scholars and contemporaries to trace the life and work of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova. Much of the narration is in her own words. In her early years she was part of the aristocratic life of the Tsarist court and Russian Orthodox Church and of the cultural explosion of the early 20th century in Paris and St. Petersburg. Following the Russian Revolution, however, she was regarded as anti-Soviet, was seldom able to publish, and lived for many years on the charity of friends. Her son Lev was imprisoned during the purges, and she became a voice of the persecuted. VHS 1731

Alexander, Denise Duhamel/ Elizabeth Alexander, February 26, 1992 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1992. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 80

Al-Shaykh, Hanan October 2, 1996 [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : American University, 1996. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 112

Alvarez, Julia - Latina Authors [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Public Interest (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Latina authors Julia Alvarez and Ana Castillo, described in September's Vanity Fair as Latina literature's new doyennes, discuss their writing, their culture, and contemporary Latina literature. Public Interest 10/6/99-2
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"In the Name of Salome" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 2000. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Julia Alvarez discusses her new novel, which is based on the lives of Salome Urena, a poet who at the age of 17 became one of the Dominican Republic's national icons, and her daughter Camila, who spent her own career teaching at Vassar. The author talks about researching and writing about some of the most famous figures and turbulent times in her homeland. Rehm 6/27/2000-2

Amichai, Yehuda [videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.  Los Angeles, CA : The Foundation, c1989. Lannan literary series ; no. 10.  1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai reads from his poems and is interviewed by Esther Robbins. VHS 3210

Amidon, Stephen -  "The New City" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 2000. Public Interest (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Columbia, Maryland was created in 1963 as an idealistic planned community inclusive of all races and income levels. Kojo Nnamdi  is joined by author Stephen Amidon whose new suspense novel is set in a fictionalized though recognizable version of Columbia, and examines the promises and pitfalls of life in a planned utopia. Public Interest 2/22/00-1

Angelou, Maya [videorecording] / Corporation for Entertainment and Learning.  Washington, D.C. : PBS Video, 1982. Creativity with Bill Moyers.  1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  Thirty years after she left it, Maya Angelou, poet, musician, and actress, returns to Stamps, Ark., the rural southern town where she grew up. She confronts the scenes of her past, turning over the leaves of memory to recount the inspirations and agonies of her youth in a segregated community. VHS 5123
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Angelou on Burns [videorecording] / BBC Scotland and the Scottish Film Production Fund, in association with the Scottish Arts Council ; a Taylored Production.  Winnipeg, Man. 1996.  1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  Maya Angelou makes a pilgrimage to Scotland in search of Robert Burns, a poet she developed an affinity for from the time she first learned to read. VHS 5152

Atwood, Margaret -  "The Blind Assasin" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 2000. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Canadian author Margaret Atwood's latest book is a novel-within-a-novel. It's set in Toronto in the 1930s and '40s, and is both the story of a mysterious death and a science fiction romance. Rehm 9/27/2000-2

Auden, W. H. - Auden reading. [sound recording]New York : Caedmon, [1953].  1 sound cassette (51 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2-track, mono. ; 2 1/2 x 4 in.  CAS9
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Writers of today [videorecording] / with W.H. Auden, poet and critic and Walter Kerr, drama critic, New York Herald Tribune ; produced by the Educational Television and Radio Center in cooperation with the American Book Publishers Council ; filmed by Dynamic Films, Inc. New York, N.Y.   c1990.  1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.  Auden bemoans the declining role of the poet in society. He decries the increasing mechanization of form and yet believes poetry is more personal than ever before. He explains that the problem lies in the grand scale of modern events. How, for instance, might a poem about World War II be written? In defining what makes a poet, Auden says "If one is stimulated by arbitrary restrictions, that person may be a poet." VHS 6111

Auster, Paul "Timbuktu" [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Novelist and screenwriter Paul Auster talks about his new novel, in which the narrator is a dog. Published by Henry Holt. Rehm 6/11/99-2

Badanes, Jerome April 10, 1991 [sound recording]  CAS 400 volume 75

Baldwin, Shauna Singh - "What the Body Remembers" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Shauna Singh Baldwin discusses her first novel, which is set in the Punjab before the partition between India and Pakistan. The author is Canadian-born, grew up in India and now lives in Wisconsin. Published by Doubleday. Rehm 11/4/99-2

Baraka, Amiri [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 2000. Public Interest (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Whether praised or criticized, acclaimed poet and playwright Amira Baraka has always controversy, generally for his piercing examinations of the anger and hostility that exists in the black community toward white people and culture. Baraka joins Kojo Nnamdi  to discuss his life and work. Public Interest 5/11/00-1
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[videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; [produced and directed] by Lewis Mac Adams and John Dorr.Los Angeles, Calif. : The Lannan Foundation, c1991. Lannan literary series ; no. 26.  1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  Amiri Baraka, poet, playwright, novelist, and essayist, reads from Boptrees and unpublished work. He is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams. VHS 3226

Barnett, Marie Howe/ Allen Barnett, February 27, 1991 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1991. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 74

Bausch, Richard - "Someone to Watch Over Me" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Fiction author Richard Bausch reads from and discusses his new collection of short stories exploring the interior lives of everyday people. Published by Harper Collins. Rehm 6/24/99-2

Beard, Jo Ann  March 3, 1999 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1999. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 154

Beauvoir, Simone de [videorecording] / Malka Ribowska and Josée Dayan ; with Jean-Paul Sartre et par ordre d'apparition l'image, Claude Lanzmann ... [et al.] ; producteur délégué, Michel Chanderli ; réalisé par Josée Dayan ; scripte, Geneviève Anger ; production, Michèle Vidal, Martine Becot.[New York, NY] : Interama Video Classics, 1989, [orig. 1978].  1 videocassette (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.  Simone de Beauvoir recalls the events and ideas of her life in conversations with Jean-Paul Sartre and Claude Lanzmann. VHS 4255

Bell, Madison Smartt November 9, 1988 [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : American University, 1988. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 53

Betts, Doris November 29, 1995 [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : American University, 1995. Visiting writer readings.>span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 106

Bly, Robert  -  Where the soul lives [videorecording] / Public Affairs Television, Inc. and David Grubin Productions, Inc.Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, c1989. The power of the word ; v. 6.  1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + e resource materials.  Examines specific aspects of the human experience as viewed through a number of poet's works. Features poets Robert Bly, W.S. Merwin, and Lucille Clifton reading their poems to the festival audience at the 1988 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, and discussing their works in extended interviews. VHS 786

Bowles, Paul [videorecording] : the complete outsider / a Waterfall Films Production ; directed by Catherine Warnow & Regina Weinreich. Paul Bowles, the complete outsider.  New York, NY .  c1993.  1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.  Filmed in Tangier, Morocco where Bowles has lived for the last forty years. Bowles speaks about his writing and music, his marriage to Jane Bowles, his ties to Moroccan culture, his use of drugs, and his writer and musician friends, including W.H. Auden, Tennessee Williams and Gertrude Stein. Includes interviews with Allen Ginsberg and Ned Rorem. VHS 3468

Broumas, Olga March 27, 1991 [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : American University, 1991. Visiting writer readings. sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 73

Brown, John Gregory January 29, 1997 [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : American University, 1997. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 132

Brown, Sterling September 23, 1981 [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : American University, 1981. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 3

Brown, Claude April 3, 1985 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1985. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 35

Buck, Paula Closson / Thomas Sayers Ellis, October 28, 1998 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1998. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 150

Buckley, Christopher -  "Little Green Men" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Public Interest (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Christopher Buckley's nineteen-ninety-four book, "Thank You for Smoking," was one of the most acclaimed and successful comic novels of the decade. Kojo Nnamdi  speaks to Buckley about his latest book, "Little Green Men," a millenial comedy of manners about aliens and pundits which returns readers to the strange land of Washington, D.C. Public Interest 4/19/99-2

Byatt, A.S. - "Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Booker Prize-winning author A.S. Byatt joins Diane to talk about her latest work, a collection of short stories all focused on the theme of opposites. Published by Random House. Rehm 4/9/99-2

Cardenal,  Ernesto [videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.Los Angeles, CA : The Foundation, c1991. Lannan literary series ; no. 23.  1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 inch.  Ernesto Cardenal, an ordained Catholic priest, a revolutionary and an acclaimed poet reads in Spanish from Cántico Cósmico. The English translations are read by actor Edward Asner and poet Rubén Martínez who also interviews Ernesto Cardenal--Container. VHS 3223

Castillo, Ana  -  Latina Authors [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Public Interest (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Latina authors Julia Alvarez and Ana Castillo, described in September's Vanity Fair as Latina literature's new doyennes, discuss their writing, their culture, and contemporary Latina literature. Public Interest 10/6/99-2

Cherry, Kelly October 25, 1995 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1995. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 105

Chomsky, Noam - Manufacturing consent [videorecording] : Noam Chomsky and the media / National Film Board of Canada. Montreal, Quebec : Necessary Illusions, [1992?].  2 videocassettes (167 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  Explores the political life and times of the controversial author, linguist and radical philosopher, Noam Chomsky. Highlighting his analysis of media, Chomsky focuses on democratic societies where populations not disciplined by force are subject to more subtle forms of ideological control. VHS 2507

Clair, Maxine  March 22, 1995 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1995. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo. CAS 400 volume 108

Clarke, Breena - Debut Novelists [sound recording]Washington D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Public Interest (Radio program).sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Lots of people dream of writing the "great American novel," but simply getting a book published can be tough for an aspiring author. First-time novelists Breena Clarke and David Eddie join Kojo Nnamdi  to discuss the challenges of getting their books published and why the unique stories of their debut novels may have caught the eye of editors and critics alike. Public Interest 7/19/99-2

Clifton, Lucille [videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.  Los Angeles, CA : The Foundation, c1989. Lannan literary series ; no. 4.  1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  "Lucille Clifton, two times a nominee for the Pulitzer Prize, reads at the Los Angeles Theatre Center and is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams"--Container. VHS 3204
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Where the soul lives [videorecording] / Public Affairs Television, Inc. and David Grubin Productions, Inc.  Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, c1989. The power of the word ; v. 6.  1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + e resource materials.  Examines specific aspects of the human experience as viewed through a number of poet's works. Features poets Robert Bly, W.S. Merwin, and Lucille Clifton reading their poems to the festival audience at the 1988 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, and discussing their works in extended interviews. VHS 786

Codrescu, Andre [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 2000. Public Interest (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Essayist Andrei Codrescu has been entertaining public radio listeners and his readers with shrewd social commentary for more than ten years. He joins Kojo Nnamdi  to discuss his latest book, a collection of essays which examines America's obsession with "The Devil." Public Interest 5/19/00-2

Collins, Billy April 17, 1996 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1996. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 121
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November 6, 1991 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1991. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 71

Connell, Evan  -  "Deus Lo Volt!" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 2000. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Novelist Evan Connell goes back nearly a thousand years to bring the Crusades back to life in his new novel. "Deus lo volt!" ("God wills it!") was the cry of the men who set out from Europe to capture the Holy Land. Rehm 4/27/00-2

Conroy,  Frank October 8, 1986 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1986. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 38

Cooper, Jane  April 7, 1993 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1993. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 92

Cooper, Bernard March 24, 1993 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1993. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 91

Coover, Robert Fall 1985 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1985. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 30

Creeley, Robert [videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.  Los Angeles, Calif. : Lannan Foundation, c1990. The Lannan literary series ; no. 19.  1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  Robert Creeley reads his poems and talks with students at the Harvard School. Includes an interview with him conducted by Lewis MacAdams at the Gallery of the Lannan Foundation in Los Angeles on April 16, 1990. VHS 3219

Cruz, Victor Hernandez [videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.  Los Angeles, CA : The Foundation, c1989. Lannan literary series ; no. 12.  1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  "Victor Hernandez Cruz, twice the World Heavyweight Poetry Champion, reads at the Los Angeles Theatre Center from Rhythm, content and flavor and Red beans. He talks to students at Harvard School and is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams"--Container. VHS 3212

Cummings, E.E. [sound recording].  New York : Caedmon, [197-?].  1 sound cassette (55 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2-track, mono., Dolby processed ; 2 1/2 x 4 in.  CAS5

Cunningham, Michael November 16, 1994 [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : American University, 1994. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo. CAS 400 volume 96
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October 4, 1995 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1995. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 104

Davidson,  Peter April 13, 1983 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1983. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 17

Dillard, R.H.W. April 11, 1984 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1984. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 27

Dillard, Annie - Interview with Kay Bonetti [sound recording].  Columbia, MO .  p1989.  1 sound cassette (47 min., 29 sec.) : analog, mono.  In this interview, Ms. Dillard, author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, says she is a "composer of texts", as opposed to a revealer of self and confesses that she originally tried to write Pilgrim as though she was a man, but was dissuaded from doing so by her editors. CAS 287

Dixon, Melvin Fall 1991 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1991. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 69

Doctorow, E. L.  -  "City of God" [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 2000. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Acclaimed novelist E.L. Doctorow discusses his newest work. The story begins when a cross disappears from a New York City church and mysteriously re-appears at a nearby synagogue. The plot unfolds along with an exploration of faith and religion at the dawn of this new century. Rehm 3/16/00-2

Dor, Moshe November 4, 1987 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1987. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 48

Dorris,  Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris interview with Kay Bonetti [sound recording].Columbia, MO : American Audio Prose Library, [1986?].  1 sound cassette (51 min.) : analog, mono.  Husband and wife Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich share the nature of their writing collaboration. Even though the words on the page are usually Erdrich's, they have worked out a unified vision based on their shared backgrounds as mixed-blood native Americans. Includes brief biographical sketches of both authors. CAS273

Doty, Mark March 26, 1997 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1997. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 135
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Spring 1992 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1992. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 83

Doyle,  Roddy [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Irish novelist Roddy Doyle's new book describes the birth of modern Ireland through the adventures of one boy, Henry Smart. Both Henry's story and Ireland's are to be continued in what will eventually be a trilogy. Rehm 9/23/99-2

Duhamel, Denise/ Elizabeth Alexander, February 26, 1992 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1992. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo. CAS 400 volume 80

Eddie, Debut [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Public Interest (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Lots of people dream of writing the "great American novel," but simply getting a book published can be tough for an aspiring author. First-time novelists Breena Clarke and David Eddie join Kojo Nnamdi  to discuss the challenges of getting their books published and why the unique stories of their debut novels may have caught the eye of editors and critics alike. Public Interest 7/19/99-2

Eliot, T. S. reading Four quartets. [sound recording].  New York : Caedmon, [197-].  1 sound cassette (55 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, stereo ; 2 1/2 x 4 in.  CAS 127
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reading poems and choruses. [sound recording].  New York .  p1972.  1 sound cassette (50 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2-track, mono. ; 2 1/2 x 4 in.  CAS32
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The waste land and other poems. [sound recording] / [read by] T. S. Eliot.  New York .  c1971.  1 sound cassette (45 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2-track, mono., Dolby processed ; 2 1/2 x 4 in.  CAS 126

Elkins, Stanley September 15, 1982 [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : American University, 1982. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 6

Erdrich, Louise and Michael Dorris interview with Kay Bonetti [sound recording].  Columbia, MO : American Audio Prose Library, [1986?].  1 sound cassette (51 min.) : analog, mono.  Husband and wife Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich share the nature of their writing collaboration. Even though the words on the page are usually Erdrich's, they have worked out a unified vision based on their shared backgrounds as mixed-blood native Americans. Includes brief biographical sketches of both authors. CAS273
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reads Love medicine "Scales" section and the Beet queen (excerpts) sound recording.  Columbia, MO .  p1986.  1 sound cassette (82 min.) : analog, mono.  CAS274

Flint, Roland  -  Folio: Kermit Moyer/ Roland Flint, Spring 1992 [sound recording] .  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1992. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 85

Forche, Carolyn [videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.Los Angeles, CA : Lannan Foundation, c1990. Lannan literary series ; no. 18.1 videocassette (65 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 inch.Carolyn Forché, winner of the lamont Poetry Prize, and the Yale Series of Younger Poets Awards, reads and talks to students at Crossroads School in Los Angeles. She is interviewed about her work by Lewis MacAdams--Container. VHS 3218

Frost, Robert [sound recording].Washington : National Public Radio, c1980, 1981. Question of place : Sound portraits of twentieth-century humanists ; [pt. 3] A question of place : sound portraits of twentieth-century humanists ; [pt. 3].  1 sound cassette (60 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2-track, mono. ; 2 1/2 x 4 in.  CAS 195 and
[sound recording]New York : Caedmon, [1957?].1 sound cassette (49 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2-track, mono., Dolby processed ; 2 1/2 x 4 in.

Fuentes,  Carlos [videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.  Los Angeles, Calif. : Lannan Foundation, c1989. The Lannan literary series ; no. 17.  1 videocassette (66 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  Carlos Fuentes, Mexico's leading novelist and critic, reads from his novels "The death of Artemio Cruz" and "Christopher unborn," as well as unpublished works in English and Spanish. He is interviewed in Los Angeles by Lewis MacAdams. VHS 3217

Garrett,  George February 26, 1997 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1997. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 134

Ginsberg, Allen  -  The Life and times of Allen Ginsberg [videorecording] / a film by Jerry Aronson. New York, NY <1993.  1 videocassette (82 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.  Depicts Allen Ginsberg, an American poet and social activist in the different decades of his life and activities. VHS 2691
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[videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.Los Angeles, CA : The Foundation, c1989. Lannan literary series ; no. 9.  1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  "Allen Ginsberg, one of the major poetic voices of the twentieth century, reads poems and sings songs accompanied by Donald Was ... at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California; and is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams"--Container. VHS 3209
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Spring 1984 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1984. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 22
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Spring 1984 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1984. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 23

Glück, Louise [videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.  Los Angeles, CA : The Foundation, c1989. Lannan literary series ; no. 1.  1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  "Louise Glück, winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award, reads at the Los Angeles Theatre Center and is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams"--Container. VHS 3201

Godwin, Gail October 20, 1982 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1982. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 4

Grafton,  Sue - "O' is for Outlaw" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Mystery novelist Sue Grafton presents the latest in her alphabetically-titled series of thrillers featuring investigator Kinsey Millhone. Published by Henry Holt. Rehm 11/3/99-2

Grealy,  Lucy/ Michael Klein, February 16, 1994 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1994. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo. CAS 400 volume 98

Grimsley,  Jim March 11, 1998 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1998. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 145

Grisham, John - "The Brethren" [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 2000. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Best-selling novelist John Grisham presents his brand-new legal thriller, "The Brethren." The title refers to a clever trio of former judges who are running a mail scam from within a federal prison. Rehm 2/1/00-1

Grossinger, Harvey October 22, 1997 [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : American University, 1997. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 140

Grossman,  David November 12, 1998 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1998. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 151

Haas,  Robert - I, February 20, 1986 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1986. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 40
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II, February 20, 1986 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1986. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 41
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III, February 20, 1986 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1986. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 42

Hacker, Marilyn / Claire Malroux, November 20, 1996 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1996. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 115
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Spring 1989 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1989. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 61

Hampl,  Patricia - "I Could Tell You Stories" [sound recording]Washington D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Public Interest (Radio program).sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Ten years ago, Czech author and essayist Patricia Hampl hit the literary scene with her now classic memoir of life during her country's 1970s revolution. Now, Hampl joins Kojo Nnamdi  to discuss her new book which examines the many people who influence her, from Anne Frank to Sylvia Plath, and looks at the many roles a memoirist can play. Public Interest 6/7/99-1

Hamsun, Knut [videorecording] / [presented by] Nordisk Film.  New York   1 videocassette (ca. 160 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  Knut Hamsun, Norway's most beloved author and a 1920 Nobel Prize winner, supported Hitler during World War II and was regarded as a traitor after the war. Film covers 17 years in his life beginning in 1935. Although Hamsun believed it was his destiny to rescue his country from the ravages of a World War, he and his wife Marie face the angry wrath of a betrayed nation and the private drama of their turbulent relationship. VHS 4726

Harjo, Joy [videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.  Los Angeles, CA : The Foundation, c1989. Lannan literary series ; no. 11.  1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  "Joy Harjo, one of the most important Native American poets and author of 'She had Some Horses', reads for the Laguna Poets in Laguna Beach and is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams"--Container. VHS 3211

Harris, Robert - "Archangel" [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Novelist Robert Harris, author of the bestsellers "Fatherland" and "Enigma," talks about his latest thriller. It's the story of a historian who is thrust into a dangerous chase when he discovers the hidden papers of Joseph Stalin. Published by Random House. Rehm 2/4/99-2

Heaney, Seamus [videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; directed by Dan Griggs.Los Angeles, CA : The Foundation, c1991. Lannan literary series ; no. 27.  1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  "Seamus Heaney from County Derry, bears witness to Ireland's complex, violent past and present. One of the finest living poets, he reads from Selected Poems 1966-1987 and talks with Michael Silverblatt. The reading and conversation took place on Oct. 15, 1991, in Los Angeles"--Container. VHS 3227

Hecht, Anthony April 18, 1984 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1984. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 29

Heinemann, Larry [videorecording] / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.Los Angeles, Calif. : Lannan Foundation, c1990. The Lannan literary series ; no. 20.1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Larry Heinemann reads from his novel Paco's story and is interviewed by Ken Lincoln at the Jackie Robinson Stadium of the University of California, Los Angeles on March 12, 1990. VHS 3220

Hemingway,  Ernest [sound recording].  New York : Caedmon, [1965].  1 sound cassette (45 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2-track, mono. ; 2 1/2 x 4 in.  CAS 53

Hijuelos, Oscar - "Empress of the Splendid Season" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Novelist Oscar Hijuelos talks about his newest novel. It's the story of Lydia, a beautiful woman who leaves a life of privilege in 1940's Cuba and becomes a cleaning lady in New York. Published by Harper Collins. Rehm 2/12/99-2

Hoagland,  Tony January 24, 1996 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1996. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo. CAS 400 volume 116

Holleran,  Andrew February 10, 1999 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1999. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo. CAS 400 volume 153

Homes, A.M. November 14, 1990 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1990. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 66

Hooks, Bell -  "All About Love" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 2000. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Feminist author Bell Hooks' latest book explores all forms of love, from romantic love to self-love. She also looks at how love affects and connects our public and private lives, and why it has become devalued. Rehm 1/18/00-2
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"Happy to Be Nappy" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Public Interest (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  A conversation with outspoken feminist, author, academic, and social critic Bell Hooks. Kojo Nnamdi  speaks with hooks about her work, including her debut as a children's author with the book "Happy to Be Nappy." 10/5/99-1

Howe,  Marie Howe/ Allen Barnett, February 27, 1991 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1991. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo. CAS 400 volume 74
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February 11, 1998 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1998. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 143

Hudgins, Andrew March 22, 1989 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1989. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 60

James,  Kelvin Christopher Spring 1992 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1992. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 82

Johnson,  Fenton April 1, 1998 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1998. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 146

Johnson,  Joyce April 20, 1988 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1988. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 57

Johnson,  Charles April 9, 1997 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1997. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 136

Jones,  Belle Waring/ Edward P. Jones, October 14, 1992 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1992. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 76

Justice, Donald April 6, 1983 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1983. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 16

Kaufman,  Shirley  I, March 23, 1994 [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : American University, 1994. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 99

Kenan, Randall October 20, 1993 [sound recording]Washington D.C. : American University, 1993. Visiting writer readings.sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 88

Kendrick,  Dolores [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Public Interest (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  A conversation with D.C. Poet Laureate Dolores Kendrick. Kojo Nnamdi  speaks with Kendrick about her career as a poet and writer, and the role of the District's Poet Laureate in promoting her art and that of the many poets who call the District home. Public Interest 8/31/99-1

Kerouac, Jack [videorecording] / Jack Kerouac Productions. Jack Kerouac's America.  Beverly Hills, CA .  c1985.  1 videocassette (73 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  Film looks at the life of beat poet Jack Kerouac. Beginning with his impoverished Catholic boyhood, through his development as one of the most important modern American authors, to his self-destructive demise at the age of 49, "Kerouac" is both an accurately detailed documentary and a moving drama..  VHS 236
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Pull my daisy / G-String Enterprises.  The last clean shirt / Czé Zléyiuz Edu Filméei.  Birth of a nation / Black Hole Films [videorecording]. Beat and beyond : the films of Alfred Leslie.  [New York? : A. Leslie, 1997?].  1 videocassette (92 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.  Pull my daisy: Describes the moods and feelings of a group of poets and musicians meeting in a loft apartment on a Friday morning. Jack Kerouac speaks for all the characters and comments on their actions. The last clean shirt: Sequences of a drive down New York City's Cooper Square and up Third Avenue that is repeated - with only very subtle variations - three times. Sequence is of a man and women in a convertible taking an alarm clock for a ride - with and without subtitles - while the woman speaks what may be Swedish but probably isn't. Birth of a nation: Remaining fragment features jazz music, street scenes, subtitles written by Frank O'Hara, Willem de Kooning standing in front of the camera grinning, a Nazi firing squad, family life - a young boy reads Dickens and women in their underwear argue, Patrick Mcgee reading De Sade, and an orgy. VHS 5536

Kidder,  Tracy - "Home Town" [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Diane Rehm show (Radio program).  sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.  Acclaimed author Tracy Kidder explores small-town living by examining the lives of several residents of Northampton, Massachusetts. He reveals the complexity behind the picture-postcard surface of this New England college town. Published by Random House. Rehm 4/27/99-2

Kincaid, Jamaica  -  "My Garden" [sound recording]Washington, D.C. : WAMU, American University, 1999. Public Interest (Radio program).sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.Jamaica Kincaid is a witty and insightful storyteller, an acclaimed novelist, and a passionate gardener. She joins Kojo Nnamdi to discuss her newest book which explains how this native of sunny Antigua makes it through a Vermont winter dreaming of her garden. Public Interest 12/13/99-1
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April 10, 1985 [sound recording].Washington, D.C. : American University, 1985. Visiting writer readings.  sound cassette : analog, stereo.  CAS 400 volume 36

Kinder,  Chuck April 9, 1986 [sound recording].  Washington, D.C. : American University, 1986. Visiting writer