133. Valin poetry reading; McGrath poetry reading, 1955-01-29; Lipton & Montrose discuss music for Jazz Canto, [before 1961]

Tape 133, side 1) Ric Valin reading his poetry, all with music: "The funny style cat" (0:18, 30:44), "This is the intro" (1:16, 6:55), "It's a scene, you know" (2:59), "Session" (12:08), "I'm breathing sand" (15:20), "Gravity stopped" (18:46, 19:47), [inaudible, primarily music] (20:42), "Smart intelligence a genius..." (32:02). Thomas McGrath reading his poetry, 1955 January 29: "The little odyssey of Jason Quint, of science, doctor" (36:20) [end, incomplete],"The roads into the country" (38:33), "Epitaph" (40:33), "Perpetual motion" (41:03). ❧ Tape 133, side 2) Thomas McGrath reading poetry from his Figures From a Double World [Figures of a Double World]: "Mr. and Mrs. Foxbright X. Muddlehead at home" (0:15), "Just above the battle, mother" (4:25), "The little odyssey of Jason Quint, of science, doctor" (5:55) [beginning, incomplete]. ❧ Lawrence Lipton speaking with Jack Montrose (saxophonist) for record liner notes (10:05) about a jazz composition to accompany Dylan Thomas' "Lament" [The record is: Jazz canto, vol. 1: An anthology of poetry and jazz, 1961, which Lipton co-produced.]. -- TIMES indicate where sections begin.