131. Micheline poetry reading; Poet recording (sci. fi.), 1958-10-28

Tape 131, side 1) Jack Micheline reading his poetry (most with music): "Let's sing a song (0:02), "I went out this morning to kill a man" (1:49), "We walked and we saw dead faces" (2:46), "Night city" to Dylan Thomas (3:55), "The back of town blues" (5:32), "Walk to the Bowery" (6:53), "Shoe shine girl" (7:44), "Soul of the night" (8:23) with no music, "North Clark Street midnight" (9:04) with no music, "Olive Street, St. Louis" (9:37), "The ballad of Jimmy Nelson" (10:15), "The cross of stone" to Dave Nelson (11:07), "Ballad of Benny Roads" [Number 65943] (12:34), "Poetry to the moon" (15:53), "We waited for dawn" (18:26), "Give bird love" (20:29), "South Park Hilde" (21:10), "River of red wine" (22:15), "The white towers of man" (26:47). ❧ Tape 131, side 2) Jack Micheline reading his poetry (most with music): "The wanderer" (0:07), "Tale" dedicated to Tom Hailey (5:35), "Flour mill" (7:11) with no music, "Lost child" (8:39), "Lower depths" (10:06), "Reflections of city life" (11:02), "The destiny of man" (12:44). Unidentified male reading poetry: "The giant is the city" (19:36) with music, 1958 October 28. ❧ The reference to "science fiction" on the container is obscure. -- TIMES indicate where sections begin.