Scranton Public Library - Friends of the Scranton Public Library Poetry Series

About This Collection

Funded by a grant from the Scranton Area Foundation, this collection contains streaming video of over 50 readings by nationally renowned poets such as W.S. Merwin, Gary Snyder, Robert Bly, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. These poets visited the Scranton from the late 1970's through the 1990's and were filmed as part of the Friends of the Scranton Public Library Poetry Series. The collection also includes posters.
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A poetry reading Carolyn Forche.
A poetry reading Carolyn Forche.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Carolyn Forche at the Lucan Center in Scranton on November 6, 1988.
A poetry reading Etheridge Knight.
A poetry reading Etheridge Knight.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Etheridge Knight at Jefferson Hall, University of Scranton on March 11, 1980.
A poetry reading Galway Kinnell.
A poetry reading Galway Kinnell.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Galway Kinnell at the Everhart Museum in Scranton on April 4, 1979.
A poetry reading Gary Snyder.
A poetry reading Gary Snyder.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Gary Snyder at the Everhart Museum in Scranton on October 17, 1978.
A poetry reading Heather McHugh.
A poetry reading Heather McHugh.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Heather McHugh at Jefferson Hall, University of Scranton on November 13, 1980.
A poetry reading John Balaban.
A poetry reading John Balaban.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by John Balaban at the Arts Gallery in Scranton on November 17, 1982. No video recordings of this reading survive.
A poetry reading Louise Gluck.
A poetry reading Louise Gluck.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Louise Gluck at the Everhart Museum in Scranton on May 1, 1979. Video recordings of this reading have not survived.
A poetry reading Marvin Bell.
A poetry reading Marvin Bell.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Marvin Bell at Jefferson Hall, University of Scranton on October 8, 1980.
A poetry reading Mary Oliver Pulitizer Prize winner.
A poetry reading Mary Oliver Pulitizer Prize winner.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Mary Oliver at the Lucan Center in Scranton on October 10, 1986. No video recording of this reading has survived.
A poetry reading Robert Bly.
A poetry reading Robert Bly.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Robert Bly at Everhart Museum, Scranton on November 10, 1985.
A poetry reading Robert Creeley.
A poetry reading Robert Creeley.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Robert Creeley in the Community Room of the Lackawanna County Children's Library on April 13, 1988.
A poetry reading Stephen Dunn.
A poetry reading Stephen Dunn.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Stephen Dunn at Jefferson Hall, University of Scranton on November 7, 1979.
A poetry reading Tess Gallagher.
A poetry reading Tess Gallagher.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Tess Gallagher at Jefferson Hall, University of Scranton on April 23, 1981.
A poetry reading Thomas Lux.
A poetry reading Thomas Lux.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by Thomas Lux at the Lucan Center in Scranton on March 5, 1989.
A poetry reading William Bronk.
A poetry reading William Bronk.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by William Bronk at Everhart Museum, Scranton on November 8, 1978.
A poetry reading William Stafford.
A poetry reading William Stafford.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by William Stafford at Jefferson Hall, University of Scranton on November 5, 1979.
A poetry reading W.S. Merwin.
A poetry reading W.S. Merwin.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a poetry reading by W.S. Merwin at the Everhart Museum in Scranton on October 12, 1983.
Scranton poetry & song.
Scranton poetry & song.
Lackawanna County (Pa.)--History, Scranton (Pa.)--History, Poetry
This poster advertises a multi-media performance held at the Everhart Museum in Scranton on June 2, 1984. Participants included literary critic and poet Jay Parini, poet Paul Kelly, folk singer Joe Hickerson, musician Tim McGurl, Abram Bernstein, author and scholar Harold Aurand, and radio host George Graham. No video recording of this performance has survived though a video of Paul Kelly reading a poem with an anthracite theme does appear in the Friends of the Scranton Public Library Poetry Series collection.