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Robert Creeley tells the story of how he first met Allen Ginsberg in San Francisco. He follows his story with readings from the Ginsberg poems that how most influenced him: "Transcription of Organ Music" and "Song".

Robert Creeley reads and discusses William Carlos Williams' poem, "For Eleanor and Bill Monahan".

Photograph of Robert Creeley with Allen Ginsburg and Peter Orlovsky at the Grand Canyon, 1959. Photograph by Bobbie Louise Hawkins Creeley.

Photograph of Robert Creeley with Allen Ginsburg and Peter Orlovsky at the Grand Canyon, 1959. Photograph by Bobbie Louise Hawkins Creeley.

Robert Creeley discusses the folly of seeking meaning in poetry.

Robert Creeley reads and discusses his poem "The Door" in connection to Charles Olson's idea that poets "do what [they] know before [they] know what [they] do" during a lecture for his "Poetry and Magic" series. Herein, Creeley compares poets to…

Robert Creeley reads from his beautiful 1971 radio play, "Listen". The play was first published in 1972 by Black Sparrow Press, in an edition containing monoprints by Bobbie Creeley. A recording of the play was also released by Black Sparrow in 1972.…

Robert Creeley reads from his beautiful 1971 radio play, "Listen". The play was first published in 1972 by Black Sparrow Press, in an edition containing monoprints by Bobbie Creeley. A recording of the play was also released by Black Sparrow in 1972.…

During a lecture on "Poetry and Magic," Robert Creeley discusses an experimental gathering--assembled by psychologist Timothy Leary--intended to examine the voices of Federico Garcia-Lorca's three poetic types.

Robert Creeley discusses the connection between Erich Neumann's concept of "the mouth" and his own poem "The Language" as part of his "Poetry and Magic" lecture series.