E.E. Cummings at Finney Chapel

Authors

Oberlin College Archives

Publication Date

1958

Additional Resources

Controversial Poet Cummings to Read Works at Assembly, The Oberlin Review

Description

In 1958 author, poet and artist E.E. Cummings recites poetry in Oberlin’s Finney Chapel. He recites the poems in a singsong voice, to an audibly rapt audience. Transcribed by Marco Syrett.

Duration

52:25

Keywords

American poetry, Modernist poetry, Free-form poetry, Writer, Comedy, Recitation, E. E. Cummings, Finney Chapel, 1958

Recommended Citation

Oberlin College Archives, "E.E. Cummings at Finney Chapel" (1958). Archives Audio Visual Collection. 3.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/av/3