The Poet's Voice; Anne Sexton; WNYC

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Series
The Poet's Voice
Episode
Anne Sexton
Title
WNYC
Producing Organization
WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Unterberg Poetry Center (92nd Street Y (New York, N.Y.))
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
WNYC (New York, New York)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-80-76f1w575
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Description
Series Description
POET'S VOICE "The Poet's Voice was a series of 13 highly produced, informative performance/documentaries, each focusing on the life and work of one of the 20th century's greatest poets. The series was hosted by actress Blair Brown and distributed nationally by National Public Radio. "One of the goals of the project was to open up to a large audience the priceless archives of the 92nd Street Y's Unterberg Poetry Center. The successful collaboration between the 92nd St. Y and WNYC brought the cultural richness of New York to the nation. "Radio and poetry both require listening and imagination and are, therefore, well-suited to each other. Each half-hour program was a tapestry that interwove archival readings by the poet with music, biographical information, and commentary from such prestigious poets and literary figures as Joseph Brodsky, Derek Walcott, Rita Dove, Lucille Clifton, Linda Gray Sexton, Richard Wilbur, and Robert Creeley. By hearing the rhythm, tone, and character in each poet's readings and by providing a historical and human context for the poetry, The Poet's Voice made the works of these influential poets engaging, entertaining, and inspiring to a general listening audience. "Continuing WNYC's mission of creating thoughtful cultural programming, The Poet's Voice featured poets from diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences, from Robert Frost and Dylan Thomas to Czeslaw Milosz and Gwendolyn Brooks. Included in the series were two Spanish-speaking poets, Pablo Neruda and Octavio Paz, whose work was presented in both original and translated form using creative production techniques. "Submitted are tapes of three representative programs, spotlighting W.H. Auden, Anne Sexton, and Octavio Paz."--1995 Peabody Awards entry form.
Description
Anne Sexton: Immensely talented and enormously troubled, Sexton took up Lowell's "confessional poetry". She wrote about forbidden subject --a woman's body, fears, and fantasies -- to commercial and critical acclaim. We hear her arresting readings, including "To My Lover Returning to His Wife."
Broadcast Date
1995
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Documentary
Rights
WNYC - UNTERBERG POETRY CENTER- IND ESTATES
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:29:00.120
Credits
: Sexton, Anne
Producing Organization: WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Producing Organization: Unterberg Poetry Center (92nd Street Y (New York, N.Y.))
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-2d5238df2ea (Filename)
Format: 1/4 inch audio cassette
Duration: 0:29:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: cpb-aacip-dd5c4e7d585 (Filename)
Format: DAT
Generation: Original
Duration: 00:29:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: cpb-aacip-2b54dbce257 (Filename)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:29:00
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Citations
Chicago: “The Poet's Voice; Anne Sexton; WNYC,” 1995, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 29, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-76f1w575.
MLA: “The Poet's Voice; Anne Sexton; WNYC.” 1995. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 29, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-76f1w575>.
APA: The Poet's Voice; Anne Sexton; WNYC. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-76f1w575