G.C. Waldrep Reading

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G.C. Waldrep reads a selection of poems from his book, Goldbeater’s Skin.  In a question and answer session that follows, Waldrep recounts the story-telling traditions from the rural South and the myths around the Anglo-saxon claim to Virginia and the New World.  He reflects on the influence of his rural Southern background on his writing.

In: "Live from Prairie Lights" Audio Archive | Poetry

Authors: G.C. Waldrep

Date Recorded: February 03, 2004

Works Read: Goldbeater's Skin, by G.C. Waldrep

Program: Live From Prairie Lights

Format: reading

Contributors: Host: Julie Englander. Introduction: Professor Cole Swensen

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