This discussion was first broadcast on Women’s Hour, June 4, 1972. Nutritionist Adelle Davis explores food and the state of the American diet. Adelle Davis […]
Poetry reading by Anne Halley
1965
Anne Halley was for twenty-five years Poetry Editor of MR, had a long association with the English Department, and was author of three distinctive volumes of verse and many prize-winning stories, while enjoying a long career as a beloved teacher in the U.S. and abroad.
Salt and Bitter and Good
September 16, 1975
Cora Kaplan is visiting professor in the School of English and Drama at Queen Mary, University of London, and emerita professor of English at the University of Southampton. A feminist cultural critic with a focus on class and gender from the 19th century…
Poetry reading by W.H. Auden
March 1969
Wystan Hugh Auden, who published as W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet, born in England, later an American citizen, and is regarded by many critics as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.
Interview with Adrienne Rich
1986
Adrienne Rich was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She was called “one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century”, and was credited with bringing “the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse.”
Music of Agricultural Workers
July 22, 1970
Audio taken from July 22, 1970 of a locally produced Spanish-language community show that captured live music of agricultural workers in and around Amherst, MA.