The Echo of Nothing Certain, Nowhere West • September 13, 2007

Animalia Broadcast

featuring the "animal" and the influence of James Tate, with Christine Bown, the Silver Jews and Grace Egbert



8:00-10:00p.m.

Erik Satie, Gymnopedie #1
James Tate, The Lost Pilot
Silver Jews, Pet Politics, Natural Bridge
Lydia Davis, The Mice
The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds, Pet Sounds
James Tate, It Happens Like This (read by Christine Bown)
James Tate, My Private Tasmania
Christine Bown speaks about James Tate
James Tate, Shut Up and Eat Your Toad
Silver Jews, Horseleg Swastikas
Donald Hall, Self-Portrait as a Bear
Hayden, Killbear, Elk Lake Serenade
James Tate, A Knock at the Door
Christine Bown speaks about animals in the poetry of James Tate
Silver Jews, Night Society
Christine Bown talks about David Berman
Silver Jews, The Right to Remain Silent, Natural Bridge
James Tate, Acting on a Tip
Silver Jews, People, American Water
Grace Egbert, The Buffalo
Devendra Banhart, Insect Eyes, Rejoicing in the Hands
Christopher Smart, from Jubilate Agno (read by Grace Egbert, with accompanying music by Loscil, Rorschach, from Plume)
Dara Wier speaks about clouds
James Tate, Days of Pie and Coffee
Christine talks about poet Nathan Bartel
Nathan Bartel, Child Mouse
Silver Jews, The Moon is the Number 18, Starlite Walker

DEDICATION (for Molly McDonald):
Brandon Shimoda reads an email sent by Molly McDonald on September 13, 2007
Gerard Manley Hopkins, Spelt from Sybil's Leaves (read by Grace Egbert)

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Horses
Tony Tost, [How am I like the shark], from World Jelly
James Tate, The Definition of Gardening
Christine speaks about James Tate and David Abram's Spell of the Sensuous
Christine and Grace speak about James Tate and the nature of poetry readings
James Tate, Dream On
Cat Power, Fool, You Are Free
James Tate, The Wild Turkey (read by Christine Bown)
James Tate, Revenge of the Jagged Ambush Bug
Silver Jews, Dallas, Natural Bridge
Christine Bown, [Untitled original poem], (read by Grace Egbert)
Silver Jews, Pet Politics
James Tate, The Lost Pilot
Erik Satie, Gymnopedie #1