Fred Ward - Black Poet & Musician - reads his poems to Ann Quin and Larry - 1966

by Larry Goodell

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	1.	Fred Ward reading from his poems in Placitas - part 1 16:21		buy track
	2.	Fred Ward reading from his poems in Placitas - part 2 16:11		buy track

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Ann Quin, British novelist, was particularly enamored by Fred Ward's poems, as I was. She responds often to the poems during the recording. This is from a reel to reel tape I've just converted to digital October 2018. I made the recording soon after Fred's book came out in 1966 at my place on the Hertford Ranch in Placitas.

As far as I know Fred Ward's POEMS is the first book of poetry by an Afro-American published in the state of New Mexico - by duende press 1966. The book is dedicated to Neil Nelson.

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released October 18, 2018

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Larry Goodell Placitas, New Mexico

Piano/poetry collaborations AT TOP, THEN POETRY, THEN PIANO IMPROVISATIONS AT BOTTOM!
Live poetry I have recorded, edited & released here, pay what you can to help me with the site cost, free jazz piano-keyboard improvisations, interviews, radio plays, some songs from a lifelong resident of my native New Mexico, I'm a performance poet who "blasted off the page" in the early 70's. Love to all! ... more