Reading: Ishmael Reed

In this audiovisual recording from Thursday, March 20, 1975, as part of the 6th Annual UND Writers Conference: “Spirit of Place,” Ishmael Reed reads a selection of poems and an excerpt from Flight to Canada. The poems Reed reads include “Feral Pioneers,” “There\u27s a Whale in my Thigh,” “I am a Cowboy in the Boat of Ra,” “Betty\u27s Ball Blues,” “Monsters From the Ozarks,” “Beware: Do Not Read This Poem,” “Dualism,” “The Difference Between My Heart & Your Intellect,” “[In San Francisco They are Taking Up a Collection],” “Caledonia,” “Sky Diving,” “\u27Sputin,” “Untitled,” “Return of Julian the Apostle to Rome,” “Sky Diving Part Two,” “If I Had a Nickel,” “The Author Reflects on His 35th Birthday,” “Mystery First Lady,” “Jacket Notes,” and “Skirt Dance.