John Ashbery's Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
Jun 16, 2010•1 hr
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Episode description
A staged reading of John Ashbery's great, dense work-one of the defining poems of the 20th century. Six readers, accompanied by projected text and image, illuminate and bring to life Ashbery's tonal shifts and juxtapositions.
Directed by Jim Paul with technical direction by Beth Thielen.
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