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Michael McClure reading poetry to lions

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Uploaded by on Feb 9, 2011

Video of Michael McClure taken from the USA Poetry series by Richard O. Moore (1966) which we're releasing to celebrate the publication of Mr. McClure's newest book of poetry, Of Indigo and Saffron, published by University of California Press in February, 2011.

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  • Good to see this. I directed three of his Gargoyle Cartoons in the 70's. in London; Spider Rabbit, The Pansy and Meatball. One lion in particular, despite being locked up, seems to respond very well. Thanks!

  • I'd have had some fun as a keeper that day!

  • 'Also, while the crew was setting up the equipment for the shoot, McLure went over to three kangaroos: "I decided beast language was not right for them, so I recited Chaucer. A couple of them literally clamored down from the stumps they were on, walked over to the edge of the moat and stood in a wobbly-wavy way looking at me.' (Douglas Kahn: "Noise Water Meat" p. 340)

  • Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! Release the lions, Smithers.

  • I remember seeing this in the 60's, and then for decades thought I'd simply imagined it...

  • such an interesting upload!!! great!

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