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Contemporary Short Prose

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Title	Contemporary Short Prose
Performer(s)	Guravich, Donald
Subject 1	Fiction--20th century.
Abstract	In this class Donald Guravich reads from several contemporary short prose pieces. Work read includes Jim Harrison’s “The Woman Lit by Fireflies,” Bobbie Louise Hawkins’ “Frenchy & Cuban Pete, and Other Stories” and W. P. Kinsella’s “The Moccasin Telegraph and Other Stories.”
Content	0:00 Donald Guravich is introduced. 0:25 Guravich begins. He quotes Ezra Pound, “Poetry is news that stays news” and states that the same could be said about prose. Explains his biases when it comes to prose. 2:32 Reads from Gretel Ehrlich’s “Drinking Dry Clouds: Stories from Wyoming” starting with the first page. 6:21 Reads from “The Woman Lit by Fireflies” by Jim Harrison, “Claire was sinking into the ground…” 10:44 Reads “I Owe You One” from “Frenchy & Cuban Pete, and Other Stories” by Bobbie Louise Hawkins. 12:50 Reads from “Diamonds” written by Dale Herd. 15:40 Reads from Richard Ford’s “Rock Springs.” 22:33 Reads Lucia Berlin’s “The Pony Bar, Oakland” from “Homesick.” 24:50 Reads from Molly Giles’ “Rough Translations:” “A Jar of Emeralds.” 26:50 Reads from “The Moccasin Telegraph and Other Stories” by W. P. Kinsella, “Most white people don’t see Indians up close...” 30:00 Finishes reading excerpts. Final reading recommendations. 33:13 Recording ends.
Type of Event	Lecture
Date Recorded	1992-07-24
File Format	.mp3
Performance Length	33:13
Rights Information	Copyright release given to Naropa University for the purposes of preservation, marketing and educational use. All other rights reserved to individual performers.
Department	Writing
Publisher	Allen Ginsberg Library and Naropa University Archives
Type	Sound
Language	eng
File Name	92P168.mp3

Contemporary Short Prose

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