David Antin papers, 1954-2006

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David Antin papers, 1954-2006

1954-2006

The papers of performance artist, experimental poet, curator, and critic David Antin include extensive correspondence, forty years of diaries, published and unpublished manuscripts, working notes, teaching files, and over 300 audiotapes and videos of lectures and performances. In particular, the archive documents Antin’s “talk pieces” which were his unique means of fusing spoken poetry with academic lectures.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6651484

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