Poets Read Their Contemporary Poetry: Before Columbus Foundation
Various Artists
January 1, 1980
Popularity
8%
Number of Tracks
15
Label
Folkways Records
Copyright
2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1980 Folkways Records
UPC
829410989367
| # | Track | Artist | Key | Camelot | BPM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Intro | Ishmael Reed | D♭ Minor | 12A | 157 |
| 2 | | A Bard's Prayer/ Poetry | Bob Callahan | A♭ Major | 4B | 92 |
| 3 | | For the Poets | Jayne Cortez | D♭ Major | 3B | 77 |
| 4 | | Poem for Fanny / Yang-chu Said | Maureen Owen | A Major | 11B | 86 |
| 5 | | I Am a Dangerous Woman / Crossing the Border Into Canada | Joy Harjo | C Major | 8B | 129 |
| 6 | | Boringuen | Alurista | F♯ Major | 2B | 109 |
| 7 | | Housewife | Susan Zavarin | G Major | 9B | 119 |
| 8 | | Bark Is What Us Dogs Do... / On a Leash / From a Midrash | David Meltzer | F Minor | 4A | 132 |
| 9 | | Artist/Art This / (Seque into) Anonymous Sonnet | Victor Hernandez Cruz | A♭ Major | 4B | 130 |
| 10 | | Rabbit, Hair, Leaf | Mei Bersenbrugge | F Minor | 4A | 128 |
| 11 | | Flipochinos / Being Your Woman / Pacific Lover | Cyn Zarco | A Minor | 8A | 98 |
| 12 | | St Louis Woman | Ishmael Reed | D♭ Major | 3B | 83 |
| 13 | | Part 3 from Wolfbane | David Henderson | D♭ Major | 3B | 166 |
| 14 | | Dope | Amiri Baraka | D♭ Major | 3B | 87 |
| 15 | | New York Weather Report / Dedicated to William Melvin Kelly / Sound Poem | David Jackson | D♭ Major | 3B | 115 |