Kenneth Goldsmith Reading / February 19, 2009
Event Report
Kenneth Goldsmith read to an audience of 45 people in the UMaine New Writing Series on February 19, 2009. Goldsmith opened his set with an homage to Maine artist and poet Bern Porter before excerpting widely from his own works. A question and answer session with the audience followed.
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Set List (compiled by Stephanie Schaffner)
The Last Acts of St. Fuck You by Bern Porter
Excerpt from The Weather
Excerpt from Sports
Excerpt from Traffic
Excerpt from “Poem for Larry Craig”
Excerpt from An Attack – NYC on 9/11 (title approximate)
Excerpts from Head Citations
This event was co-sponsored by the UMaine Intermedia Visiting Artist Program, with generous support from the Lloyd H. Elliott Fund and the Distinguished Lecture/Cultural Affairs Committee.