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The time of this poem is the period in New York City from April, 1958, when I witnessed the destruction of Monet's Waterlilies by fire at the Museum of Modern Art, to the present moment. The two spans of time assumed are the history of Manhattan Island and my lifetime on the island. I was born in an apartment house that had as another of its tenants the notorious gangster Gyp the Blood. Nearby was Grant's Tomb and the grave of the Amiable Child. This child died very young when this part of New York was open country. The place [...]

On April 10, 1964, Muriel Rukeyser participated, via telephone conferencing, in a course, "American Life as Seen by Contemporary Writers," which was offered, simultaneously, in six colleges (Stephens College, Drury College, Langston University, Morehouse College, Southern Illinois University, and Tougaloo College). Offered at each college and co-taught by collaborating teachers at each institution, the course brought together students, teachers, and writers through the use of telephone networking, an innovative technology at the time. During her telephone interview with students from the course, Rukeyser read and discussed three of her poems: "Gauley Bridge," from Book of the Dead; "Double Dialogue: Homage [...]

Theory of Flight was published by Yale University Press in 1935. It is no longer in print, but copies may be available through IndieBound. The contents of Theory of Flight also appear in The Collected Poems of Muriel Rukeyser, edited by Janet Kaufman and Anne Herzog, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 2006.

U.S. 1 was published in 1938. It is no longer in print, but copies may be available through IndieBound. The contents of U.S. 1 also appear in The Collected Poems of Muriel Rukeyser, edited by Janet Kaufman and Anne Herzog, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 2006.

A Turning Wind was published by The Viking Press in 1939. It is no longer in print, but copies may be available through IndieBound. The contents of A Turning Wind also appear in The Collected Poems of Muriel Rukeyser, edited by Janet Kaufman and Anne Herzog, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 2006.

Wake Island was published by Doubleday Doran in 1942. It is no longer in print, but copies may be available through IndieBound. The contents of Wake Island also appear in The Collected Poems of Muriel Rukeyser, edited by Janet Kaufman and Anne Herzog, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 2006.