Test Run Poetry

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Recording was taken from a homemade CD titled "Test Run Poetry/ 30 Tracks." There are 28 individual tracks featuring poems written and read by Harold Epstein. There are some with related or similar content and others that are unique. Epstein uses different styles for a few of the poems to add effects like singing, echoing his words, and emphasizing some words and not others.

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28 digital audio files (MPEG-4) : (46 min., 39 sec.)

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Epstein, Harold December 7, 2003.

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This audio recording is part of the collection entitled: Harold Epstein Papers and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 36 times. More information about this recording can be viewed below.

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Recording was taken from a homemade CD titled "Test Run Poetry/ 30 Tracks." There are 28 individual tracks featuring poems written and read by Harold Epstein. There are some with related or similar content and others that are unique. Epstein uses different styles for a few of the poems to add effects like singing, echoing his words, and emphasizing some words and not others.

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28 digital audio files (MPEG-4) : (46 min., 39 sec.)

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  • Preferred Citation: Harold Epstein Papers, University of North Texas Special Collections

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Harold Epstein Papers

Audio recordings of poetry written by Harold Epstein (1950-2005), a Dallas based writer. Only the born digital materials received with the collection are currently available in a digital format. Non-digital materials listed in the collection's finding aid may be viewed in the UNT Special Collections Reading Room.

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  • December 7, 2003

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  • Feb. 19, 2019, 7:47 a.m.

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Epstein, Harold. Test Run Poetry, audio recording, December 7, 2003; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1453188/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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