Harold Pinter wrote poetry throughout his life, not just the “big sweary outburst about how crap the war in iraq is” which saw him win the Wilfred Owen Prize in 2004, but poetry of mood, nuance and subtle observation.

In November 1964, Pinter appeared at the 92nd Street Y Poetry Center, New York, where he read a selection of his poetry and short stories. This audio recording is the full program of Pinter’s reading and includes:

“Tea Party”
“New Year in the Midlands”
“A Glass at Midnight”
“You in the Night”
“The Drama in April”
“The Anesthetist’s Pen”
“Jig”
“Episode”
“Afternoon”
“The Error of Alarm”
“The Table”
“The Black and White Selection”
“The Examination”

This is followed by a Q&A where Pinter:

...talks about literary influences, point of view, his opinion of Edward Albee’s Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and the classic Beatles vs. Rolling Stones debate.

 
Previously on Dangerous Minds

The Everyday Genius of Harold Pinter