Robert Francis discusses his admiration for Robert Frost
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
American poetry
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963
Amherst poet Robert Francis discusses his admiration for Robert Frost and how he is different from his friend.
Gildea, Fain (writer/producer), Skillicorn, David (videographer)
Jones Library Special Collections
1979
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from the Robert Francis Collection
English
Motion pictures
Robert Francis reads Silent Poem
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
American poetry
Amherst poet Robert Francis reads his poem titled Silent Poem in his home, Fort Juniper.
Fain Gildea (writer/producer), David Skillicorn (videographer)
Jones Library Special Collections
1979
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from the Robert Francis Collections
English
Motion pictures
Robert Francis reads his poem, Hide and Seek
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
American poetry
Amherst poet Robert Francis reads his poem, Hide and Seek, in his home, Fort Juniper
Fain Gildea (writer/producer), David Skillicorn (videographer)
Jones Library Special Collections
1979
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from the Robert Francis Collection
English
Motion pictures
Robert Francis reads his poem, City
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
American poetry
Amherst poet Robert Francis reads his poem, City, in his home, Fort Juniper
Fain Gildea (writer/producer), David Skillicorn (videographer)
Jones Library Special Collections
1979
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from the Robert Francis Collection
English
Motion pictures
Robert Francis reads his poem, Bulldozer
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
American poetry
Amherst poet Robert Francis reads his poem, Bulldozer, in his home, Fort Juniper
Fain Gildea (writer/producer), David Skillicorn (videographer)
Jones Library Special Collections
1979
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from the Robert Francis Collection
English
Motion pictures
Robert Francis reads his poem, Orb Weaver
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
American poetry
Amherst poet Robert Francis reads his poem, Orb Weaver, while in his home, Fort Juniper.
Fain Gildea (writer/producer), David Skillicorn (videographer)
Jones Library Special Collections
1979
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from the Robert Francis Collection
English
Motion pictures
Robert Francis on humor in his poetry
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
American poetry
Amherst poet Robert Francis responds to the question, "How important is humor to your poems?" and talks about how poetry and humor are closely related as both surprise you with unexpected combinations.
Fain Gildea (writer/producer), David Skillicorn (videographer)
Jones Library Special Collections
1979
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from the Robert Francis Collection
English
Motion pictures
Robert Francis on his stone man
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
Robert Francis talks about his 'found art' that he calls an eolith palladium, a stone that he turned into art in his backyard.
Fain Gildea (writer/producer), David Skillicorn (videographer)
Jones Library Special Collections
1979
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from the Robert Francis Collection
English
Motion pictures
Robert Francis on his poem, Two Women
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
American poetry
Amherst poet Robert Francis reads his poem, Two Women, and then discusses the different ways the last line could be read.
Skillicorn, David
Jones Library Special Collections
1979
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from the Robert Francis Collection
English
Motion pictures
Robert Francis on his parents
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
Amherst poet Robert Francis discusses the influence of his parents on his own character and how the contrasting temperaments combined to make him a poet.
Fain Gildea (writer/producer), David Skillicorn (videographer)
Jones Library Special Collections
1979
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from the Robert Francis Collection
English
Motion pictures
Robert Francis on earning his living as a poet
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
Amherst poet Robert Francis responds to the question of whether he earns a living entirely from poetry.
Fain Gildea (writer/producer), David Skillicorn (videographer)
Jones Library Special Collections
1979
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from the Robert Francis Collection
English
Motion pictures
Robert Francis and his family
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Photograph of Robert Francis and family members sitting at a table outside under trellises. Francis' father Ebenezer F. Francis and stepmother Ida May Allen Francis are sitting across from Robert (fourth from left).
Barnes, Lincoln W., 1879-1966
Jones Library Special Collections
undated
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From the Robert Francis Collection
Photographs
Reception for Robert Francis at Jones Library 1977
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
Jones Library
Reception for Robert Francis at the Jones Library. Caption on reverse reads, "Amherst Record, weekend, Aug. 20, 1977, p.1 Reception for Robert Francis, Amherst poet, following presentation of a bust of Francis to the Jones Library by sculptor Anna Wang of Montague for the poet's 75th birthday(Aug. 12). L. to R. - unidentified woman, Mrs. Joseph Langland, Joseph Langland, Nathan Smith, Robert Francis, unidentified woman, Horace W. Hewlett, chairman of the Board of Trustees."
Jones Library Special Collections
1977-08
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From the Amherst Record Collection
Photographs
Robert Francis reads poetry to a group of people on the lawn outside The Jones Library
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
Jones Library
This group has come together to listen to Robert Francis read poetry on the lawn outside the Jones Library.
Jones Library Special Collections
1957-08-22
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From the Robert Francis Collection
Photographs
Postcard from Robert Francis to Charles Green, December 31, 1957
Green, Charles R.
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Amherst (Mass.)
Postcard sent to Charles R. Green at The Jones Library from Robert Francis while Francis was traveling in Rome, Italy. Francis thanks Green for his bon voyage card, wishes him a happy new year, and reports that he has "found Frost in three libraries: USIS, British Council, and here [the American Academy in Rome]."
Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
Jones Library Special Collections
1957-12-31
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from the Robert Francis Collection
English
Cards