Irving Layton speaking at a poetry reading, broadcast on CBC, Toronto, Ontario. Layton reads "The birth of tragedy," "The bull calf," and "Song for Naomi," among others. Poems are also read by Phyllis Webb, Earle Birney, John Newlove, Al Purdy, Leonard Cohen, George Bowering, and Gwendolyn MacEwan.
Irving Layton speaks at a poetry reading in Toronto, Ontario. Layton reads 16 poems, including "The birth of tragedy," "The bull calf," "Cat dying in autumn," and "Family portrait."
Irving Layton at a poetry reading at the Carleton Board of Education – Secondary Schools, Ottawa, Ontario. 29 poems are read, including "Bargain, "The bull calf," "How poems get written," "Misunderstanding," "Orpheus," and "Rhine boat trip."
Irving Layton at a poetry reading at Temple Sinai Congregation, Toronto, Ontario. Layton reads 16 poems, including "The bull calf," "For Anne Frank," "For Auld Lang Syne," and "If whales could think on certain happy days."
Irving Layton at a poetry reading at Beth Tikva Synagogue, Toronto, Ontario. Layton discusses Judaism and reads 25 poems, including "The black huntsman," "Death of Moishe Lazarovitch," :Gothic landscape," and "Mrs. Fornheim, refugee."
Irving Layton at a poetry reading at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Toronto, Ontario. Layton reads 7 poems: "O Jerusalem," "The birth of tragedy," "On being bitten by a dog," "The shark," "Rhine boat trip," "Take it all in," and "For Musia's grandchildren."
Irving Layton at a poetry reading at P.E.M.C., Montreal, Quebec. Layton reads 18 poems, including "Ballad of the old Spaniard," "Butterfly on rock," "First snow: Lake Achigan," and "From colony to nation."
Irving Layton at a poetry reading, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. Layton reads 22 poems, including "After Auschwitz," "Cain," "Family portrait," and "Israelis."
Irving Layton speaking at the Fourth Annual Symposium on the Holocaust, University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Layton reads 10 poems, including "Cain," "Survivor," "For 7510329," and "To the victims of the holocaust."
Seymour Mayne presents a detailed portrait of A.M. Klein's work for CBC Radio, Ottawa, Ontario. Irving Layton, Louis Dudex, Seymour Mayne and others discuss their relationship with A.M. Klein.
R.W. Baxter, Pauline Jewitt, Irving Layton, and Arthur Philips are interviewed by Mavor Moore for CTV, Montreal, Quebec. Baxter, Jewitt, Layton, and Philips discuss education.
Interviewer William Ronald, CBC Radio, Montreal, Quebec.
Eli Mandel and Irving Layton discuss Nietzsche and his influence on their work on Ideas. Episode produced by Janet Summerville, CBC Radio, Toronto, Ontario.
Irving Layton, Phyllis Webb, F.R.Scott and Miriam Waddington discuss the 40’s, First Statement, little magazines and other poets. Poems read include "De Bullion street" and "Lady Enfield."
Irving Layton interviewed by Phyllis Webb for CBC-TV, Toronto, Ontario. Layton discusses the poetic process and reads "The birth of tragedy" and "For Musia's grandchildren."
Irving Layton interviewed by Timothy Wilson for the League of Canadian Poets, Toronto, Ontario. Layton discusses the role of the poet, and reads 27 poems, including "Berry picking," "The birth of tragedy," "Blackout," and "Cain."
Irving Layton interviewed for the CBC Radio, Toronto, Ontario. Layton discusses his book "For my brother Jesus" and religion, and reads 2 poems, "For my brother Jesus" and "Snow drift."
Irving Layton interviewed for CBC TV, Toronto, Ontario. Layton discusses "The Covenant," religion, teaching, writing, and love. He reads 3 poems, "Idiots," "Letter to the Soviet cultural attaché," and "Xianity."
Irving Layton interviewed for CBC TV, Montreal, Quebec. Layton discusses "The tightrope dancer," the poets' return to Montreal, Quebec politics, death, and sexuality. Layton reads "Madman on Mithymna Beach."
Irving Layton interviewed by CBC Radio, Montreal, Quebec. Layton discusses "The Gucci gag," his childhood and education, Quebec politics, and the poet. He reads 7 poems, including "Butterfly on rock," "Endangered species," and "The mosquito."
Irving Layton discusses why he believes that Northrop Frye has had no influence on Canadian literature.
Miscellaneous messages from Irving Layton's message machine. May include messages from Leonard Cohen.
Elspeth Cameron on the Writings of Irving Layton: A Portrait, Montreal Quebec.
Irving Layton interviewed by Vicki Gabereau for CBC Radio.
Interview with Tony Dylan-Davis, Arts Alberta, Alberta.
A Continental Hug: Canadian Poetry Set to Chilean Music by Cormorant Books, Ontario. Includes music by Amuata and the poems "The Bird,” “The Wall,” “The Notations of Love,” “Snow Angels,” “A Women's Issue,” “On Being Bitten by a Dog,” “The Handkerchiefs of Plaza de Mayo,” and “All.”
Profile of Louis Dudek for CBC State of the Arts, Toronto, Ontario.
Elspeth Cameron interview by Judith Fitzgerald at Dooney's restaurant in Toronto.