Interviewer
Mark Gibbons
Files
Description
Dexter Roberts describes his relationship to Ed Lahey as fellow colleagues in the University of Montana English department throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. Roberts tells about a number of political activism activities against the Vietnam War in which both he and Lahey took part, including a sit-in in downtown Missoula, Montana and a demonstration at the ROTC building on campus. Roberts recounts several anecdotes of some of the stranger encounters with Lahey, a man known for his eccentricities. Roberts and Gibbons discuss the merits of Lahey's poetry and his lasting impact on Missoula’s literary history.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Ed Lahey, Poetry, Literature
Original Date
9-12-2012
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Ed Lahey Oral History Project OH-438, Archives & Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 438-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (39:55 min.) : digital, + 1 transcript (11 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
39:55 minutes
Local Filename
OH_438_001.mp3; OH_438_001.pdf
Citation
Roberts, Dexter, "Dexter Roberts Interview, September 12, 2012" (2012). Ed Lahey Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/edlahey/1