The Emperor Of Ice-Cream by Wallace Stevens - Poetry Reading

The Emperor Of Ice-Cream - A poem by Wallace Stevens. About the poem - "The Emperor of Ice-Cream" is a poem from Wallace Stevens' first collection of poetry, Harmonium. It was first published in 1922. Composer Roger Reynolds wrote an avant garde, mixed-media dramatization of the poem for 8 vocal soloists, piano, percussion, and double bass in 1961-62. In 1985, Composer Gary Kulesha published a revision of his clarinet quartet named after the poem. About the poet - Wallace Stevens (October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955) was an American poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania in USA. Most of his work was meditative and philosophical. This modernist poet was a poet of ideas. For more videos log onto http://www.youtube.com/pearlsofwisdom Also find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pearlsofwisdomchannel Subscribe & Stay Tuned - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=pearlsofwisdom