Lyn Lifshin Official Site

Media Gallery

Lyn Lifshin in voice, motion, and memory

Explore a curated collection of Lyn Lifshin’s videos and audio assets — documentary footage, live readings, interviews, podcasts, performances, and archival recordings that preserve the presence of a singular poetic voice.

A living archive of Lyn's recorded legacy

Lyn Lifshin did not simply write poems — she lived inside them. Her work moved through memory, women’s lives, houses, longing, history, icons, racehorses, and the private weather of obsession, building a body of work that was prolific, intimate, and fiercely independent.

This media gallery extends that legacy beyond the printed page. It brings together video and audio materials that let visitors encounter Lyn as readers and listeners did: through her voice, her presence, her movement, and the intensity she brought to every performance and appearance.

130+

Books & Chapbooks

1987

Documentary Released

50+

Years of Writing

FIVE

Media Formats

Essential Recordings

Begin with the recordings that capture Lyn Lifshin’s presence most vividly — documentary, live readings, and performance footage that reveal the energy behind the poems.

Lyn Lifshin: Not Made of Glass
The definitive visual record of Lyn’s life and work — an intimate documentary that captures the poet in full: her voice, her environment, her creative obsessions, and the relentless energy that defined her five-decade career.