ɪnˈɪʃəl pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz ʌv ðiːz pˈoʊᵻmz wɜː pˈʊɹli ɹᵻsˈiːvd baɪ ɐn ˈɔːdiəns æt ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ vˈæŋɡɑːɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən.
Initial performances of these poems were poorly received by an audience at the Village Vangard in 1957.