CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
4549
Partner Institution:
University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Source Collection Label:
Warren Tallman fonds
Sub Series:
Warren Tallman fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Creeley, R. Notes on Poetry I Aug. 26 1962
Title Source:
Title on front of box.
Title Note:
Other titles: Bob's Aug 26 '62 Notes on Poetry I 3 3/4
Language:
English
Production Context:
Home recording
Genre:
Speeches: Talks
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Creeley, Robert
Dates:
1926-2005
Role:
"Speaker"
Name:
Tallman, Warren
Dates:
1921-1994
Role:
"Speaker"
Name:
Bowering, George
Dates:
1935-
Role:
"Speaker"
Notes:
Unconfirmed. George Bowering seems to have been in attendance and is heard in the audience asking a question. Frank Davey confirms that George Bowering was present at this event in his book "When TISH Happens" (p. 160-2).
Name:
Davey, Frank
Dates:
1940-
Role:
"Speaker"
Notes:
Frank Davey recalls being present at this event in his book "When TISH Happens" (p. 160-2).
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Reel to Reel
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/4 inch
Playing Speed:
3 3/4 ips
Sound Quality:
Excellent
Physical Condition:
Good
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Sample Rate:
96,000
Duration:
01:05:26
Size:
1.4 GB
Bitrate:
24
Dates
Date:
1962-08-26
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Listed on item
LOCATION
Address:
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Notes:
This recording contains one of three lectures Robert Creeley gave at Warren and Ellen Tallmans' house on 37th Street in Vancouver, B.C. on Aug 26, 28, 29, 1962. Frank Davey refers to this event in When TISH Happens (p. 160-2).
CONTENT
Contents:
This tape copy contains a recording the first of three guest lectures Robert Creeley gave at Warren and Ellen Tallman's house on 37th Street, Vancouver, B.C. This particular lecture was recorded on August 26, 1962. The following two lectures were given on August 28 and August 29, 1962. These two lectures were also recorded, and are available in the Frank Davey fonds of the SoundBox Collection (2014.002.001). Frank Davey recorded the event and references the event in his book When TISH Happens (p. 160-2).
In this lecture Robert Creeley discusses the question, "what is poetry?" He draws on the definitions of many writers and poets including Joshua Whatmough, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Conquest, Ezra Pound, Edward Sapir, Walt Whitman, and William Carlos Williams. Warren Tallman and various students and guests including George Bowering occasionally ask questions.
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Item ID: 2012.002.001
Type:
General
Note:
Digitization complete. Transcription complete.
RELATED WORKS
Citation:
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Recapituation, and Summary Of the Characteristics of Shakespeare’s Dramas.” In Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Citation:
Conquest, Robert. The Pasternak Affair: Courage of Genius; A Documentary Report. Lippincott, 1962.
Citation:
Pound, Ezra. Literary Essays.
Citation:
Sapir, Edward. “Language and Literature.” In Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech. Harcourt, Brace & World, 1921.
Citation:
Whatmough, Joshua. Language: A Modern Synthesis. St Martin’s Press, 1956.
Citation:
Whitman, Walt. “A Backward Glance.” Leaves of Grass.
Citation:
Williams, William Carlos. “Author’s Introduction (The Wedge).” Selected Essays of Williams Carlos Williams. New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2009.