Margaret Atwood reading from Life Before Man with Fred Wah and Douglas Gordon Jones #723

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5294
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Margaret Atwood reading from Life Before Man with Fred Wah and Douglas Gordon Jones #723
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Atwood, Margaret
Dates:
1939-
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/109322990
Role:
"Reader"
Name:
Wah, Fred
Dates:
1939-
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/1330211
Role:
"Reader"
Name:
Jones, Douglas Gordon
Dates:
1929-
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/41883605
Role:
"Reader"
Name:
Tallman, Warren
Dates:
1921-1994
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/11397708
Role:
"Speaker"

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Track Configuration:
2 track
Playback Mode:
Stereo
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:45:31
Size:
45.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:45:30
Size:
43.7 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

LOCATION

CONTENT

Contents:
Side Track No. Comments One 000 008 An introductory speaker makes irrelevant comments 131 The same speaker begins to turn his comments directly about poetry and the three upcoming speakers 162 End 168 Margaret Atwood takes the microphone 178 Atwood reads from: Life Before Man. At the time of the recording, Life Before Man is an upcoming novel. Atwood reads a long passage which presents both a female and male perspective 413 End 420 Fred Wah takes the microphone 425 “Among”, title poem from the collection Among 430 End 437 “Hamill’s last stand”, from Tree 466 End 475 “Severance springwater” from Earth 488 End 490 Untitled poem 496 End 498 “How to be something” and “How to hunt” 510 End 511 “What to do when you get there” 517 End 518 “How to disappear” 524 End 525 “How to build a fire” 534 End 539 Various ‘river’ poems – possibly untitled, unpublished, contemporary work 572 End. End Side One Two 000 007 Fred Wah continued. Wah reads three short poems 058 “For the writers…”, “A Cretian translation”, “Hermes” 060 “A sleeping poem” 082 End 085 P.G. Jones takes the microphone, making some humorous comments 110 “Spring flowers” from Under the Thunder the Flowers Light Up the Earth 135 End 140 “These flowers” 156 End 160 Jones explains to the audience that he will be reading 13 poems in sequence, without pause. All taken from Under the Thunder 223 Jones begins reading 350 End 356 Jones reads an unidentified three-line poem 360 End 382 “Lines inscribed on a stone” 388 End 395 “That’s it” 401 End 407 “Three cast with the I Ching” 414 End 417 “13/9/75 (Ta Kuo: Excess)” 422 “16/9/75 (I: Nourishment)” 430 End 443 “Dilemmas” 469 End 485 “7/5/75” 496 End 500 “10/5/76” 512 End 522 “The diamond Sutra” 550 End 556 “For Malcolm Lowry” 565 End 575 “Eliminate the valietics” 580 End
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: Margaret Atwood reading form "Life Before Man" with Fred Wah and D. G. Jones, #723

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