CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5316
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
The Coast is Only a Line: George Bowering Reading at the SFU Art Gallery and the IMC Studio on August 4 and 5, 1981 #343
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Bowering, George
Dates:
1935-
Role:
"Reader"
CONTRIBUTORS
Name:
Vanel, Kurtis
Dates:
1936-2017
Role:
"Recordist"
Notes:
no info in any directories, he was an SFU technician, also known as 'Doug Gysemen'
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
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
Generations:
Second generation from Reel-to-Reel
Tape Brand:
Scotch Cassette
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Excellent
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:31:23
Size:
29.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:31:26
Size:
30.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1981-08-05
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
Date:
1981-08-04
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card and inventory
LOCATION
Address:
8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Venue:
SFU Art Gallery
Latitude:
49.2767
Longitude:
-122.9178
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 004 Warren Tallman introduces George Bowering
George as a self who tries to do everything
030 George talks about his briefcase full of books
034 George “I want to prove I’m no stranger to deconstruction”
Discusses his use of a sonnet by John Milton and explains how he wrote his poem “When I”
053 Reads Milton’s sonnet
067 “When I #1”
071 #2
075 #3
083 #4
089 #5
095 George “I’ve been getting flak about being obscure… so I’m going to read newly rewritten prose text that won’t cause any trouble at all”
100 From Comparative Deaths series
Section called “Stuffed Horse”
164 Explains himself to eastern critics
169 “The Brown Mountain pets”
259 George : Prose doesn’t need to lead anywhere – it can be nothing more than the act itself
273 “Matchboxes”
573 “Spread eagle” from Comparative Deaths series
687 Warren Tallman – extro
Two 004 Introduction by George Bowering
Reading from Particular Accidents
011 “E” from intro to Particular accidents
020 “Talent”
040 George: “What I’m doing is opening the text at random and reading”
“…such is the nature of selected poems”
047 “The house” 1
065 2
082 3
095 “The White Station-Wagon Strophes”
150 George talks about old lisp & teeth
158 “The Believer”
193 “Mars” intro to poem
208 1
220 2
230 3
242 4
253 5
260 6
272 7
290 “The Acts”
356 “The Scars”
402 “Fred Wah” from Curious
458 “Frank Davey”
524 Section 4 Alaphanes
559 Section 12
601 Section 26
631 George: “This was one of the books that those religious guys said they could print… and every poem has ‘fucking’ in it”
653 Chapter XIX from A short sad book
“What it Means to be a Canadian”
672 Starts XIX over
763 From Old standards 1978
770 Section 1
823 Section 2
861 Section 8
909 Chats with Roy Miki
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: The Coast is Only a Line: George Bowering Reading at the SFU Art Gallery Aug. 4, 1981 Side 1 Beginning 42:15 Side 2 Conclusion 7:02 Reading in the IMC Studio Aug. 5, 1981 30:20 Recorded by Kurtis Vanel Dolby B
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