CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5328
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
B.P. Nichol Reading at SFU on November 30, 1982 tape 1 of 2 #352a
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Nichol, B.P.
Dates:
1944-1988
Role:
"Reader"
Name:
Miki, Roy
Dates:
1942-
Role:
"Speaker"
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'
Name:
Miki, Roy
Dates:
1942-
Role:
"Speaker"
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
Sound Quality:
Excellent
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:
T00:30:31
Size:
30.6 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:31
Size:
30.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1982-11-30
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Venue:
SFU
Latitude:
49.2767
Longitude:
-122.9178
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 006 Introduction by Roy Miki – The danger of survey and anthology courses. The poem is complex and infinitely simple. Poetry as a means of figuring out language.
048 Introduces bp Nichol and his explorations of the inner dynamics of language, explorations analogous to the splitting of the atom (inner fission/inner vision) The inside of a word is a sentence. Words do do.
103 End of introduction – some reading logistics
118 Bp Nichol discusses the background to his interest in Gertrude Stein and “I” poems
134 A.B.C. childhood” coll. With Brian Dedora
138 Section 8 from “A.B.C. childhood”
149 Section 9
156 Section 10
162 Section 11
170 Introduction to “Organ Music” series
183 “The Vagina”
1
185 2
189 3
194 4
201 5
206 6
211 7
217 “The Tonsils”
221 1
225 2
231 3
235 4
239 5
244 6
246 7
250 “The Anus”
256 1
259 2
265 3
275 4
281 5
290 6
295 7
305 “The Toes”
1
314 2
329 3
336 4
343 5
357 6
367 “The lily”
1
374 2
381 3
389 4
400 5
409 6
419 “The Mouth”
1
427 2
435 3
443 4
459 5
472 6
490 A pause while students buy photocopies of parts of Martyrology book VI
516 Introduction to “The book of hours”
526 “The fourth hour (9:35 am. – 10:35 am.)” from “The book of hours”
598 “Hour seventeen (5:35 – 6:35 pm.)”
663 From the grammar trilogy “Hour 22 (12:35 – 1:35 pm.)”
749 Brief explanation of “Follow-the-bouncing-ball poetry”
770 Introduction to 3rd section of “Inchoate road”
784 “Incohate road”
857 End of tape
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: BP Nichol Reading at SFU Nov. 30, 1982 Introduction by Roy Miki Side 1 28:10 Side 2 27:30 Recorded by Kurtis Vanel Dolby B
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