Michael McClure lecture at SFU on March 2, 1984 Tape 2 of 2 #428

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5711
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Michael McClure lecture at SFU on March 2, 1984 Tape 2 of 2 #428
Title Source:
cassette and J-card
Title Note:
Liner notes: see the photo in material description
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Speeches: Talks
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Mcclure, Michael
Dates:
1932-2020
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/71493269
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:
Excellent
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:
T00:47:09
Size:
49.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:57
Size:
48.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1984-03-02
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card

LOCATION

Address:
8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Venue:
SFU
Latitude:
49.2767
Longitude:
-122.9178
URL:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/102254132

CONTENT

Contents:
Side Track No. Comments One 002 McClure continues talking about his feelings on biology, nature, poetry, etc., and the effects of the Beat Movement 074 Responds to a question about literature critics and the difference (or lack thereof) between East and West Coast poetry 130 Responds to a question about how he feels about the relationship between the various arts 184 Talks about living in New York 203 Talks about John Wieners 228 How McClure started writing plays 275 Responds to question about what is necessary for the act of composition 337 Question about the composition of “Fleas”, and “Ghost Tantras” 405 Question about whether McClure uses mind altering drugs while composing poetry (Answer: “No”) 438 Question about McClure’s feelings on the sonnet 483 McClure’s variation on the sonnet: the “mad sonnet” Reads two examples of “mad sonnets” 544 Side one ends Two 002 McClure’s feelings about Robinson Jeffers poetry 027 McClure’s impressions of current performance artists like Laurie Anderson 047 Talk returns to sonnets, especially altered sonnets 120 The American poets whose work McClure reads, from both the 19th and 20th centuries 151 McClure responds to a question about “drive words’ in poetry; recites an example of a poem which makes almost exclusive use of these words 218 Question about Zukofsky’s notion of a poem’s sound preceding the words 236 McClure’s feelings about abstract expressionism and the current art scene (especially in New York) 315 Question about whether there is anything happening in writing that is comparable to the current trends in painting. McClure talks about European sound poetry 352 Question about whether the political significance of the harsh black and white handbills that are now so common 378 McClure’s impressions of Henry Miller, Kenneth Rexroth, Kenneth Patchen and Robinson Jeffers 491 McClure responds to a question about the Tung Dynasty 518 End of lecture and question period
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

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