CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
7008
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
bpNichol Fonds
Sub Series:
bpNichol Fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
bpNichol reading at Milwaukee Public Library for Woodland Pattern on February 24, 1980 #5
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:
"Author",
"Reader",
"Speaker",
"Donor"
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Playback Mode:
Stereo
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Good
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:47:31
Size:
50.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Notes:
0:20 - "Two Words: a wedding"
2:30 - "a counting" from "The Book of Hours"
10:30 - "Hour 3" from "The Book of Hours," which he says was written on a ferry between Vancouver and Victoria, BC.
15:30 - "Hour 5" from "The Book of Hours" written outside of Saskatchewan on an eventual train from Toronto, ON, to Vancouver, BC.
19:40 - "Hour 7" from "The Book of Hours" written in a building outside of Toronto during a storm.
25:35 - "Hour 11" from "The Book of Hours"
29:40 - from "Translating Translating Apollinaire"
39:00 - song or sound poem called "Flower Eyes"
41:20 - "Song for St. ein" which Nichol notes is drawn from a question posed by Gertrude Stein
42:20 - "You too Nicky" from "a counting" which Nichol notes is drawn from the Japanese poetic form the Uttanikki, used in his Martyrology.
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:44:16
Size:
46.6 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Notes:
In this reading at the Milwaukee Public Library, Nichol reads from sections of each of the books of the Martyrology which he had at that point completed. He makes reference to bill bissett, W.S. Merwin and Dick Tracy comics as different sources of inspiration.
0:20 - from "The Martyrology of St. And"
6:00 - from "The Martyrology Book 2"
9:30 - song from "The Martyrology"
11:10 - from "The Martyrology Book 2, Friends as Footnotes"
15:00 - from "The Martyrology Book 3"
25:00 - "Mid-initial Sequence from Coda, of Martyrology Book 3"
28:25 - from "The Martyrology Book 4"
35:00 - from "The Martyrology Book 5"
Dates
Date:
1980-02-24
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
cassette
LOCATION
Address:
814 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Venue:
Milwaukee Public Library
Latitude:
43.04037
Longitude:
-87.92392
CONTENT
NOTES
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