CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
7518
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Fred Wah Fonds
Sub Series:
Fred Wah Fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Fred Wah speech in Nanjing on August 23, 1996
Title Source:
Cassette and J-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Wah, Fred
Dates:
1939-
Name:
Zhang, Zijing
Dates:
1921-2010
Name:
Huang, Fan
Dates:
1950-
Notes:
Not sure who he is on this tape. There are a group of Chinese people who talking on this tape
Name:
Zhou, Jun
Notes:
Not sure who he is on this tape. There are a group of Chinese people who talking on this tape
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
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:
T00:41:51
Size:
38.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:47:03
Size:
43.4 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1996-08-23
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
City Nanjing City, Jiangsu, China
Latitude:
32.097
Longitude:
118.779
CONTENT
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
This tape is both in English and Chinese.
Fred Wah is on a tour in China. He begins his speech tallking about the reason why and how Fred Wah and Tish poet became interested in Chinese contemporary poetry; he shares a bit about the particular Canadian poetry context, and what problems he has with reading British poetry.
Fred Wah also talks about new ways of writing, long poems, exchange between American language poets and Canadian language poet, and
Feminist poetry (French poets and their crucial role).
Fred, in addition, talks about [Avenger?] poets; He explains about language poet and performance poets. There is also a conversation and a question and answer period happening in Chinese.
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