- MsC-199
- Collection
- [19--]-2009
The Readings in British Columbia collection consists of poetry readings and lectures on poetry that took place and were recorded in the province of British Columbia between 1965 and 2009.
The Readings in British Columbia collection consists of poetry readings and lectures on poetry that took place and were recorded in the province of British Columbia between 1965 and 2009.
The Vancouver lecture: Jack Spicer Poetic dictation at Tallman Residence cont'd on June 13, 1965 #2
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Jack Spicer finishes his reading of The Textbook of Poetry and answers questions. This recording starts on tapes #1a and #1b.
Jack Spicer reading Language at UBC in February, 1965 and in Berkeley: Summer Days, July 1965 #3b
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Robin Blaser, Jack Spicer, Stan Persky finish reading their poetry at The New Design Gallery.
A new recording from the UBC festival Summer Days begins. It starts with the general conversation with Duncan, Spicer, Blaser, Persky, and others followed by Duncan and Blaser reading their poetry. The cassette ends with conversation. This tape moves on to #4a.
Readings at Berkeley: Summer Days, cont'd July 1965 #5a copy 2
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The discussion from #5a continued. Spicer on the invisible world. Discussion of magic. Duncan and Spicer continue and finish the discussion.
Cacchioni, Fawcett, Gladys, Persky, Russel, and Wah reading at Stan Persky
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Brian Fawcett continues reading his poetry, Gladys Hindmarch reading a short story, George Stanley reading translation of Vigil, he stops partway through and Brian Fawcett continues reading it. Started on tape #15a and continued on tape #15c.
Jamie Reid and Pierre Coupey reading to poetry class at UBC on March 8, 1966 #18
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Jamie Reid reading to a poetry class at UBC. He is introduced by Dorothy Livesay. He is reading from the Playboy interview with Bob Dylan and continues with his poetry. Pierre Coupey reading from his works. They both answer questions.
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Seymour Mayne and Maria Fiamengo Reading for Dorothy Livesay's Poetry class at UBC. The recording continues on tape #19b.
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Wayne Nyberg is reading his poetry and Bill Bissett starts reading his poetry for Dorothy Livesay's Poetry Class at UBC on March 22, 1966. This recording continues on tape #20b.
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Bill Bissett finishes reading his poetry for Dorothy Livesay's Poetry Class at UBC on March 22, 1966. This recording begins on tape #20a.
Mountain Pass No 35,36: Pierre Coupey at Terrace in 1976 #35,36
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Mountain Pass interview series #35,36. Broadcasts with Pierre Coupey, where he reads his poem To Will is To Stir Up Paradox and discusses relevance of this poem
UBC Poetry Festival: Creeley and Ginsberg on July 24, 1963 #37
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UBC Poetry Festival series: Robert Creeley and Allen Ginsberg discuss art and politics. Creeley on Yevtushenko and Voznezhensky-psychological situation in Russia and America. Ginsberg discusses interview with Esquire
UBC Poetry Festival: Creeley, Duncan, and Ginsberg on August 2, 1963 #43a
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UBC Poetry Festival series: The early portion of this tape is the final moments of the meeting of August 2nd that we don
UBC Poetry Festival: Creeley, Duncan, Ginsberg, and Levertov on August 12, 1963 #47a
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UBC Poetry Festival series: Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, and Denise Levertov reading from Hart Crane and William Carlos Williams. This recording continues on tape #47b.
UBC Poetry Festival: Robert Duncan Lecture on August 5, 1963 part 2 of 2 #44b
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UBC Poetry Festival series: Duncan
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UBC Poetry Festival series: Robert Creeley on new critics on Whitman and Crane, Denise Levertov on first hearing Williams read in an American idiom, Communication through text of poem, Levertov
UBC Poetry Festival: Creeley, Duncan, Ginsberg, and Levertov on August 12, 1963 #47b
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UBC Poetry Festival series: Denise Levertov reads prose selection from Lorca, Allen Ginsberg reading Lorca
UBC Poetry Festival: Denise Levertov on August 9, 1963 #51
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UBC Poetry Festival series: Denise Levertov reading his poems mostly from his book O Taste And See.
Odysseus and the Worm read in Vancouver, May 1964 #71
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Allan Brown (according to the inventory document) reading Odysseus and the Worm.
Readings at Sir George Williams: George Kelly Reading on November 4, 1966 #72
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Readings at Sir George Williams series: Robert Kelly reading his poetry at Sir George Williams University (now Concordia) on November 4, 1966.
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Lionel Kearns is interviewed by Maurice Gibbons and his students at SFU, Burnaby on November 28, 1969
Raymond Hull sings work songs of the upper classes with Phil Thomas in Vancouver on May 05, 1964 #86
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Raymond Hull with Phil Thomas sings work songs of the upper classes, Art Hughes: Marching To Victoria on February 10, 1961; and The Highriggers on November 12, 1960 The PGE Song.
Robert Duncan Discussion following reading at SFU on June 29, 1978 Part 2 of 2 #89b
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The ending of Robert Duncan's discussion and lecture directly following his reading at SFU that day (June 29, 1978), the reading is recorded on tape #88. This recording starts on tape #89a.
Jack Spicer reading The Serial Poem at Tallman's Residence on June 15, 1965 tape 2 of 6 #93b
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Jack Spicer continues his lecture on the serial poem and reads his poetry answering questions from the audience at Tallman Residence on June 15 1965. This recording starts on tape #93a and ends on tape #94a.
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Jack Spicer finishes his lecture from tapes #93a and #93b on the serial poem and reads his poetry answering questions from the audience at Tallman Residence on June 15, 1965. On this tape also begins a recording from June 17, 1965, of a discussion on The Book of Magazine Verse which at that time was still in the process of being written and reads his poetry. This recording continues on Tape #94b and #95.
Paul Kelley and Ted Byrne reading at SFU on August 3, 1978 #102
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Paul Kelley and Ted Byrne reading their poetry at SFU, Burnaby on August 3, 1978.
Robert Duncan reading at The Western Front on March 15, 1976 part 1 of 2 #104a
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Robert Duncan reading his poetry at The Arts Centre The Western Front on March 15, 1976. This recording ends on tape #104b.
Ed Dorn reading in Vancouver on July 29, 1971 Tape 2 of 3 #107b
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Ed Dorn reading The Cycle cont., The ID. Runs the Actual Furnishings, Gunslinger
Ed Dorn reading in Vancouver on July 29, 1971 Tape 3 of 3 #107c
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Ed Dorn finishes reading his poems in Vancouver on July 29, 1971. This recording starts on tapes #107a and #107b.
Robert Creeley Reading at UBC, February 1962 #111a
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Robert Creeley reading his poetry interspersed with commentaries on various poems, happening at UBC in February 1962, his reading ends on tape #111b and followed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti's reading.
The Beat Bards reading in San Francisco, 1956 tape 1 of 2 #113a
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The Beat Bards, who are introduced by Kenneth Rexroth, are reading their poetry in San Francisco in 1956. The Beat Bards includes: Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Michael McClure, Kenneth Rexroth, Allen Ginsberg. This recording ends on tape #113b.