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bpNichol, 1944-1988

 Person

Parallel Names

  • Nichol, BP

Nationality

Candian

Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

Heads & H&Z, 1985

 Item — Box 281: [Barcode: 31858072460649]
Identifier: CC-19604-19990
Scope and Contents

This anthology Includes reprints of a selection of curry's publishing activities focusing on his rubberstampings of minimalistic and concrete poems of his own and his circle of poets. Dean comments: this making precious of the single poem was the result of necessity as much as esthetic deliberation; curry published within a finite small budget. This could have caused poor-quality production, i.e. Gestetner, offset or xerox. Instead it resulted in hand-stamp, hand-set rubber type, as his chosen (& unique) means of publication. His scaled down book remained both anarchic and typographically refined. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Lament: a sound poem, 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-28216-29384
Scope and Contents

Also designated Minibooks #3. First published by Ganglia Press May 3, 1969. Writers Forum published it December 31, 1969. Performed as a sound poem at UBC Gallery of Fine Arts in April 1969. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Lay-Out: Industrial Sabotage No.52, 1993

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Co-Cu: [Barcode: 31858072491354]
Identifier: CC-43188-45245

Letter to Jacob Leed, returning poems: The Smithbox MS, 1966

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-07344-7488
Scope and Contents

levy's handwritten letter to Jacob Leed on verso page 3 mentions waiting for a poem by Alan Ginsberg and putting out Egyptian Stroboscope. The Smithbox is an experimental non-fictional piece replete with run-on as well as obscene words. it includes a minimalist poem by Bob Barker and a visuonary line drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Metamorphosis: A Tribute to bp Nichol, 1986

 Item — Box 633: [Barcode: 31858072464732]
Identifier: CC-17576-17942
Scope and Contents

Cobbing and Bill Smith first performed this work on October 14, 1986 in honor of bp Nichol. A special edition of the periodical, Open Letter, was produced for the occasion. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

On the Merry-Go-Round, 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-40425-42396
Scope and Contents

The poem by Nichol was submitted by his wife, Eleanor Nichol. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Poetry into Music / Cobbing, Bob ; Nichol bp., 1986

 Item — Box 395: [Barcode: 31858072461597]
Identifier: CC-17531-17897
Scope and Contents

Two copies have an isbn number on the front cover but one copy does not. The back cover of one copy with the isbn number has a different image than the other copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Selected Poems: Beyond Even Faithful Legends, 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-22196-22618
Scope and Contents

Cover painting by bissett. Len Early wrote the introduction to this selection of bissett's poems from 1962-1976. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Selected Poems: Particular Accidents, 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-22166-22588
Scope and Contents

Edited and with an introductory essay by Robin Blaser. Includes a poem portrait, "bp Nichol." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980