CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
7064
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Title:
Warren Tallman Fonds
Source Collection ID:
MsC 26
Source Collection Description:
Warren Tallman (7 November 1921 - 1 July 1994) was an American-born poetry professor who inspired the Canadian Tish movement and influenced the mid-20th century poetry scene in Canada. Born in Seattle attended the University of California, Berkeley on the G.I. Bill. There he met Ellen King; they married in 1951. In 1956, the Tallmans accepted teaching jobs in the English department at the University of British Columbia, where they helped Earle Birney and Roy Daniells to organize the creative writing department. In 1963, they hosted a poetry conference attended by Denise Levertov, Charles Olson, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Duncan, Margaret Avison, and Philip Whalen. The Tallman home itself also served as a poetry enclave of sorts. It was there that Jack Spicer gave some of his now legendary lectures. Two years later, they held another poetry conference in Berkeley, California. Sometimes criticized by Canadian literary nationalists for turning the Vancouver poetry circle into a California branch plant, Tallman embraced the Black Mountain school approach to poetry, and also was influenced from the Beats and other New American Poets. The fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts, teaching papers, personal and financial records, material pertaining to the Vancouver Poetry Centre, photographs, audiotapes, ephemera, etc.
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
SFU Library
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:
Sub Series Title:
Warren Tallman Fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Warren Tallman's memento recorded in November 1988 for Steve McCaffery compiled with contributions from Adeena Karasick, Colin Browne, Warren Tallman, bpNichol, and Steve McCaffery reading poetry
Title Source:
J-card and Recording
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Browne, Colin
Dates:
1946-
Notes:
Colin Browne reading Fred Wah "Music at the Heart of Thinking" at Langara College Theater on June 1
Name:
Karasick, Adeena
Dates:
1965-
Notes:
On the first side, Adeena Karasick reading "Manipulating Stairs" in Cranbrook at 1:46, and she is reconstructing Bill Bissett Phonetic A B C with various words they spell from London, Ontario at 13:00
Name:
McCaffery, Steve
Dates:
1947-
Notes:
Reading at Bella Vista on November 22, 1988
Name:
Nichol, bp (Barrie Phillip)
Dates:
1944-1988
Notes:
bpNichol also reads some of his poems on June 1st at Langara College Theater
Name:
Tallman, Warren
Dates:
1921-1994
Notes:
Warren Tallman reading a piece named "Claw" that he'd written for bp Nichol at Bowering's. It seems Warren recorded this part for [Adeena Karasick?]
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:
T00:46:52
Size:
61.7 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:56
Size:
61 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Notes:
It's blank
Dates
Date:
1988-11
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card and Recording
Notes:
This tape is recorded in November 1988 by Warren Tallman
Date:
1988-11-22
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
Steve McCaffery reading
Date:
1988-11-09
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
Adeena reading "Manipulating Stairs" in Cranbrook
Date:
1988-10-15
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
Warren Tallman reading a piece named "Claw" that he'd written for bp Nichol at Bowering's
Date:
1988-06-01
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
Colin Browne reading Fred Wah "Music at the Heart of Thinking" at Langara College Theater on June 1 bpNichol also reads some of his poems on this date
LOCATION
Address:
[2499- Western E 7th?]
Venue:
Bowering's house
Notes:
Warren Tallman reading "Claw" on October 15th, 1988.
Warren Tallman mentions Bowering's house location at 14:20 on the first side
Address:
3504 Bella Vista in East Vancouver V5N 3W9
Venue:
Warren Tallman’s House
Latitude:
49.25312
Longitude:
-123.07054
Notes:
In the '70s(?) he moved to 3504 Bella Vista in East Vancouver V5N 3W9 and lived there till his death. We assume Steve McCaffery is reading at Warren Tallman’s house
Address:
Cranbrook, Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia, V1C 2N0, Canada
Latitude:
49.5118
Longitude:
-115.7671
Notes:
Adeena Karasick reading "Manipulating Stairs" on November 9th in Cranbrook
Address:
College Langara College, 100, West 49th Avenue, Oakridge, Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, V5Y 2Z6, Canada
Venue:
Langara College Theater
Latitude:
49.22484
Longitude:
-123.10867
Notes:
Colin Browne reading Fred Wah's "Music at the Heart of Thinking" at Langara College Theater on June 1; bpNichol also reads some of his poems
CONTENT
NOTES
Type:
Related Version
Note:
We found some identical content on tapes #117 and #119
Type:
Related Version
Note:
almost duplicate/DUPLICATE with tapes #117 SWALLOW ID 7119 and #119 SWALLOW ID 7121
Type:
Related Version
Note:
A part of this tape is duplicate of tape 148 (Time slot 34:38). Steve McCaffery reading takes place on November 22 in 1988 at Tallman's home onBella Vista in Vancouver.
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