CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
7066
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 Birthday Collage for Adeena Karasick that includes Warren Tallman reading Olivia's letter on May 28-30, 1990 and Roy Miki's letter on May 28, 1990
Title Source:
J-card and Recording
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Tallman, Warren
Dates:
1921-1994
Name:
Karasick, Adeena
Dates:
1965-
Notes:
Warren Tallman is recording this tape on the occasion of her birthday.
She's present on side two when Warren Tallman begin reading on May 28, 1991
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:
T00:46:44
Size:
64.6 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:57
Size:
62.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1990-05-30
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
Warren Tallman resumes reading after his break at 11:01
Date:
1990-06-01
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
It seems Warren Tallman is recording this tape on June 1 in 1990.
Date:
1991-05-28
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
Warren Tallman reading Olivia letter on side two
Date:
1990-05-28
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
Warren Tallman reading Olivia letter on side one
LOCATION
Address:
109, 88 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, [15L 1W7?]
Venue:
[Red Wallbarrow?]
Latitude:
49.28018
Longitude:
-123.10266
Notes:
According to what Warren Tallman says in tape 60, [Red Wallbarrow?] is located at "109, 88 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, [15L 1W7?] and named after William Carlos Williams by Warren Tallman. The Url we get for 88 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC points to the current "Vancouver Film School". We are not sure, but this location could be the current Vancouver Film School in 88 E Pender.
CONTENT
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Warren Tallman reads Olivia and Roy Miki Letters on the second side, and he reads Olivia Letter which is duplicate of what we have on the first side)
Type:
General
Note:
It seems Warren Tallman reads the complete version of "Olivia Letter" and "Roy Miki Letter" on the second side. The Olivia Letter parts seem to be the same on both sides one and two.
At 10:40, on the first side, Warren Tallman explains that he could not record the whole Roy Miki Letter as one part since he was interrupted and he had to talk to another woman about a poem she'd written for her mother.
The beginning of Side B suggests that these letters are all for Adeena as addressee; "Olivia" and "Roy Miki" may be just discussed in the letters, rather than the intended recipients. bpNichol is also discussed at length and Lola [Lemire Tostevin]. Some of the discussion directed to Adeena should be approached with sensitivity.
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