CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
7126
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:
Adeena Karasick and Warren Tallman's conversation and interview at Royal Scott Hotel, Victoria on May 20 and 23, 1990
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
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-
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:
T00.47:27
Size:
49.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Content Type:
Sound Recording
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:47:24
Size:
50.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Content Type:
Sound Recording
Dates
Date:
1990-05-20
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
Date:
1990-05-23
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
Hotel Royal Scot Hotel & Suites, 425, Quebec Street, James Bay, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, V8V 1X3, Canada
Venue:
[Royal Scot Hotel & Suites?]
Latitude:
48.42006
Longitude:
-123.37313
Notes:
We are not sure if Royal Scot on the j-card refers to the location; it's just our assumption
CONTENT
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Adeena Karasick and Warren Tallman talk about Adeena's editing job, the impact of academia on it, the linear women poet, and many other topics. They also discuss if knowing the biography of authors matters when it comes to having a reflection on their written work.
Adeena accompanied Tallman to Victoria as he developed his essays for In the Midst, published by Talonbooks in 1992.
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