Part of Lapsed WASP: Poems 1978-89 book Launch Event at University of Calgary in December 1994: Victor Coleman reading poetry

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
7888
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Title:
Fred Wah Fonds
Source Collection ID:
MsC 17
Source Collection Description:
The Fred Wah fonds collects materials from Vancouver-based poet Fred Wah, who was appointed as Canadau2019s fifth Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2011 and has published 25 books between 1965 and 2016. Wah was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1939 and grew up in the West Kootenay region. His Chinese and Scots-Irish ethnic background and identity have a significant influence on his literary work. Wah completed an undergraduate degree in Literature and Music at the University of British Columbia, where he became a founding editor of the TISH newsletter in 1961, and has taught at Selkirk College, the David Thompson University Centre, and the University of Calgary. The fonds contains a number of interviews, conversations, lectures, and public readings recorded between the years 1976 and 2006, featuring local and national literary and media figures such as Lorna Crozier, bpNichol, Daphne Marlatt, and Stuart McLean.
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
SFU Library
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:
Sub Series Title:
Fred Wah Fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Part of Lapsed WASP: Poems 1978-89 book Launch Event at University of Calgary in December 1994: Victor Coleman reading poetry
Title Source:
J-card and Recording
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Wah, Fred
Dates:
1939-
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/1330211
Notes:
Fred Wah introduces Victor Coleman in the beginning of side one; he mostly introduces his books published with a variety of publishing press
Name:
Coleman, Victor
Dates:
1944-
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/38160442

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
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:
T00:47:08
Size:
66 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:39:52
Size:
51.7 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Notes:
BLANK

Dates

Date:
1994-12
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card

LOCATION

Address:
2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Venue:
University of Calgary
Latitude:
51.07837
Longitude:
-114.12832
URL:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/4814074

CONTENT

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Victor Coleman begins his reading by reading from Corrections, his second book Kenkyusha Light Verse Parking Lights Speech Sucks Stranger [For Daphne?] Terrific at both ends A Wake for Greg A Wake for Milton A Wake for Zappa A Wake for Roy ... He reads his A Wake poems for people whom he feels close to and have passes away [A sequence for BP: Waiting for the Plans on?] The Exchange The Sock Exchange [? Pewnd]

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