Poems - CBC “Anthology”

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
8308
Partner Institution:
University of Calgary
Source Collection Label:
Alden Nowlan fonds
Sub Series:
Alden Nowlan fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Poems - CBC “Anthology”
Title Source:
Transcribed from the artifact
Language:
English
Production Context:
Broadcast
Persistent URL:
https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/alden-nowlan-fonds
Identifiers:
[3.2.1]

Rights

Rights:
In Copyright (InC)
Notes:
Enters Public Domain at the end of 2044

CREATORS

Name:
Nowlan, Alden
Dates:
1933-1983
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/61671170

CONTRIBUTORS

Name:
Carr, Bill

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Side:
A and B
Tape Brand:
Concertape
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Good

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Duration:
T00:21:24
Size:
39.19 MB

Dates

Type:
Performance Date
Notes:
[after 1974]. Dates taken from item.

LOCATION

Address:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

CONTENT

Contents:
Bill Carr [00:00:37] Reads "The Uninvited Visitor" by Alden Nowlan from CBC’s "Anthology" series. Bill Carr [00:02:32] Reads "Report from Glace Bay" by Alden Nowlan from CBC’s "Anthology" series. Bill Carr [00:04:01] Reads "An Introduction to the Moon People" by Alden Nowlan from CBC’s "Anthology" series. Alden Nowlan [00:09:28] Instructs writers on the schedule of weekend workshops. Unknown (child) [00:12:58] Plays with recording equipment.
Notes:
Part of CBC’s “Anthology” evening series about writers and writing - Work from Alden Nowlan, Len Gasparini, Norman Levine - Alden Nowlan’s poems recorded in Halifax by Elizabeth Fox, and read by Bill Carr: - [00:00:37] “The Uninvited Visitor” (later published as “The Visitor”); - [00:02:32] “Report from Glace Bay”; - [00:04:01] “An Introduction to the Moon People” - The couplet at the end of “Visitor” is different; the lines are: “he could have lain awake while we slept / and who can be sure he won’t return / that young man with terrible eyes / or another like him - Recording shifts to Alden Nowlan speaking at a workshop - [00:09:28] : It’s unclear where this recording is from, but he is instructing a group of writers on how the weekend of workshops might be scheduled. - [00:12:58] child playing with the recording equipment - CBC “Anthology” - [19--] is present in the current finding aid as 523/92.21 3.2

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