Earle Birney reading from David, and other poems.

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
8356
Partner Institution:
University of Calgary
Source Collection Title:
Earle Birney fonds
Source Collection ID:
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
University of Calgary, Archives and Special Collections
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Earle Birney reading from David, and other poems.
Title Source:
Transcribed from the artifact
Title Note:
Label of recording title and included poems taped to box. Box stamped JH 2W5.
Language:
English
Production Context:
Studio recording
Persistent URL:
https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/index.php/earle-birney-fonds
Identifiers:
[7.6]

Rights

Rights:
The Public Domain Mark (PDM)

CREATORS

Name:
Birney, Earle
Dates:
1904-1995
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/97679781

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Reel to Reel
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/4 inch
Playing Speed:
7 1/2 ips
Tape Brand:
CBC Radio - Canada
Sound Quality:
Excellent
Physical Condition:
Good

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Duration:
T00:28:53
Size:
475.89 MB

Dates

Date:
1966
Type:
Performance Date
Notes:
Dates supplied through research for copyright.

LOCATION

CONTENT

Contents:
Earle Birney [00:00:00] Reads "Man on a Tractor". Earle Birney [00:06:55] Reads "World War III". Earle Birney [00:09:34] Reads "West Vancouver Ferry". Earle Birney [00:11:17] Reads "October in Utah". Earle Birney [00:12:30] Reads "Grey-Rocks". Earle Birney [00:14:01] Reads "Eagle Island". Earle Birney [00:19:25] Reads "Kootenay Still-Life". Earle Birney [00:20:05] Reads "These with Winds". Earle Birney [00:20:58] Reads "Monody of a Century". Earle Birney [00:21:40] Reads "European Nocturne". Earle Birney [00:22:40] Reads "France 1941". Earle Birney [00:23:28] Reads "On Going to the Wars". Earle Birney [00:37:40] Reads "Villanelle".
Notes:
Title based on contents of file. - “Man”: Written at the end of the war, when Birney was briefly in Alberta. - “West”: Ferry system that stopped functioning thirty years ago. - “October”: Written when teaching in Salt Lake City at the University of Utah. - “Grey”: Written in Vancouver, early poem, a sonnet. Written when Birney was an undergraduate student. Refers to a cove in the farthest reaches of Burrard Inlet, where an old girlfriend’s family had a cabin. - “Eagle”: Coastal terrain of Vancouver. At the time of writing, Eagle Island had only two cabins and could only be accessed with a small boat or swimming. Birney wrote this while nostalgic in Toronto. After reading poem notes, “Yes, I was an unregenerate Westerner in those days.” - “European”: Moving into wartime poems again. - “France”: The beginning of the de Gaul movement of resistance in conquered France. - “On Going”: Ended the book. Written to his wife. Birney starts the reading over after a few lines. - “Villanelle”: Early vintage piece. Birney’s voice begins higher, and then becomes normal again.

NOTES

RELATED WORKS

Citation:
The Strait of Anian; David, and Other Poems

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