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End Side One\nTwo\t\t000\t\n\t\t010\tTallman talks about the pockets of resistance between the poet subculture, publishing poets, and the academic world\n\t\t070\tThe political/academic environment within B.C.\n\t\t170\t“I think B.C. in particular suffers from the kind of counter movement you are talking about… in the East… there is a desire to find a new kind of B.C. writing…” Davey\n\t\t180\tDavey suggests that Ontario has a tendency to dismiss the canon of B.C. writing as “American-style” writing\n\t\t235\tDavey characterizes the creative writing program at York\n\t\t330\tPoetic risk taking Toronto vs. B.C.\n\t\t350\tThe relationship of this conservative government to Canadian Cultural Councils, and the dangers of assigning political control over creative money\n\t\t381\tTallman summarizes his efforts to create local support for poetry within Vancouver: “I have just about written U.B.C. off, I think they are enemies of literature, the institutional, bureaucratic, professional attitude toward literature is killing off any real interest…”\n\t\t400\tBoth speakers embark on a long discussion about the attitude towards creative writing in B.C.’s universities\n\t\t465\tTallman draws an analogy between theology and the professionalism of B.C. universities\n\t\t545\tDavey focuses upon modern Quebec writing\n\t\t580\tTallman asks Davey what kind of a critical theory he employs when writing\n\t\t610\tEnd.  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