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Robin Blaser comments on the “postmodern” movement in poetry\n\t\t267\tMcClure talks about meeting Charles Olson in Gloucester\n\t\t313\tMcClure responds to a question on his feelings on science, especially biology\n\t\t402 \tSide two ends"],"Note":["[{\"note\":\"\",\"type\":\"\"}]"],"Related_works":["[]"],"_version_":1853670553752174593,"timestamp":"2026-01-07T14:59:58.173Z","score":4.823697},{"id":"5711","cataloger_name":["Linara,Kolosov"],"partnerInstitution":["Simon Fraser University"],"collection_source_collection":["Reading in BC Collection"],"source_collection_label":["Reading in BC Collection"],"collection_contributing_unit":["SFU Library"],"source_collection_uri":[""],"collection_image_url":[""],"collection_source_collection_description":["Reading in BC collection was assembled during the late 1970s and ‘80s. There are approximately 1000 tapes in this collection. 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