Bissett, Bill, 1939-
Dates
- Existence: 1939 November 23
Nationality
Canadian
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Anthology Meaning Meanings, 1989
This booklet was written for a workshop in a grade school class and is a second edition of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Concrete and Visual Poetry / Cobbing, Bob, editor ; Claire, Paula, editor ; Adler J ; bissett b ; Copithorne J ; Claire P ; Arnold D ; Broudy H ; Furnival J ; Phillips T ; Cobbing B ; Houedard DS ; Gysin B ; Morgan E ; Mayer P ; Nichol bp ; Helmes S ; Schafer RM ; Finch P ; Gibbs M ; Nuttall J ; Mills N ; Crozier R ; Burke H ; Cage J ; Farrell P ; Kerouac J ; Kalman E ; McCaffery S ; Radin B ; Sellars D ; O'Sullivan M ; Oshel D ; Ward JP ; Rushmer D ; Riddell A ; Schneider L ; Schafer RM ; Suknaski A ; Whyte J., 1990
The prints making up this catalogue were those that were displayed as the exhibition. They were reproduced from prior publications. Several originals by Dom Sylvester Houedard, Peter Mayer, Jeff Nuttall, and Tom Phillips from this exhibition are held by the Sackner Archive. There was no bound catalogue published on this exhibition. Therefore, the totality of this catalogue is unique. The work is an excellent reference for the examples of concrete and poetry done in the 60's and 70's. Edith Kalman did three micrographic calligraphic prints that have been scanned into this citation. The pamphlet lists the location of the works displayed. The prints comprising the exhibition are stored in their own box withing the cobbing matrial. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Four Parts Sand, 1972
The Sackner Artchive holds another copy without a dust jacket. This book is divided into four sections, each depicting representative work of a single poet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Four Parts Sand, 1972
This copy is missing the dust jacket -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Gronk Final Number Series: Write Me an Adventure. No.2 / bill bissett., 1983
Each page of this book reproduces a collage made from newspapers and magaziines. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Gronk Random Number Series: Sound. No.5 / bill bissett., 1986
Gronk: RUSH: what fuckan theory: a study uv language. No.8 / bill bissett., 1972
The edition size was probably between 300 - 400 copies. On this copy, the word "RUSH" is rubberstamped on the cover. A duplicate has the label "Rush" and a simple line drawing of a landscape. Derek Beaulieu in "seen of the crime" views this work as an early seminmal work of conceptual writing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
IBM / bissett, bill., 1971
List No.75: Canadian Poetry / Nelson, William ; Atwood M ; Aylward D ; Ball N ; Caruso B ; bissett b ; Blaser R ; Bowering G ; Coleman V ; Davey F ; Colombo JR ; Geddes G ; Gilbert G ; Harris DW ; Livesay D ; Mayne S ; McCaffery S ; Nichol bp ; O'Huigin S ; Ondaatje M ; Rosenblatt J ; Scobie S ; Shikatani G ; Souster R ; Garnier P ; O'Connelly B ; Valoch J ; Riddell J ; levy da ; Wagner Dr ; Broudy H ; Suknaski A ; McKinnon B ; UU D ; Phillips MJ ; McCarthy C ; Xisto P ; Wade S ; Adler J ; Dutton P ; Shikatani G ; Birney E., 1979
This catalogue has an extensive listing of Ganglia Press publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
No.94: Modern Canadian Poetry, A Selection of Scarce and Interesting Items / Nelson, William ; Ball, Nelson ; Acorn M ; Atwood M ; Blaser R ; Bromige D ; Colombo JR ; Davey F ; Coleman V ; Dudek L ; Gadd M ; Gilbert G ; Layton I ; Livesay D ; McCaffery S ; Nichol bp ; Souster R ; Turnbull G ; Wah F ; bissett b., 1985
This catalogue offers an extensive listing of bill bissett, bp Nichol, Irving Layton, Raymonf Souster, and Gael Turnbull books among others. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
one cent: MUd laMP. No.371/Dec / John M. Bennett., 2005
pass th food release th spirit book, 1973
In this book, the poem "Quebec Bombers" as Jack David describes it, "begins with the phrase "dirty concrete poet' repeated twice, then changes to "the concrete is dirty dirty,' "sum like it clean what dew they ooo.' . . . the comparison presents the clean ordered life of a capitalist system and the dirty chaotic life of the lower classes." [Lori Emerson internet 2011]. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Plutonium Missing, 1976
There were 1450 copies of this book bound in soft covers and 50 copies bound in hard covers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Plutonium Missing, 1976
There were 1450 copies of this book bound in soft covers and 50 copies bound in hard covers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
search only dreams / bissett, bill., 1973
(Th) Gossamer Bed Pan / bissett, bill., 1967
This first edition differs from the later, revised edition in its covers, fold-outs, and the presence of an offset page. There are more rubberstamped texts and less typewriter poetry in the first edition than the revised edition. The revised edition also has pages printed in red ink whereas the first edition does not. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Th Gossamer Bed Pan - Revised / bissett, bill., 1974
This first edition differs from the later, revised edition in its covers, fold-outs, and the presence of an offset page. There are more rubberstamped texts and less typewriter poetry in the first edition than the revised edition. The revised edition also has pages printed in red ink whereas the first edition does not. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Th Gossamer Bed Pan - Revised / bissett, bill., 1974
This first edition differs from the later, revised edition in its covers, fold-outs, and the presence of an offset page. There are more rubberstamped texts and less typewriter poetry in the first edition than the revised edition. The revised edition also has pages printed in red ink whereas the first edition does not. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.