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bpNichol, 1944-1988

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1944 September 30 - 1988 September 25

Parallel Names

  • Nichol, BP

Nationality

Candian

Found in 329 Collections and/or Records:

Gronk: [Untitled]. No.1 / bp Nichol, editor ; McCaffery S ; bissett b ; UU D., 1970

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Identifier: CC-36378-38169
Scope and Contents

Usually published in an edition of 400 copies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Gronk Zap: After Winsor McCay. No.2 / bp Nichol., 1983

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Identifier: CC-36295-38085
Scope and Contents

As suggested by the instructions, the paper folded reveals the text, "I had puzzling feelings about your puzzled look." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Ground Works: Avant-Garde for Thee , 2002

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Identifier: CC-41495-43482
Scope and Contents

This book is a compendium of Canadian avant garde writing from 1965 to 1985. Margaret Atwood, who contributed an over-view essay of the work produced during those years, collaborated with Bok to organize the selections of experimental fiction by the authors. John Riddell contributed "Pope Leo: El Lope" from Criss-Cross. It is a lipogram using only the letters e, o, l and p. The contribution by bp Nichol is from "Still... a novel that depicts in minute detail the scenography for a potential, but postponed , story... his words provide a kind of textual terrain across which the eye pans like a camera." Steve McCaffery's "Panopticon" is an enigmatic whodunnit...The panopticon symbolizes the maze of words through which the reader must wander, playing the role of invisible spectator." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Heads & H&Z, 1985

 Item — Box 281: [Barcode: 31858072460649]
Identifier: CC-19604-19990
Scope and Contents

This anthology Includes reprints of a selection of curry's publishing activities focusing on his rubberstampings of minimalistic and concrete poems of his own and his circle of poets. Dean comments: this making precious of the single poem was the result of necessity as much as esthetic deliberation; curry published within a finite small budget. This could have caused poor-quality production, i.e. Gestetner, offset or xerox. Instead it resulted in hand-stamp, hand-set rubber type, as his chosen (& unique) means of publication. His scaled down book remained both anarchic and typographically refined. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

High C: Selected Sound and Visual Poems 1965-1983 / UU, David ; Nichol bp ; curry jw., 1991

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Identifier: CC-00982-1008
Scope and Contents

Mention is made of the loan of three original manuscripts from the Sackner Archive for publication in this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

High C: Selected Sound and Visual Poems 1965-1983 / UU, David ; Nichol bp ; curry jw., 1991

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Identifier: CC-00983-1009
Scope and Contents

Mention is made of the loan of three original manuscripts from the Sackner Archive for publication in this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Homage to Sam Langford / Curnoe, Greg; bissett b; Nichol bp., 1970

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Identifier: CC-20288-20685
Scope and Contents

This work is presented as a narrative text with color coding of the rubberstamped words, paragraph by paragraph, to indicate place or characteristics of activity of author. In this respect, the idea is similar to Anne Noel's drawing series of colored text, "Conflux," which is held by the Sackner Archive. Curnoe was killed by an automobile while riding his motorcycle at age 55 years in June 1993. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Housepress Openpalm: Willed THinks. No.5 / ross priddle ; Nichol bp., 2000

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Identifier: CC-36505-38304
Scope and Contents

Priddle's calligraphically reproduced essay deals with bp Nichol's infatuation with the letter "H" as well as environmental issues in a dada-like presentation. Priddle also mentions progressive scleroderma. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

In England Now That Spring, 1979

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Identifier: CC-38160-40054
Scope and Contents

The final section of this book consists of The Martyrology Book V: Chains 2 and 0. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

In England Now That Spring (Deluxe Edition), 1979

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Identifier: CC-38159-40053
Scope and Contents

The final section of this book consists of The Martyrology Book V: Chains 2 and 0. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

In England Now That Spring / McCaffery, Steve ; Nichol, bp ; Clark TA., 1979

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Identifier: CC-38161-40055
Scope and Contents

The final section of this book consists of The Martyrology Book V: Chains 2 and 0. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Kon 66 & 67 (for jiri valoch) / Nichol, bp ; Nichol E., 2002

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Identifier: CC-44033-46146
Scope and Contents

This work originally appeared as Gronk number 1: series 2. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Konfessions of an Elizabethan Fan Dancer / Nichol, bp ; Cobbing B., 1967

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Identifier: CC-40351-42322
Scope and Contents

Designated as Quartos No.3. A Canadian version of this book was published by Weed Flower Press in 1973 but the titles were differently placed on the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Konfessions of an Elizabethan Fan Dancer / Nichol, bp ; Cobbing B., 1973

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Identifier: CC-57658-10000925
Scope and Contents

bp Nichol dedicated this book "to Bob Cobbing who took that chance of first publishing me thank you." The paper slip contains the following: "KONFESSIONS OF AN ELIZABETHAN FAN DANCER is a collection of bp Nichol's "borderblur" pieces from the period 1964-1966. It includes some previously unpublished material. It is ironical that Nichol's work of this perid, upon which his earlier reputation was based, has not previously been published in book form in Canada. KONFESSIONS fills the gap." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Lament: a sound poem, 1969

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Identifier: CC-28216-29384
Scope and Contents

Also designated Minibooks #3. First published by Ganglia Press May 3, 1969. Writers Forum published it December 31, 1969. Performed as a sound poem at UBC Gallery of Fine Arts in April 1969. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

[Layout for Greaseball Comics 1] / Nichol, bp., 1983

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Identifier: CC-19692-20079
Scope and Contents

This printed version appeared as Curvd H&Z No.195. The first edition was published by Ganglia 1970. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983