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Birney, Earle, 1904-1995

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1904-05-13 - 1995-09-03

Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:

rag & boneshop, 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-44066-46182
Scope and Contents

This is an outstanding compilation of Birney's concrete and visual poems. Several poems are written in the linguistic style used by bill bissett. According to Adjala Bookshop, Birney inscribed (dated 1970) this first edition of the book to Mary Lou Toms who was the founding editor of "Books in Canada." The inscription is in the form of a concrete poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

rag & boneshop, 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-21114-21523
Scope and Contents

This is an outstanding compilation of Birney's concrete and visual poems. Several poems are written in the linguistic style used by bill bissett. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

The Cosmic Chef: An Evening of Concrete, 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-27765-28892
Scope and Contents

This issue features typewriter and calligraphic concrete poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

The Cow Jumped over the Moon: The Writing and Reading of Poetry, 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-21115-21524
Scope and Contents

Most of this book is presented as an interview of Birney. The is one concrete poem example in this book dealing with autobiography and critical analysis of poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Turvey: A Picaresque Novel, 1958

 Item
Identifier: CC-21485-21896
Scope and Contents

This is a comic novel on Canadian military forces on WWII. It is the first British and American edition of the book first published in Canada in 1949. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

What's So Big About Green?, 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-20934-21343
Scope and Contents

A concrete poem is printed on the wax paper page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973