BugHatch: Writers Unincorporated

chicken_lips · Joined: 21 Apr 2005 Posts: 199 Location: Edmonton

Alright, I need help!

Modern poets (preferably Canadian) who either do spoken word, or have stong aural elements to their writing, and have enough of a canonic standing that they would be acceptable to an English prof.

Go!

Mingus Tourette · Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 291 Location: E-Ville. Canada.

bp nichols (though I guess he's dead)
& bill bissett (not dead!)

in tha canon....

I don't know - define yer canon. There many not be that many 'modern' spoken word canucks with enough publishing history to reach a prof's canon.
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t-dot · Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 412

yeah i'd back those two - and frankly i think they are considered part of the canadian poetical canon.
afua cooper?
lillian allen?

Bex · Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 91 Location: ED AB CA

I believe I've still got some bill bissett recordings you could have if you want them. I won them and ended up with two sets. Just need to dig up the box with the extras.

Canon is tricksy.
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Fols · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 458 Location: Kingston, ON

christian bok

and i'd say lillian allen for sure (she just got writer in residence at queen's. about time queen's had one)

bill is totally in the canon. he was a major major part of a canadian poetry class i took at queen's. he's also really cool. period.
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Fols · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 458 Location: Kingston, ON

robert priest. how could i forget robert priest?
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Mingus Tourette · Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 291 Location: E-Ville. Canada.

Oh yeah! Bok! He's Canon!
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Fols · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 458 Location: Kingston, ON

sheri-d wilson

not quite canon but has books AND video poems. haha. here's to 'Airplane Paula'
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theskza · Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 105 Location: Toronto

Catherine Kidd and Sea Peach is a full performance kind of deal.
She's a wild one.

And Clive Holden reads his poetry like no one else. He made a record with The Weakerthans for his book Trains of Winnipeg. I'm a huge Clive Holden fan-- he sounds like a the spirit of the railroad. Old as the hils. Epic. And he's totally multimedia savvy ta boot-- he makes his own films of his poetry. Check it at www.trainsofwinnipeg.com

Fols · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 458 Location: Kingston, ON

I just spent the entire weekend with Catherine Kidd. She is the coolest person. So much fun and really quite brilliant. Her new work is amazing.
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t-dot · Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 412

yeah Fols - how was the school house? lots of folks?

Fols · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 458 Location: Kingston, ON

It was amazing. so amazing. More people than ever this year. jill was more mellow than ever. everything fell into place beautiful.

and t, you were missed. carolyn and i did a little pouting.

devon was great. i'm proud of him.
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chicken_lips · Joined: 21 Apr 2005 Posts: 199 Location: Edmonton

Wow- so many replies.

I saw Lillian Allen do a reading. I like everything she stands for, but I hate her actual poetry. How much sense does that make?!?
Sheri-D Wilson I just don't enjoy on any level.

But yeah, Bok- I've got to hunt down some more.

It turns out that my first choice, Wade Compton, is actually legit enough for me to do my project on, so yay for that!

Lorno · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 35 Location: vancouver, bc

micheal ondaatje, just finishing up his The Collected Works of Billy The Kid
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