The Official bpNichol Archive - visual poetry https://bpnichol.ca/tags/visual-poetry en Erotikon https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/erotikon <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/images/Pages%20from%203.1%20Erotica.jpg" alt="" /></div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-document field-type-file field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><table class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/archives/document/Pages%20from%203.1%20Erotica.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=199537">Pages from 3.1 Erotica.pdf</a></span></td><td>194.86 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even" property="content:encoded"><p>bpNichol, "Erotikon." Rampike 3.1  Special issue on "Erotica" (1982): 59.</p><p>Full issue available here: <a href="https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/rampike/vol3/iss1/3/ ">https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/rampike/vol3/iss1/3/ </a></p></div> </div> Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:30:08 +0000 gbetts 245 at https://bpnichol.ca https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/erotikon#comments "pleasure plaisir" https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/pleasure-plaisir <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/images/Page%201.jpg" alt="" /></div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-document field-type-file field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><table class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/archives/document/Pleasure.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=6810093">Pleasure.pdf</a></span></td><td>6.49 MB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even" property="content:encoded"><p>bpNichol, "pleasure plaisir", The Ants Forefoot. 2 (Spring 1968): 24-5.</p></div> </div> Thu, 04 Aug 2022 17:51:38 +0000 gbetts 243 at https://bpnichol.ca https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/pleasure-plaisir#comments Extreme Positions https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/extreme-positions <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/images/Pages%20from%20extreme%20positions%20-%20nichol-2.jpg" alt="" /></div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-document field-type-file field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><table class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/archives/document/extreme%20positions%20-%20nichol.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=19433696">extreme positions - nichol.pdf</a></span></td><td>18.53 MB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even" property="content:encoded"><p>bpNichol, <em>Extreme Positions</em>. Edmonton: The Longspoon Press, 1981. </p><p>Back cover: Extreme Positions, bpNichol's fourth published novel, uses the techniques of visual poetry to tell the extended tale of a ménage à trois. In a series of quick word stills the stilted violence unwinds as seen from the viewpoint of a terrified, distant, almost peripheral narrator/witness.</p></div> </div> Tue, 10 Jul 2018 23:39:43 +0000 gbetts 179 at https://bpnichol.ca https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/extreme-positions#comments Scraptures: Sequence Eleven https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/scraptures-sequence-eleven-0 <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/images/Pages%20from%20Scraptures11-1.png" alt="" /></div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-document field-type-file field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><table class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/archives/document/Scraptures11-1.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1874356">Scraptures11-1.pdf</a></span></td><td>1.79 MB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Scraptures: Sequence Eleven. grOnk 8 (August 1967).</p><p>Inside cover: "starting with this issue david w harris has probably moved to vancouver   since grOnk is a joint publishing venture but is distributed by FLEYE PRESS those considering contributing please wait till issue 9 and new address"</p></div> </div> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 02:20:03 +0000 gbetts 172 at https://bpnichol.ca https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/scraptures-sequence-eleven-0#comments H: An Excursion https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/h-excursion <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/images/Scan.jpeg" alt="" /></div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-document field-type-file field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><table class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/archives/document/H%20an%20Excursion_1.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=290031">H an Excursion.pdf</a></span></td><td>283.23 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even" property="content:encoded"><p>bpNichol and Barbara Caruso. <em>H: An Excursion</em>. Toronto: Seripress, 1976.</p><p>This 11 page chapbook is a collaboration between Nichol and Caruso. It was produced in an edition of 60 copies. </p></div> </div> Thu, 25 Jan 2018 11:36:09 +0000 gbetts 170 at https://bpnichol.ca https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/h-excursion#comments 8 Lines on/of/as H's + 2 Alpha pairings https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/8-lines-onofas-hs-2-alpha-pairings <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/images/bpnichol-8-Lines.jpg" alt="" /></div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-document field-type-file field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><table class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/archives/document/bpnichol-8-Lines.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1076783">bpnichol-8-Lines.pdf</a></span></td><td>1.03 MB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even" property="content:encoded"><p>8 Lines on/of/as H's + 2 Alpha pairings. Toronto: Letters, 1986. 2 Bit Poetry series No. 9. Reprinted in an edition of 43 "at the sign of the press" 15 April 1994.</p><p>Printed in an edition of 100 copies.</p></div> </div> Sat, 25 Nov 2017 14:28:06 +0000 gbetts 164 at https://bpnichol.ca https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/8-lines-onofas-hs-2-alpha-pairings#comments Scraptures https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/scraptures <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/images/Scraptures.jpg" alt="" /></div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-document field-type-file field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><table class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/archives/document/Scraptures.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=903126">Scraptures.pdf</a></span></td><td>881.96 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even" property="content:encoded"><p>"Scraptures". <em>Alphabet</em> 12 (August 1966). 72-73.</p><p>Nichol published many of the Scraptures series through Ganglia Press as broadsides chapbooks, but they also appeared in James Reaney's literary magazine <em>Alphabet</em> in a special issue on math and poetry. These "Scraptures" appear in a section called "Math Square Contest Poems" alongside contributions from bill bissett, Keewatin Dewdney, Gwendolyn MacEwan, amongst others. A version of this poem appears in <em>Gifts: The Martyrology Books 7 &amp;</em> (1990). </p></div> </div> Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:36:20 +0000 gbetts 160 at https://bpnichol.ca https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/scraptures#comments Interview with Nicette Jukelevics (1974) https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/interview-nicette-jukelevics-1974 <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/images/Interview%20with%20Nicette%20Jukelevics%201974.jpg" alt="" /></div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-document field-type-file field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><table class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/archives/document/Interview%20with%20Nicette%20Jukelevics%201974.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=638917">Interview with Nicette Jukelevics 1974.pdf</a></span></td><td>623.94 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Interview with <em>Nicette Jukelevics</em>. 26 June 1974.<br /><em>A Bibliography of Canadian Concrete, Visual and Sound Poetry 1965-1972</em><em>. MA Thesis. Sir George William University, 1974. 127-134.</em></p><p>The interview is included as an appendix at the end of Jukelevics MA Thesis.</p></div> </div> Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:11:12 +0000 gbetts 143 at https://bpnichol.ca https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/interview-nicette-jukelevics-1974#comments ABC: The Aleph Beth Book https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/abc-aleph-beth-book <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/images/Identity%20in%20Place002_R.JPG" alt="" /></div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-document field-type-file field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><table class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/archives/document/ABC%20The%20Aleph%20Beth%20Book.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=9367353">ABC The Aleph Beth Book.pdf</a></span></td><td>8.93 MB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even" property="content:encoded"><p>ABC: The Aleph Beth Book.<br />Toronto: Oberon Press, 1971.</p><p>Dedication "for ellie"</p><p>Editorial:</p><p>"POETRY BEING AT A DEAD END POETRY IS DEAD. HAVING ACCEPTED THIS FACT WE ARE FREE TO LIVE THE POEM. HAVING FREED THE POEM FROM THE NECESSITY TO BE THE POEM IS NOW CONSTANTLY HAPPENING IN OUR LIVES. WHAT HAS BEEN CONSTANT TILL NOW HAVE BEEN THE ARTIFICIAL BOUNDARIES WE HAVE PLACED ON THE POEM. WE HAVE PLACED THE POEM BEYOND OURSELVES BY PUTTING ARTIFICAL BOUNDARIES BETWEEN OURSELVES &amp; THE POEM. WE MUST BE TO FREE OURSELVES FROM THE NECESSITY OF PLACING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN OURSELVES &amp; THE POEM. THE POEM WILL LIVE AGAIN WHEN WE ACCEPT FINALLY THE FACT OF THE POEM'S DEATH."</p></div> </div> Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:37:03 +0000 gbetts 130 at https://bpnichol.ca https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/abc-aleph-beth-book#comments Collborations https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/collborations <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/images/Collborations-smbp_002_R.JPG" alt="" /></div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-document field-type-file field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even"><table class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://bpnichol.ca/sites/default/files/archives/document/Collborations%20steve%20mccaffery%20%2B%20bpnichol.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=4630677">Collborations steve mccaffery + bpnichol.pdf</a></span></td><td>4.42 MB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Collborations.<br />Steve McCaffery and bpNichol.<br />Toronto: Ganglia Press, 1971.<br />Published as grOnk series 6.5.</p><h2> </h2><p>Notes: (Source <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/48593922@N04/6638404693/in/album-72157640368431786/">jwcurry</a>)</p><p>8-1/2 x 11, 7 sheets white Provincial Bond side-stapled twice into white card covers, all except inside covers &amp; p.2 printed black offset.</p><p>Cover lettering by bpNichol.</p><p><br />Contents (visual poetry except as noted):</p><p>i) "<strong>eeE</strong> (front cover)</p><p>ii) "<strong>F</strong>" (p.5)</p><p>iii) "<strong>LE I</strong>" (p.6)</p><p>iv) "<strong>HAE A</strong>" (p.7)</p><p>v) "<strong>E8</strong>" (p.8)</p><p>vi) "<strong>TH AE E</strong>" (p.9)</p><p>vii) "<strong>E (E!)</strong>" (p.1o)</p><p>viii) "<strong>EEE</strong>" (p.11)</p><p>ix) "<strong>H EL</strong>" (p.12)</p><p>x) "<strong>D''</strong>" (p.13)</p><p>xi) "<strong>WQ</strong>" (p.14)</p><p>xii) <strong>parallel texts</strong> (poetry, pp.15&gt;16; in 3 #d parts:</p><p>–1) "<strong>per</strong>" (p.15)</p><p>–2) "<strong>deep deep</strong>" (p.15)</p><p>–3) "<strong>logic is green</strong>" (p.16))</p><p>xii) "<strong>sleep in</strong>" (rear cover)</p></div> </div> Sun, 06 Sep 2015 18:30:34 +0000 gbetts 95 at https://bpnichol.ca https://bpnichol.ca/archive/documents/collborations#comments