{"product_id":"bp-bp-nichol-9781771660358","title":"Bp: Beginnings","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile bpNichol (1944-1988) has attained iconic status in Canadian literature in recent years, particularly through his lifelong poem \u003ci\u003eThe Martyrology \u003c\/i\u003eand his work in visual and sound poetry, there are numerous early \"fugitive\" sequences that are often referred to in critical studies, but are long out of print and only available in library special collections or in the hands of rare book collectors. \u003ci\u003ebp: beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e brings together these pre-\u003ci\u003eMartyrology \u003c\/i\u003ematerials in one comprehensive collection, including such key texts as Nichol's first chapbooks \u003ci\u003eBeach Head\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Cycles Etc\u003c\/i\u003e., the minimal lyric sequences \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Room\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Journeying and the Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, and various concrete and sound-texts such as \"Lament,\" \"The Year of the Frog\" and \"Ballads of the Restless Are.\" These collected sequences show Nichol developing his talents in both visual poetry and lyricism, pointing the way towards the union of the two forms in the later \u003ci\u003eMartyrology\u003c\/i\u003e. Combined with \u003ci\u003eThe Captain Poetry Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ebp: beginnings \u003c\/i\u003enow makes all of Nichol's major poetry sequences available to both the avid Nichol specialists and to aficionados of innovative poetry everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e BP Nichol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 177166035X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771660358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"BP Nichol","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486014845183,"sku":"9781771660358","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4b6ab72-06ef-498b-934d-7106b0b832cc.jpg?v=1778053100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bp-bp-nichol-9781771660358","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}