{"product_id":"the-alphabet-game-a-bpnichol-reader-paperback","title":"The Alphabet Game: A bpNichol Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBP Nichol\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLori Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDarren Wershler-Henry\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA member of the sound-poetry collective, The Four Horsemen, winner of a Governor General's Award for Poetry and writer of Fraggle Rock, bpNichol was one of Canada's most important poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of Nichol's writing is distinguished by his desire to create texts that are engaging in themselves as well as in context, and to use indirect structural and textual devices to carry meaning. The astounding range of Nichol's practice included musical theatre, children's books, comic book art and collage\/assemblage. Broadly spanning the history of Nichol's work, \u003ci\u003eThe Alphabet Game: A bpNichol Reader\u003c\/i\u003e includes both classics and esoteric treasures. From the early typewriter poetry of \u003ci\u003eKonfessions of an Elizabethan Fan Dancer\u003c\/i\u003e and Nichol's life-long work of poetry \u003ci\u003eThe Martyrology\u003c\/i\u003e, to the heartbreaking prose of \u003ci\u003eJournal\u003c\/i\u003e and the whimsical autobiography of \u003ci\u003eSelected Organs\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection maps the literary career of this enigmatic poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor first-time readers of Nichol, this comprehensive collection is a perfect introduction to his groundbreaking work; for loyal Nichol fans, this reader is the the long-awaited compilation of his less readily available work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ebpNichol (1944-88) is the author of countless publications in a variety of forms, including poery (lyric, concrete, visual, sound), fiction, and children's stories, and a winner of the Governor General's Award for Poetry. He also wrote drama for the stage and television scripts, including \"Fraggle Rock.\" Nichol was a member of the Toronto Research Group and the Four Horsemen, a sound-poetry performance group. His major work is the nine-volume \"The Martyrology,\" widely taught and considered a seminal work in Canadian letters. Smaro Kamboureli is the Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Canadian Literature at the University of Guelph. She is the editor of the Writer as Critic series and of \"Making a Difference: Canadian Multicultural Literatures in English,\" and the author of \"Scandalous Bodies: Diasporic Literature in English Canada.\" Darren Wershler-Henry is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. His most recent books are \"apostrophe,\" with Bill Kennedy, and \"The Iron Whim: A Fragmented History of Typewriting.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771655651616,"sku":"9781552451878","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/da92ceaa7038310eac46cba347f2ff31.webp?v=1780390432","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-alphabet-game-a-bpnichol-reader-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}