{"product_id":"bpnichol-comics-paperback","title":"Bpnichol Comics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBP Nichol\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarl Peters\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scope, innovation and depth (down to the heart) of bpNichol's writing makes him one of the most important writers in English of the 20th century. He is widely known for his research into genres as diverse as the lyric, the long poem, sound poetry, concrete poetry, critical theory and now, with the publication of \u003ci\u003ebpNichol Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, we can even add the comic strip to this impressive list. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarl Peters has put together this major collection of Nichol's comics from 1960 to 1980, which frame characters ranging from Milt the Morph, to Bob de Cat, Lonely Fred and Rover Rawshanks: rich examples of Nichol's attempts to explode conventional syntax, narrative structure, lyric self-centredness-indeed all of the conventions of modernist art and art making. And with the inclusion of a remarkable selection of previously unpublished letters and essays around the comics themselves, Peters shows us that Nichol's comics informed not only his own work in other genres, but the work of other writers as well. But, in as much as Nichol's comics bring us to a deeper understanding of his poetics, his comics also remind us that, as Robin Blaser writes, \"the truth is laughter.\" \u003ci\u003ebpNichol Comics\u003c\/i\u003e is not only for scholars, poets, cartoonists, artists, animators, writers and readers; it is for the inquisitive and adventurous child in all of us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ebp Nichol\u003c\/b\u003e was one of Canada's most challenging and innovative poets. His writing spans a remarkable range--from concise allegories on a single letter, on through to sound poetry, fiction, theoretical investigations and culminating in his nine-volume poem \u003ci\u003eThe Martyrology\u003c\/i\u003e. Meanwhile: \u003ci\u003eThe Critical Writings of bpNichol\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003ebpNichol Comics\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eRational Geomancy\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and \u003ci\u003eSelected Writing: As Elected\u003c\/i\u003e (1980) are also available from Talonbooks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Peters\u003c\/b\u003e wrote his MA thesis on bpNichol and the Kabbalah and his doctoral thesis on Nichol and the practice of the sacred. His critical study of bill bissett was published in 2011, and his annotations of Gertrude Stein in 2016. Dr. Peters teaches poetics and avant-garde art at the University of the Fraser Valley.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.98 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 1984\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702794686527,"sku":"9780889224483","price":32.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/95a9ec09d0bc89da3acb2c6462031940.webp?v=1765026431","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bpnichol-comics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}