Title
[Canadian Poetry Festival at the University at Buffalo, October 20, 1980, lecture "Roots and new directions"] / Doug Jones, Gerry Gilbert, Fred Wah
Description
Recorded on a Ampex 7 inch reel-to-reel tape on October 20, 1980 at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo.
Recording of the Canadian Poetry Festival's lecture delivered by Doug Jones with discussion by Fred Wah and Gerry Gilbert. Introduction by Robert Creeley. Jones reads from an essay which chronicles his view of 150 years of Canadian poetry and proposes that there is a distinct Canadian poetic tradition. He also discusses various Canadian poets, such as Margaret Atwood, Dennis Lee and E.J. Pratt.
Creator
Doug Jones, Gerry Gilbert, Fred Wah
introduction by Robert Creeley.
Publisher
The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries. Digital conversion was made possible through a 2009 National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
Is Part Of
Hear@Buffalo: The Poetry Collection’s Audio Archive
Citation
Doug Jones, Gerry Gilbert, Fred Wah and introduction by Robert Creeley., “[Canadian Poetry Festival at the University at Buffalo, October 20, 1980, lecture "Roots and new directions"] / Doug Jones, Gerry Gilbert, Fred Wah,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed February 6, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/54713.
