RARE: 1973 Bill Bissett poetry & art - Pass th Food Release th Spirit Book

Description: Pass Th Food Release Th Spirit Book By Bill Bissett Vancouver: Talon Books; 1973 (stated 1st edition) William Frederick Bissett (Nov. 23, 1939) is a Canadian poet known for his unconventional style. He uses unusual orthography and incorporates visual elements in his printed poetry, and his performance of "concrete sound" poetry, sound effects, chanting, barefoot dancing and playing a maraca during his poetry readings. Illustrated soft wraps. 11" x 8". Illustrated by Bissett. RARE: 1973 Bill Bissett poetry & art - Pass th Food Release th Spirit Book Description Pass Th Food Release Th Spirit Book By Bill Bissett Vancouver: Talon Books; 1973 (stated 1st edition) William Frederick Bissett (Nov. 23, 1939) is a Canadian poet known for his unconventional style. He uses unusual orthography and incorporates visual elements in his printed poetry, and his performance of "concrete sound" poetry, sound effects, chanting, barefoot dancing and playing a maraca during his poetry readings. Bissett had a tumultuous childhood, often ran away from home as a child, and developed peritonitis. Bissett faced several years of hospitalizations and also experienced bullying because of his homosexuality. In 1962, he started blewointment magazine and blewointmentpress. In 1965, a CBC documentary by Maurice Embra was filmed of Bissett, entitled Strange Grey Day This. In 1968, Bissett collaborated with experimental rock group Th Mandan Massacre to release a spoken word album, Awake In The Red Desert, in a limited edition of 500 copies. The album became a highly sought after collector's item, until reissued by Feeding Tube Records in 2019. In 1969, having performed earlier in the evening at a concrete poetry show, bissett fell through a folding door that was supposed to be latched shut and plummeted 20 feet to a basement concrete floor, severely injuring his head. bissett suffered brain damage, and was rendered catatonic and paralyzed. In 1977, Bob Wenman and a group of other Conservative Members of Parliament objected to the funding of some Canadian poets, Bill Bissett in particular, by the Canadian Council for the Arts, on moral grounds. Wenman, when speaking to Jean Chrétien (then a Minister of Finance), described Bissett's work as "disgusting and pornographic." From 1986 to 1991, Bissett was the lyricist and vocalist in the London, Ontario band, Luddites. They disbanded in 1991, but released a compilation of their works in 2007. Following constant harassment from law enforcement in London, Bissett moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1992, where he currently resides. In 2006, Nightwood Editions published radiant danse uv being, a poetic tribute to Bissett with contributions from more than 80 writers, including Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, Lorna Crozier, Patrick Lane, Steve McCaffery, P. K. Page and Darren Wershler-Henry. In 2006 he was also featured in an episode of the television series Heart of a Poet produced by Canadian filmmaker Maureen Judge. Bissett's sound poetry was sampled by The Chemical Brothers on their 2007 CD We Are the Night. The CD went #1 in the UK and North American Electronic Music Charts. In 2007, Bissett was awarded the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to literature in British Columbia. In 2015, "Th ground is a prspektiv" by Bissett was once again sampled by The Chemical Brothers, this time for their album Born in the Echoes in "I'll See You There". In 2019, an anthology of poems from nearly every previously published Bissett book, entitled breth was published through Talonbooks. breth features hundreds of poems dating as early as the late 1950s, to as recent as the late 2010s. bissett is now based in Toronto. In 2024 he was appointed to the Order of Canada. Illustrated soft wraps. 11" x 8". Illustrated by Bissett. Click images to enlarge Get images that make Supersized seem small.Showcase your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates! THE simple solution for eBay sellers. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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