Fonds consists mainly of poems by Gordon Burles, 1970-2017. Manuscripts contain about twenty-seven hundred poems, mainly in free verse, some with revisions. Poems are numbered in chronological order. About 2016 Burles stopped numbering each poem. The year of creation is indicated with each poem.…
ca. 36.5 cm textual records + 9 CD-R (textual records). -- 7 photographs : prints, negatives.
History / Biographical
James Gordon Burles, b.1949, is a poet, surveyor and civil servant at Banff, Alberta, Canada. A native of Banff, Burles is a student of the Canadian Rockies. In Burles' own words, much of his poetry is inspired by four environments: the life and history of Banff National Park, the town of Banff, the Okanagan Valley, and Calgary.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of poems by Gordon Burles, 1970-2017. Manuscripts contain about twenty-seven hundred poems, mainly in free verse, some with revisions. Poems are numbered in chronological order. About 2016 Burles stopped numbering each poem. The year of creation is indicated with each poem. Some poems pertain to mountain personalities such as Bill Peyto, Norman Sanson, Margaret Stone, Walter D. Wilcox, Walter J. Phillips, Conrad Kain, and Georgia Engelhard. Many are surrealist or nonsense poems and many deal with the Cemetery Tea House, an imaginary teahouse frequented by various characters.
Fonds consists of three series: I : Poetry Manuscripts; II : Prose and research; III: Digital typeset copies of published poems
Some poems deal with Burle's parents and family. The collection also holds fifty-three books and booklets, self-published by the author from 1984 to 2017. The books published from 2003 to 2017 contain all the poems which the author considers worth preserving. Some in one book have been revised in a later book. Some poems were revised more than once. The three books published in 1984, 1986, and 1990 are considered by the author as early works. Only the poems in those books that the author considered worth publishing have been republished in the 2003-2017 books. Names in the poem titles are usually made up.
Some titles are tongue-in-cheek. There were so many poems that the author resorted to names like "Portrait for Bertrand Clerihew-Guggenheim" to make it easier. Some titles, of course, are obviously connected to the content of the poem. Many titles were long enough to preclude the difficulty of getting the graphic designer to centre the title over the poem! Also included are manuscripts, research materials, articles, and notes etc. regarding Bill Peyto, the Copper Mountain Mine, Banff National Park museum, logging roads in the Johnson Lake area, and the Sanson-Bethune connection.
Photographs pertain to remains of hay rake and wagon in the Third Vermilion Lake area (1975) and remains of the Queen of the Hills Mine, above Silver City (1977).
CD-ROMS's contain typeset copies of manuscripts by Gordon Burles in Pagemaker, In Design and .pdf file formats. Manuscripts include "The Jagged Harmony," 2005, "An Avenue Without End," 2005, "That Perfect Elsewhere," n.d., "Much Like A Dream," 2004, "All the Universe of Sight," 2006, "Those Grand Poplars," 2004, "Lords of Many Orchards: Selected Best Poems of Gordon Burles," 2003, "That trellis of tombs: Further Selected Poems of Gordon Burles," 2004, "The Closing of Many Doors: More Poems by Gordon Burles," 2006.
II : Prose and research includes "Life story of James Gordon Burles," 2022
Notes
Books of poetry published by Gordon Burles are located in the Whyte Museum Archives Library 05.1/B92.
In 2018 Gordon Burles compiled a listing of the original poems that were edited and re-published. This list is in the M196 document file, and is also a PDF attached to the fonds level record
CD-ROMs contains Digital typeset copies of published poems by Gordon Burles, the following poems:
1. Lords of many orchards : selected best poems of Gordon Burles 2003 Oct
2. Those grand poplars : a later selection of poems of Gordon Burles 2004 June
3. That trellis of tombs : further selected poe…
CD-ROMs contains Digital typeset copies of published poems by Gordon Burles, the following poems:
1. Lords of many orchards : selected best poems of Gordon Burles 2003 Oct
2. Those grand poplars : a later selection of poems of Gordon Burles 2004 June
3. That trellis of tombs : further selected poems of Gordon Burles 2004 Mar
4. Much like a dream : more poems by Gordon Burles 2005 Jan
5. The jagged harmony : more poems by Gordon Burles 2005 Mar
6. An avenue without end : more poems by Gordon Burles 2005 Oct
7. All the universe of sight : more poems by Gordon Burles 2006 April
8. That perfect elsewhere : new poems and revisions by Gordon Burles 2006 Aug
9. The orchard of humanness 2006 Dec
10. The closing of many doors : more poems by Gordon Burles 2006 May
11. Pangs of yesterday : more poems 2007 July
12. Light and dark remain : more poems 2007 Mar
13. The logic of light and dark : new poems and old favourites 2007 Oct
14. The glory in a fossil: new poems and old favourites 2008 April
15. Laneways of humanness : new poems and revisions 2008 Feb
16. The joy of poetry : new works by Gordon Burles plus some favourites from other authors 2008 July
17. If there were gods : more poems 2008 Nov
18. The dolorous rain : some favourite Cemetery Tea House poems 2008 Sep
19. The sublimity of a gate : new poems and old favourites 2009 April
20. That tyrant sun : new poems and old favourites 2009 Dec
21. Music which lasts forever : more poems by Gordon Burles plus poems by Edward Thomas 2009 Feb
22. The universe of dreams : more poems 2009 Jan
23. An ammonite amid flowers : new poems and old favourites 2009 June
24. The poignancy of being : new poems and old favourites 2009 Oct
25. The lilies of the sea : new poems and old favourites 2010 Dec
26. Death will be his bailiwick: new poems and old favourites 2010 Feb
27. That venerable honeysuckle: new poems and old favourites 2010 May
28. World without end : new poem and revisions 2010 Nov
29. The mystery in experience : new poems and revisions 2010 Sep
30. Strange plenitudes : new poems and old favourites 2011 Jan
31. Lengthening shadows : new poems 2011 June
32. Halcyon summers : revisions and old favourites 2011 Mar
33. The furious plenitude : new poems and revisions 2011 Nov
34. Wreathed in sadness : new poems 2012 Apr
35. The magic of experience : new poems 2012 Aug
36. Love and malice spent : new poems and revision 2012 Jan
37. Steal moments from the gods : new poems and revision 2013 Jan
38. The teeming world : new poems 2013 Jun
39. Summer’s remnants : new poems 2014 Apr
40. The hornet in the orchard : new poems 2014 Jan
41. The adoration of reality : new poems 2014 Jun
42. Past where all roads end : new poems 2014 Nov
43. Grand unknowingness: new poems 2014 Sep
44. Lichens persist triumphant : new poems and revisions 2015 Aug
45. The eternity within us : new poems and revisions 2015 Dec
46. Open upon eternity : new poems 2015 Jun
47. That adjacent pony wall : new poems and revisions 2015 Mar
48. Extravagant love : new poems and revisions 2016 Jun
49. Timeless moments : new poems and revisions 2016 May
50. Fine weather predicted : new poems 2017 Jan
51. A View Into the Past 2017 Aug
52. Fleeting Summer 2018 Feb
File contains the following poems:
2001. Portrait for Etherspear Jackson, 1999—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2002. Portrait for Adrian and Nathaniel Ponsonby, 1999—subject: based on experimental station just south of Summerland, B.C.
2003. Portrait of early summer, 1999—subject: Cemetery Tea Ho…
File contains the following poems:
2001. Portrait for Etherspear Jackson, 1999—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2002. Portrait for Adrian and Nathaniel Ponsonby, 1999—subject: based on experimental station just south of Summerland, B.C.
2003. Portrait of early summer, 1999—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2004. Portrait for Nathaniel Von Ostmark, 1999—subject: mason and Lydia
2005. Portrait for Ethelbert Rilehampton, 1999—subject: semi-surrealist poem
2006. Narrative for Kazia, 1999—subject: mason and Lydia
2007. Portrait for Leander, 1999—subject: Tyrolean hijinx
2008. Letter to Adrian Roebuck, 1999—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2009. Portrait for Natalia Westmoreland-Roehampton, 1999—subject: war at the city’s edge
2010. Letter to Sebastian, 2000—subject: Lydia
2011. Portrait for Johnstone Westfall, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2012. Portrait for Adrian Clapperton, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2013. Portrait for Willoughby Easthampton, 2000—subject: Tea House of the Ram
2014. Letter to Kazimiera, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House; semi-surrealist
2015. Portrait for Natalie Westermoore, 2000—subject: pterosaur
2016. Portrait for Amanda Hampton-Giles, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2017. Portrait for Hadrian Moorehouse, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2018. Portrait for Leighton Athalmere, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2019. Another portrait for Kazimiera, 2000—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2020. Portrait for Leighton, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2021. Memoir for Hadrian, 2000—subject: travelling with Paula
2022. Portrait for Natalia Van Der Wald, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House; later revised
2023. Memoir for Jackson, 2000—subject: ammonite
2024. Memoir for Jillian, 2000—subject: dusk
2025. Late April adventure, 2000—subject: theodolites
2026. Portrait for Nigel Endicotte, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2027. One more portrait for Kazia, 2000—subject: Reverend Jellicoe; based on willows in a yard on Muskrat Street in Banff
2028. One more portrait for Jillian, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2029. Portrait for Annalee Westlock, 2000—subject: Kezia in the city; original and revision present
2030. Another portrait for Eva, 2000—subject: based on author’s relatives in Summerland, B.C.
2031. Banff, late nineteen-fifties, 2000—subject: 1950s Banff
2032. Narrative for Ikumi and Atsuko, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House, theodolite
2033. Banff, 1958, 2000—subject: Banff in 1958
2034. One more portrait for Lexington Roehampton, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2035. Portrait for Natalie Westmoreland, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2036. Portrait for Hayward, 2000—subject: based on experimental station just south of Summerland, B.C.
2037. The forgotten gate, 2000—subject: Lydia
2038. Adventure for Kazimiera, 2000—subject: night in the city
2039. Another vision for Atsuko and Ikumi, 2000—subject: based on author’s dream of “monarchic love-lodges”
2040. Portrait for Leighton Hammersmith, 2000—subject: based on vacant house that was at the corner of Muskrat and Buffalo Streets (NW corner) in author’s youth; later revised
2041. Another letter to Nigel and Adrian, 2000—subject: based on experimental station just south of Summerland, B.C.
2042. Portrait for Manon, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2043. Portrait for Halliwell Saddington, 2000—subject: semi-surrealist poem
2044. Portrait for Alexander, 2000—subject: Andzia
2045. Another letter to Jillian, 2000—subject: semi-nonsense poem
2046. Another portrait for Maija, 2000—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2047. Entreaty to Lydia, 2000—subject: semi-nonsense poem
2048. Portrait of home, 2000—subject: surrealist poem
2049. Another portrait for Maria, 2000—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2050. Another portrait for summer, 2000—subject: Andzia, Miranda, Lydia
File contains the following poems:
2101. Meditation in early December, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House; original and revision present
2102. Portrait for Arcadeuse, 2000—subject: Lydia
2103. Memoir for Alexander, 2001—subject: Tea House of the Ram
2104. Portrait for Alicia, 2001—subject: Cemetery …
File contains the following poems:
2101. Meditation in early December, 2000—subject: Cemetery Tea House; original and revision present
2102. Portrait for Arcadeuse, 2000—subject: Lydia
2103. Memoir for Alexander, 2001—subject: Tea House of the Ram
2104. Portrait for Alicia, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2105. A portrait for Alicia and Maria, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2106. Portrait of twilight, 2001—subject: dusk
2107. Another portrait for Maja, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2108. A portrait for Danielle, 2001—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2109. Lattermath, 2001—subject: Lydia
2110. Another portrait for Roma, Eva, and Maja,2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2111. Memoir for Lawrence, 2001—subject: travelling with Paula
2112. Portrait for Kazimiera and Alicja, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2113. Memoir for Nigel Exeter-Hampton, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2114. Nocturne for Jillian, 2001—subject: Lydia
2115. Letter to Roland, 2001—subject: Lydia
2116. An afternoon in autumn, 2001—subject: based on Mrs. Lewthwaite, a neighbor of the author
2117. Another portrait of October, 2001—subject: Lydia and the mason
2118. Portrait for Heather, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2119. Portrait for Kazia and Eva, 2001—subject: Lewis Crescent; original and revision present
2120. Portrait in honour of Rachel, 2001—subject: Reverend Jellicoe and Lydia
2121. Portrait of spring for Eva, 2001—subject: based on author’s house and view of Sulphur Mt.
2122. Portrait for Elizabeth, 2001—subject: Tea House of the Ram
2123. Portrait of supper-hour, 2001—subject: restaurant; revised later
2124. Memoir for Kazimiera, 2001—subject: theodolites
2125. Letter Pelagia, 2001—subject: cemetery
2126. Another portrait of spring, 2001—subject: based on upper terminal of Sulphur Mt. gondola
2127. One more portrait for Rachel, 2001—subject: Lydia
2128. One more portrait for Kathleen, 2001—subject: Lydia
2129. Narrative for Elias Shrimpton, 2001—subject: theodolite
2130. Further portrait for Alicja, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2131. Portrait for Natalie Watson, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2132. First portrait for Miyuki, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House; revised later
2133. Portrait for Jessica Roehampton, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2134. Memoir for Yvonne Eastwood, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2135. Incident in early summer, 2001—subject: based on incident at author’s home
2136. Portrait for Patricia, 2001—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2137. Testament near the solstice, 2001—subject: Natalie, Kezia, Andzia
2138. Portrait for Gisela, 2001—subject: Lydia
2139. First portrait for Marie-Eve, 2001—subject: rain storm
2140. Portrait for Lathom Rolandson, 2001—subject: Lydia and the mason
2141. Portrait for Huay Tsin Tsu, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2142. Letter to Patricia, 2001—subject: based on phrase in relative’s book; original and revision present
2143. Portrait of August for Sarah, 2001—subject: Lewis Crescent
2144. Another portrait for Rhonda, 2001—subject: Lydia
2145. Portrait of August for Rachel, 2001—subject: the mason
2146. Evening in the old Tyrol, 2001—subject: Tyrolean hijinx
2147. Portrait for Angela Rotherham, 2001—subject: Lydia
2148. Portrait for Andrea Moskovitz, 2001—subject: theodolite
2149. Portrait for Elisa, 2001—subject: magus and his bride
2150. September tableau for Torolf, 2001—subject: based on author’s seeing Joe Kyrein bringing onions to Phyllis Bowker
File contains the following poems:
2151. Portrait for Myra, 2001—subject: city’s edge
2152. No need to embrace futility, darling, 2001—subject: based on Summerland, B.C.
2153. Portrait of autumn, 2001—subject: autumn
2154. Last dream, 2001—subject: collage-like poem
2155. Her, 2001—subject: lost …
File contains the following poems:
2151. Portrait for Myra, 2001—subject: city’s edge
2152. No need to embrace futility, darling, 2001—subject: based on Summerland, B.C.
2153. Portrait of autumn, 2001—subject: autumn
2154. Last dream, 2001—subject: collage-like poem
2155. Her, 2001—subject: lost love
2156. Portrait for Pat, 2001—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2157. Portrait for Winslow, 2001—subject: based on author’s aged mother
2158. October meditation, 2001—subject: city at night
2159. Portrait for Doreen, 2001—subject: semi-nonsense poem; Plato
2160. Portrait for Joan, 2001—subject: surrealist poem; Lewis Crescent
2161. Vision for her, 2001—subject: semi-surrealist poem
2162. Portrait for Nigel Enderby, 2001—subject: based on area around Enderby, B.C.
2163. Portrait for Liana, 2001—subject: Lady Blackaway, Reverend Jellicoe
2164. Portrait for Alissa, 2001—subject: based on Banff lady
2165. Solitary musings, 2001—subject: city at night
2166. Portrait for Roland, 2001—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2167. Portrait for Emilia, 2001—subject: Lady Blackaway
2168. Portrait, 2001—subject: Lydia
2169. Portrait for Natasha Whippleby, 2001—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2170. November, 2001—subject: night thoughts
2171. Portrait for Andaman Hilstad, 2001—subject: Lydia
2172. An evening in winter, 2001—subject: villa at night
2173. Portrait for Ebb, 2001—subject: based on trip to Nanton, Alberta in 2001 for funeral
2174. December solstice, 2001—subject: city’s edge
2175. Portrait for Jason, 2001—subject: Andzia
2176. Letter to Lynney, 2001—subject: musings
2177. Portrait for Jane, 2001—subject: war
2178. Memoir for Trijnie, 2002—subject: travelling with Paula
2179. Portrait for Trijnie, 2002—subject: city’s edge at night
2180. New portrait for Heather, 2002—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2181. First portrait for Doreen, 2002—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2182. Autumnal incident, 2002—subject: Lydia
2183. Portrait for Angela, 2002—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2184. Another portrait for Pat, 2002—subject: at the zoo
2185. Portrait for Tina, 2002—subject: based on experimental station just south of Summerland, B.C.; original and revision present
2186. Buddy’s boots, 2002—subject: based on 1950s
2187. Late afternoon, 2002—subject: willow
2188. Portrait for Lynney, 2002—subject: hop-vine
2189. Portrait for Lathom Northrup, 2002—subject: Lydia
2190. First portrait for Mia, 2002—subject: city teahouse
2191. Honeymoon voyage, 2002—subject: honeymoon journey
2192. The quarry, 2002—subject: a rock quarry
2193. Portrait for Phyllis, 2002—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2194. Noctuary for Andzia, 2002—subject: nighttime
2195. Portrait of dusk for Kathleen, 2002—subject: travelling with Paula
2196. Another portrait for Eva, 2002—subject: travelling with Paula
2197. Portrait of July for Katy, 2002—subject: Cemetery Tea House
2198. My words to Lydia, 2002—subject: mortality
2199. Letter near the solstice, 2002—subject: nonsense poem
2200. Portrait for Jennifer, 2002—willow
File contains the following poems:
2201. Portrait for Nicole, 2002—subject: based on relative’s farm at Summerland, B.C.
2202. October diary, 2002—subject: surrealist poem
2203. Noctuary for Peter, 2002—subject: Lydia
2204. Portrait for Sabrina, 2002—subject: coastal university
2205. Portrait for …
File contains the following poems:
2201. Portrait for Nicole, 2002—subject: based on relative’s farm at Summerland, B.C.
2202. October diary, 2002—subject: surrealist poem
2203. Noctuary for Peter, 2002—subject: Lydia
2204. Portrait for Sabrina, 2002—subject: coastal university
2205. Portrait for Louise, 2002—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2206. Portrait for Helen, 2002—subject: based on Goat Mt., south of Banff
2207. April portrait, 2002—subject: based on Banff Springs Hotel
2208. Portrait for Linda, 2002—subject: Mrs. Nash
2209. Portrait of afternoon, 2002—subject: theodolite and Miss Sibley
2210. Noctuary for Sandra, 2002—subject: suburbs at night
2211. Portrait for Victoria, 2002—subject: based on Muskrat St. in Banff, near author’s house
2212. Portrait for Etherspear Ghent, 2002—subject: cemetery; revised later
2213. Portrait for Ulrika, 2002—subject: city’s edge at night
2214. Portrait for Edward, 2002—subject: surrealist poem
2215. Portrait for Alana Krieghoff, 2002—subject: mansion at avenue’s end
2216. Portrait for Ethelbert Addison, 2002—subject: travelling with Paula
2217. Portrait for Kate Ward, 2002—subject: village
2218. Exhortation for Heather, 2002—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2219. Letter to Anzimiera, 2002—subject: nighttime
2220. Portrait for Westlock Ghent, 2002—subject: travelling with Paula
2221. Summer night, 2002—subject: Mrs. Lewthwaite
2222. Portrait for Eliza Roehampton, 2002—subject: Mordred Zokelfarb and Phosgene
2223. Portrait for Roland, 2002—subject: lover’s quarrel
2224. Portrait for Claire Weston, 2002—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2225. Portrait for Kazia McCreary, 2002—subject: Dirk Jellicoe; rewrite of poem 1549
2226. Portrait for Cynara, 2002—subject: hiking
2227. Portrait for Latimer Humphrey, 2002—subject: Lydia, Lady Blackaway
2228. Memoir for Sabrina, 2002—subject: based on Summerland, B.C.
2229. Noctuary for Paulette, 2002—subject: city at night
2230. Portrait for Daniel, 2002—subject: city at night
2231. Entreaty to a lover, 2002—subject: rascally hijinx
2232. Portrait for Danusja, 2002—subject: Kazia in city at night
2233. Portrait for Kay Ward, 2002—subject: dragonfly
2234. Letter to Winnifred, 2002—subject: travelling, based on Summerland, B.C.
2235. Letter to Jessie, 2002—subject: late afternoon
2236. Memoir for Keith, 2002—subject: travelling
2237. Memoir in November, 2002—subject: based on author’s aged mother; revised later
2238. Noctuary for Alicjia, 2002—subject: dream; Lewis Crescent
2239. Portrait for Susanna, 2002—subject: Lydia
2240. Letter to Adriana, 2002—subject: semi-surrealist poem
2241. Portrait for Nathaniel, 2002—subject: Miss Sibley
2242. Nocturne for Kathleen, 2003—subject: city at night
2243. Memoir for Melissa, 2003—subject: farmland in the rain
2244. Letter to Kathy,2003—subject: theodolites
2245. Another portrait for Laura, 2003—subject: Lucy Saddington
2246. Portrait for Heloise, 2003—subject: travelling reverend
2247. Portrait for Lorna Saddington, 2003—subject: Lady Blackaway, theodolites
2248. Letter to Eleanor, 2003—subject: city at night
2249. Noctuary for Leonora, 2003—subject: honeysuckle
2250. Portrait for Anne, 2003—subject: wartime
File contains the following poems:
2351. Tableau for Lousandra, 2004—subject: spring
2352. Noctuary for Jane Sibley, 2004—subject: city at night
2353. Tableau for Jake Wallace, 2004—subject: raking leaves
2354. In memoriam Torolf Brattland, 2004—subject: written for Tor’s family; Tor was author’s …
File contains the following poems:
2351. Tableau for Lousandra, 2004—subject: spring
2352. Noctuary for Jane Sibley, 2004—subject: city at night
2353. Tableau for Jake Wallace, 2004—subject: raking leaves
2354. In memoriam Torolf Brattland, 2004—subject: written for Tor’s family; Tor was author’s friend; original and revision present
2355. A letter to Dawson Micawber, 2004—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2356. Noctuary in late autumn, 2004—subject: arriving home at night
2357. Narrative for Hladislaw Winnton, 2004—subject: Lady Blackaway and cemetery
2358. Adventure for Natalia Von Humboldt, 2004—subject: theodolites in city
2359. Tableau for Vergil Summersby, 2004—subject: harbor
2360. Letter to Nathaniel Applewhaite, 2004—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2361. Tableau for Natalie Everton, 2004—subject: Tea House of the Ram
2362. Memoir for Muriel Easton-Considine, 2005—subject: based on Okanagan Valley
2363. Tableau for Jackson Saddington, 2005—subject: city at night
2364. Adventue for Lucinda, 2005—subject: city at night
2365. Portrait for Kenneth, 2005—subject: author’s deceased mother; revised later
2366. Winter portrait for Kay, 2005—subject: aftermath of author’s mother’s death
2367. Noctuary for Nigel Eddington, 2005—subject: alone at night
2368. Noctuary for Helena Saddington, 2005—subject: city at night
2369. Tableau for Manyusya Hesseltine, 2005—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2370. Noctuary near winter’s close, 2005—subject: based on author’s mother’s death
2371. Tableau for Ilya Gunning, 2005—subject: theodolite
2372. Noctuary for Wyndham Saddington, 2005—subject: city at night
2373. Portrait of summer for Adrian, 2005—subject: mason and Lydia
2374. Tableau for Littleton Sundergaard, 2005—subject: marquis journeying
2375. Portrait for Elmira Bracebridge, 2005—subject: surrealist poem
2376. Portrait for Halliwell Dunn, 2005—subject: Spring
2377. Letter to Eleanor de Vavenarches, 2005—subject: city at night
2378. Noctuary for Ada Westfall, 2005—subject: in cabin
2379. Portrait of a June morning, 2005—subject: cemetery
2380. Tableau for Sandeman Westbrook, 2005—subject: Miss Sibley
2381. Memoir for Lathom Dunn, 2005—subject: meeting at cemetery
2382. One portrait for Lorna, 2005—subject: Tea House of the Ram
2383. Noctuary for Alma Tidswell, 2005—subject: city at night
2384. Noctuary for Melinda Dunn, 2005—subject: city at night
2385. Plato’s last night-dream, 2005—subject: Plato
2386. Memoir for Jacob Boulton-Smith, 2005—subject: semi-surrealist poem
2387. Tableau for Jackson Weston-Murtha, 2005—subject: dusk
2388. Tableau for Jason, Greg and Wellington, 2005—subject: Judd Jellicoe, Lydia
2389. Tableau for Jack Dunn-Bridgeman, 2005—subject: theodolites, Cemetery Tea House
2390. Tableau for Nigel Dunn, 2005—subject: Lydia
2391. Noctuary for Lathom Srigley, 2005—subject: city at night
2392. Noctuary for Jacobson Penner, 2005—subject: semi-surrealist poem; Cemetery Tea House
2393. Noctuary for Helena Saddington, 2005—subject: revision of earlier poem; city at dusk
2394. I’ll call the surveyor tomorrow, 2005—subject: surrealist poem
2395. The things that are no more, 2005—subject: based on house on Otter Street
2396. August at the Cemetery Tea House, 2005—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2397. Noctuary for Lathom Crittenden, 2005—subject: city at night
2398. Noctuary for Hermione Grafton, 2005—subject: city at night
2399. Esplanade of divinity (for Giselda), 2005—subject: strange neighbourhood
2400. Portrait of July for Wallace, 2005—subject: the zoo
File contains the following poems:
2451. Tableau for Jane Sibley, 2006—subject: in house at night; revision
2452. Narrative for Billington Alderby, 2006—subject: Lady Blackaway; revision of other poem is included here
2453. Tableau for Halberd Dunnworth, 2006—subject: Cemetery Tea House
2454. Anot…
File contains the following poems:
2451. Tableau for Jane Sibley, 2006—subject: in house at night; revision
2452. Narrative for Billington Alderby, 2006—subject: Lady Blackaway; revision of other poem is included here
2453. Tableau for Halberd Dunnworth, 2006—subject: Cemetery Tea House
2454. Another portrait for Tabitha, 2006—subject: city at night; revised later
2455. Tableau for Latimer Oglesmith, 2006—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2456. Tableau for Caulder Hallamson, 2006—subject: nighttime
2457. Tableau for Nathan Weston-Clerihew, 2006—subject: nocturnal council
2458. Tableau for Nathaniel Weston-Magnius, 2006—subject: nocturnal council
2459. Incident for Ilya Driscoll, 2006—subject: cutting branches in front yard
2460. Noctuary for Pendleton Surrey, 2007—subject: cutting firewood
2461. Portrait for Ethelbert Waldron, 2007—subject: Mumsy Pushcart
2462. Another noctuary for Hallam Lewis, 2007—subject: city at night
2463. Memoir for Jason, Ludi and Bart, 2007—subject: based on incident in author’s youth
2464. One portrait for Huay Tsin Tsu, 2007—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2465. That final answer, 2007—subject: semi-nonsense poem
2466. Another tableau for Ritsuko Magami, 2007—subject: nocturnal council, Reverend Jellicoe
2467. Another noctuary for Huay Tsu, 2007—subject: city at night
2468. One portrait for Natalia Westby, 2007—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2469. Tableau for Worthington Jessop, 2007—subject: Mumsy Pushcart
2470. Memoir for Huay Tsin Tsu, 2007—subject: bus tour at orchard
2471. Oeuvre pour Kay, 2007—subject: humorous poem based on author’s mother’s comment
2472. A letter in summer to Toshiko, 2007—subject: revision of early poem on Japanese theme
2473. Noctuary for Amanda Westby, 2007—subject: semi-surrealist poem
2474. Portrait in June for Ethelbert Dunn, 2007—subject: garden party near cemetery
2475. Noctuary for Annalee Saddington, 2007—subject: surrealist poem
2476. Noctuary for Amanda Ward, 2007—subject: surrealist poem
2477. Portrait for Lathom Jessopson, 2007—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2478. Tableau for Natali Etheridge, 2007—subject: Ollie at the cemetery
2479. Portrait for Adriana Luscar, 2007—subject: cemetery
2480. Memoir for Lousandra Noble, 2007—subject: train travel
2481. Memory from my young days, 2007—subject: travelling with family
2482. Portrait for Latimer Estabrook, 2007—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2483. Funeral oration for poet, 2007—subject: semi-surrealist poem
2484. The journey of a poetess, 2007—subject: journey of a poetess to Menthenuena
2485. A portrait for Jansen Westermere, 2007—subject: Cemetery Tea House
2486. Christmas letter to Kathleen, 2007—subject: collage-like poem
2487. Letter to Samantha Wisterbeck, 2008—subject: after death
2488. Tableau for Sandeman Westfall, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2489. Noctuary for Lazenby Horton, 2008—subject: city at night
2490. Portrait for Garrison Upham, 2008—subject: aged woman in cottage
2491. Tableau for Annalee Westheim, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2492. Portrait for Kristelle Dejeune, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2493. Penultimate tableau for Kristelle, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2494. Poem dedicated to Helen Wells, 2008—subject: based on old photo of old bench atop Sulphur Mountain; Helen Wells was a Banff resident
2495. Tableau for Eldon Willoughby, 2008—subject: revision of poem on page 17 of Lords Of Many Orchards
2496. A portrait for Mariko and Natsuko, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2497. Tableau for Katherine, 2008—subject: lady’s perfume
2498. Tableau for Etherspear Wugbyson, 2008—subject: Lydia
2499. Noctuary for Lousandra Ellerton, 2008—subject: city at night
2500. Poem dedicated to Kristelle, 2008—subject: dusk
File contains the following poems:
2501. Letter to Samantha Westhampton, 2008—subject: collage-like poem
2502. Portrait in June for Amanda Upton, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2503. Tableau for Jansen Vanderveen, 2008—subject: Reverend Jellicoe at night
2504. Portrait for Andalusia Himmelf…
File contains the following poems:
2501. Letter to Samantha Westhampton, 2008—subject: collage-like poem
2502. Portrait in June for Amanda Upton, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2503. Tableau for Jansen Vanderveen, 2008—subject: Reverend Jellicoe at night
2504. Portrait for Andalusia Himmelfarb, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2505. Tableau for Nathan Slingsby-Rothenberg, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2506. Tableau for Marion Estabrook, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2507. Portrait for Annalee Nivervelle, 2008—subject: Reverend Jellicoe in manse
2508. Tableau for Miranda Costain, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2509. Tableau for Ethel Harrow-Blakiston, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem; surrealist
2510. Portrait for Eustace Lathomson, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2511. Incident for Nate Garson, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2512. Tableau for Nadine Portabella, 2008—subject: dusk; one revision is included here with no number
2513. Autumn tempest, 2008—subject: walking home in the rain
2514. Portrait of spring for Gogie, 2008—subject: mason in cemetery
2515. Incident for Marygale, 2008—subject: snow on mountain ridges; revision of earlier poem included here with no number
2516. Exhortation for Nigel, 2008—subject: semi-nonsense poem
2517. Reflection for Mieumieu, 2008—subject: humorous poem
2518. Portrait of October for Julie, 2008—subject: raking leaves
2519. Letter to an old acquaintance, 2008—subject: nonsense poem
2520. Tableau for Beckwith Annistorn, 2008—subject: Lydia and the mason
2521. Friendly advice from an oldster, 2008—subject: nonsense poem
2522. Portrait of afternoon for Suzanne, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2523. In the city’s outskirts, 2008—subject: nephew photographing aunt
2524. Tableau for Jesperson Gravenhurst, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2525. Tableau of summer for Geraldine Eastlock, 2008—subject: vacant house
2526. Farewell in springtime, 2008—subject: based on author’s mother’s funeral
2527. Penultimate tableau for Wallace, 2008—subject: based on ascent of Sleeping Giant immediately southwest of Banff
2528. Tableau for Jennifer, 2008—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2529. A portrait for Emmeline Morecambe, 2008—subject: Cemetery Tea House
2530. Tribute written in December, 2008—subject: tribute to author’s house
2531. Penultimate letter to Lucinda, 2008—subject: semi-nonsense poem
2532. Memoir for dear old Doolan, 2008—subject: walking home in winter
2533. Memoir for Hannelore Westbrook, 2008—subject: skeleton; based on poster author once saw
2534. Memoir for Samantha, 2008—subject: spruces in winter
2535. An adventure in a trainyard, 2008—subject: semi-surrealist poem
2536. Portrait for Sandra Holt-Simmons, 2009—subject: Doctor Jellicoe
2537. Memoir for Gloria Curzonson, 2009—subject: Inglismaldie Creek
2538. Tableau for Natalie Mordredson, 2009—subject: winter dusk
2539. Penultimate tableau for Jason and Mary, 2009—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2540. Another portrait for Oliver Cratchloe, 2009—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2541. Noctuary for Andaman Stelfox, 2009—subject: city at night
2542. Incident in February for Jodi, 2009—subject: the Druids (based on two high peaks of Sulphur Mt.);two revisions of earlier poems included here with no number
2543. Tableau for Nathaniel Chasuble-Ormistorn, 2009—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2544. Tableau of August for Jen Willoughby, 2009—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2545. Tableau for Jason, Marika and Suzanne, 2009—subject: based on Park Museum
2546. Tableau for Marion Sanson-Westin, 2009—subject: based on Okanagan Valley in B.C.
2547. To my late mother, 2009—subject: author’s late mother
2548. Memoir for Kathleen and Mary, 2009—subject: based on research centre just south of Summerland, B.C.
2549. Tableau for Joan Westlake-Boothby, 2009—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2550. Noctuary for Nigel Liddiard, 2009—subject: city at night
File contains the following poems:
2551. Tableau of April for Eleanor, 2009—subject: old age
2552. Memoir for Kathleen, Annie, and Mary, 2009—subject: city at night
2553. End of a love affair, 2009—subject: city at night
2554. Meditation in spring, 2009—subject: based on flagstone path at author’s…
File contains the following poems:
2551. Tableau of April for Eleanor, 2009—subject: old age
2552. Memoir for Kathleen, Annie, and Mary, 2009—subject: city at night
2553. End of a love affair, 2009—subject: city at night
2554. Meditation in spring, 2009—subject: based on flagstone path at author’s house
2555. Incident in late May, 2009—subject: based on meeting with Reg Hope
2556. Poem in spring for Lucinda Mayhope, 2009—subject: semi-surrealist poem
2557. We are etched upon darkness, 2009—subject: Night Council; city at night
2558. A Banff moment, 2009—subject: based on incident in Banff coffee shop
2559. Tableau for Kiristelle in autumn, 2009—subject: based on Okanagan Lake
2560. Tableau for Sandra Mortenson, 2009—subject: spring
2561. Letter to Kristelle Upton, 2009—subject: cemetery
2562. Memoir for Huay Tsin Tsu, 2009—subject: based on Okanagan Lake
2563. Tableau for Christabel, 2009—subject: Reverend Jellicoe; unnumbered revision is included here
2564. Letter to Huay, 2009—subject: collage-like poem
2565. Memoir of October, 2009—subject: Lydia and cemetery
2566. Another letter to Huay Tsin,2009—subject: Mum’s wisdom
2567. Remembering Kathleen, 2009—subject: photo of Mum in album; revision without number is included here
2568. Winter incident, 2009—subject: shovelling snow and musing
2569. Portrait for Anya, 2010—subject: winter
2570. Incident for Katarina, 2010—subject: surrealist poem
2571. Immanuel Can’t, 2010—old philosopher
2572. Incident in late spring, 2010—subject: based on house on Buffalo Street; two unnumbered revisions are included here
2573. No abbreviated attire, 2010—subject: surrealist poem
2574. Tableau in late Spring, 2010—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2575. Portrait for Gisela, 2010—subject: city at night
2576. Tableau for Michelle Audet, 2010—subject: poet in garden
2577. Tableau for Augustine, 2010—subject: fossil shop
2578. Portrait of a sunny day, 2010—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2579. Tableau for Etherspear Dodgson, 2010—subject: Cemetery Tea House
2580. Narrative for Wallace, 2010—subject: Cemetery Tea House poem
2581. Experience in May, 2010—subject: spring; revision of earlier poem
2582. Hallowed be the night, 2010—subject: Reverend Jellicoe
2583. Tableau for Mayumi, 2010—subject: theodolite; Cemetery Tea House poem
2584. Incident for Mayumi and Wallace, 2010—subject: summer
2585. Corn-on-the-cob for Eckie, 2010—subject: nonsense poem; four unnumbered revision are included here
2586. Portrait for Persephone, 2010—subject: based on Summerland, B.C.
2587. Tableau for Lousandra, 2010—subject: Lydia, Myrmidon
2588. Tableau for Kathleen, 2010—subject: marquis travelling
2589. Portrait for Natalia, 2010—subject: Cemetery Tea House
2590. Tableau for Deirdre Wasserman, 2010—subject: Cemetery Tea House; revised later
2591. The kingdom of the free mind, 2010—subject: Cemetery Tea House; revised later
2592. Tableau for Jensen Hylake, 2010—subject: surrealist poem
2593. Portrait of morning for Hadrian, 2010—subject: road to cemetery
2594. Portrait for Lousandra Upham, 2010—subject: based on Park Museum
2595. Tableau for Nigel Westmacotte, 2010—subject: Cemetery Tea House
2596. Portrait for Hortensia, 2010—subject: Cemetery Tea House
2597. Penultimate tableau for Ouida, 2011—subject: autumn; four unnumbered revisions here
2598. Tableau for Madeleine, 2011—subject: based on Okanagan Lake
2599. Tableau for Anzia Black, 2011—subject: Cemetery Tea House
2600. Homage to the uncreated, 2011—subject: Helen Jellicoe’s funeral