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File contains the following poems: 1. The heron, 1970 – Subject: Nature. – Published in: Malahat Review, Number 20, October 1971; Around You Anthology, 1972 prize; Hints’n’prods Canadian Authors Association Magazine, 1976 2. When she walked by, 1970 – Subject: Love poem—published in Around You a…
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1970 - 1984
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1970 - 1984
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File contains the following poems: 1. The heron, 1970 – Subject: Nature. – Published in: Malahat Review, Number 20, October 1971; Around You Anthology, 1972 prize; Hints’n’prods Canadian Authors Association Magazine, 1976 2. When she walked by, 1970 – Subject: Love poem—published in Around You anothology, 1972 3. Biskobad changes, 1971 – Subject: Fantasy poem—published in Around You anthology, 1972 4. Striving stone, 1971 – Subject: Garden fantasy – published in Around You Anthology, 1972 5. The children on the hill, 1971- subject: fantasy- published in Around You Anthology, 1972 6. The old cabin, 1972—subject: backcountry—published in Crag and Canyon, unknown date 7. Vision for vision, 1972—subject: fantasy—published in Storm Warning 2, ed. Al Purdy, 1975 8. With her, 1972—subject: love poem—published in Hints ‘n’ Prods, Canadian Authors Association , Calgary, 1976; revision and early version both present—published in Around You anthology, 1972 9. Rural roads, 1972—subject: love poem—published in Dandelion magazine, Calgary, 1977 10. Bill Peyto alone, 1972—subject : Bill Peyto—published in : Storm Warning 2, ed. Al Purdy, 1975; Canadian Alpine Journal, vol. 58, 1975; Western Profiles (textbook), Edmonton, 1979; Tales of the Canadian Rockies, Brian Patton ed., 1984 11. After the funeral, 1973—subject: love poem—published in Harbinger (OFY project), Calgary, 1973 12. Old Antophon remembers, 1973—subject: classical Greek—published in Storm Warning 2, ed. Al Purdy, 1975 13. A dream of moonlight, 1973—subject: fantasy—published in Hints ‘n’ Prods, Canadian Authors Association magazine, Calgary, 1976; Hon. Mention, Poets of Alberta contest, 1974 14. Night and day, 1974—subject: backcountry fantasy—published in The Whole Apple, U of Calgary, 1974 15. The road home, 1974—subject: love poem 16. She goes away, 1974—subject: love poem—published in Storm Warning 2, Al Purdy ed., 1975; also in A Sense of Place (textbook), Edmonton, 1979 17. Love lesson, 1974—subject: love poem—Hon. Mention, Poets of Alberta contest, 1974 18. We sat here, 1975—subject: hiking 19. The hike, 1978—subject: hiking—published in Dandelion magazine, Calgary, 1977 20. Reunion, 1978—subject: love poem—published in : CVII, spring 1983; Writing the Terrain anthology, U of Calgary Press, 2005; printed as Reunion (for Eleonora) in Those Grand Poplars 21. Plato in the twilight, 1982—classical Greek—published in CVII, spring 1983 22. The horsemen, 1982—subject: backcountry—revised in 2003; both versions present 23. Funeral, 1982—subject: funeral 24. Bill Peyto old, 1982—subject: Bill Peyto 25. Spring, 1982—subject: Spring 26. Testament to a lover, 1982—subject: love poem 27. A promise of mountain days, 1982—subject: love of mountains—part of Exceptional Pass art show at Whyte Museum 1982; written for that show 28. Banff, 1982—subject: Banff area 29. After the concert, 1982—subject: experience in winter—revised before publication in Lords of Many Orchards, 2003 30. Mountain camp, 1982—subject: backcountry camping—written for Skyline Hikers competition after camp at Sunset Pass; got honourable mention 31. New love, 1982—subject: love poem 32. The wedding, 1982—subject: wedding fantasy—revised before self-publication later 33. Old age, 1982—subject: Helen Wells of Banff 34. Seeing Mt. Cascade from the Spray River, 1982-- subject: wilderness 35. Lane Johnson returns to Banff, 1919, 1983—subject: war veteran 36. With Mr. Sanson, 1983—subject: Norman Sanson 37. The old alpinist, 1983—subject: old alpinist—published in Canadian Alpine Journal. Vol. 58, 1975 38. Meeting a former love, 1983—subject: love poem 39. Among the poplars, 1983—subject: nature 40. Daybreak, 1983—subject: dawn 41. The ballerina, 1983—subject: death—inspired by photo in house of Bea Lefroy on Buffalo Street 42. The first snow, 1983—subject : nature—revised for self-publication later; both versions present 43. Mrs. Stone remembers, 1984—subject: Mt. Eon tragedy 44. Summer moments, 1984—subject: summer 45. Old Mrs. Wheeler’s garden, 1984, 1985—subject: old age—inspired by Walter Painter’s widow; revised many times 46. At the Banff Springs Hotel, 1984—subject: evening at Banff Springs Hotel 47. Plato dying, 1984—classical Greece 48. Snowfall, 1984—subject: evening in winter 49. The hermit, 1984—subject : the hermit of Johnson’s Lake 50. At the Chateau Lake Louise, 1984—subject: experience at Chateau Lake Louise
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File contains the following poems: 451. Life’s exhortation, 1988—subject: musings 452. Mount Bourgeau, 1988—subject: Mount Bourgeau seen from Banff 453. The poetess, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 454. In the Rundle Lounge, 1988—subject: nonsense poem based on lounge in Banff Springs Hotel 455. My sto…
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1988
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1988
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File contains the following poems: 451. Life’s exhortation, 1988—subject: musings 452. Mount Bourgeau, 1988—subject: Mount Bourgeau seen from Banff 453. The poetess, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 454. In the Rundle Lounge, 1988—subject: nonsense poem based on lounge in Banff Springs Hotel 455. My story, 1988—subject: dawn musings 456. Mistress of Fairholme, 1988—subject: imagining lady living at Fairholme Ranch 457. Orchard in May, 1988—subject: orchard in spring 458. What a humble life, 1988—subject: semi-nonsense poem 459. Along the parkway, 1988—subject: nature musings 460. Amanda, 1988—subject: statue of lady 461. Letter to Fay, 1988—subject: love poem 462. The final rain, 1988—subject: riding horse toward Bankhead 463. Immemorial pathways, 1988—subject: mountain pioneers 464. For a friend, 1988—subject: friendship; original and revision present 465. Funeral oration, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 466. For Georgia Engelhard, 1988—subject: Georgia Engelhard, American mountaineer 467. Axioms for Alice, 1988—subject: nonsense poem; original and revision present 468. Alpine moors: a dream, 1988—subject: based on Panorama Ridge 469. At the Academy, 1988—subject: rascally view of ancient Greece 470. Looking back, 1988—subject: random memories 471. The town poplar, 1988—subject: probably based on poplar at SE corner of Caribou and Bear streets 472. Spray River, 1988—subject: Spray River downstream from four-mile bridge 473. The house whine, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 474. Midsummer, 1988—subject: night musings 475. Thinking of dinosaurs, 1988—subject: imagining dinosaurs; original and revision present 476. Reflection, 1988—subject: musings on life 477. Sawback Lake, 1988—subject: based on camping trip to Sawback Lake in 1973 478. Mt. Louis, 1988—subject: musings inspired by Mt. Louis 479. Hotel Zenda, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 480. Hue Tsin Tsu, 1988—subject: thinking of author’s ex-wife, Fay (Hue Tsin Tsu) 481. Humanness, 1988—subject: self-hatred 482. Worship, 1988—subject: vision of Byzantium-like priests 483. Ponsonby Ridge, 1988—imagining fictional ridge 484. Twin Lakes trail, 1988—subject: flowers 485. Aging poet, 1988—subject: self-imagining 486. First World War, 1988—subject: World War I scene 487. Lake Louise, 1988—subject: nonsense poem; original and revision present 488. Looking east, 1988—subject: dawn 489. Cyrenaica, 1988—subject: Alexander the Great 490. Near Sundance, 1988—subject: musings near Sundance Canyon 491. Omnipotence a-go-go, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 492. The oracle, 1988—subject: philosophical point; used in a later poem 493. Life, 1988—subject: musings on life 494. Ode to Oozy Oino, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 495. From the temple, 1988—subject: imagining a temple 496. Kallisthenes 1988—subject: friend of Alexander the Great 497. To a woman, 1988—subject: love poem 498. When I was six, 1988—subject: childhood memory 499. A dream of mountains, 1988—subject: vision of mountains 500. That girl, 1988—subject: thinking of ex-wife
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File contains the following poems: 501. At Bankhead, 1988—subject: Bankhead vision 502. In an idle moment, 1988—subject: based on old photo of Banff 503. Edwardian road, 1988—subject: Banff in the Edwardian Period 504. Scimitar, 1988—subject: unrequited love 505. A girl dies, 1988—subject: God 506.…
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1988
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1988
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File contains the following poems: 501. At Bankhead, 1988—subject: Bankhead vision 502. In an idle moment, 1988—subject: based on old photo of Banff 503. Edwardian road, 1988—subject: Banff in the Edwardian Period 504. Scimitar, 1988—subject: unrequited love 505. A girl dies, 1988—subject: God 506. The holy land, 1988—subject: imagining Gaza 507. The spectral deer, 1988—subject: imagining deer and fawn 508. The conversation, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 509. On a mountain road, 1988—subject: dawn 510. From Brewster Creek, 1988—subject: musings from road up Brewster Creek 511. Plato’s confession, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 512. To a loved one, 1988—subject: loved one dying 513. Royalty, 1988—subject: imagining early England 514. When I was young, 1988—subject: remembering trail behind C.M. Walker’s house on Muskrat Street in the 1950s 515. His rhapsody, 1988—subject: collage-like musings; original and revision present 516. Sunday, 1988—subject: vision based on Banff Springs Hotel 517. Paranoia, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 518. Near Mt. Aylmer, 1988—subject: vision near Mt. Aylmer 519. Those classical days, 1988—subject: imagining Plato 520. Banff days, 1988—subject: early days in the Rockies 521. Sunday morning, 1988—subject: cemetery poem 522. Father’s lament, 1988—subject: death 523. Archaica, 1988—subject: imagining Plato 524. Anna May Wong, 1924, 1988—subject: based on photo of Anna May Wong at Silver City in 1924 525. Blue Victoriana, 1988—subject: Victorian vision 526. Fairholme vision, 1988—subject: Nature metaphor; original and 2 revisions present 527. Mt. Lilliput, 1988—subject: Mt. Lilliput is a peak with many sentinels on it 528. Audrey, 1988—subject: dusk vision 529. At Aunt Nellie’s, 1988—subject: Nellie Noble was a distant relative of the author and lived at the corner of Wolf and Grizzly Streets (NW corner) 530. Ariston, 1988—subject: ancient Greek philosopher (fictional) 531. At the campground, 1988—subject: campground imaginings 532. Climbers in photographs, 1988—subject: based on old photo of mountaineers 533. September storm, 1988—subject: rainstorm 534. Le cimetiere, 1988—subject: cemetery vision 535. Early Lake Louise, 1988—subject: vision of early Lake Louise 536. Visitors, 1988—subject: based on incident at Information Centre where author worked 537. Night avenue, 1988—subject: vision based on Cave Avenue 538. The view, 1988—subject: rhyming poem 539. The source, 1988—subject: nature vision 540. For Oakum Cadomene, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 541. Hillsdale vision, 1988—subject: vision of Hillsdale Meadows on Bow Valley Parkway 542. When there was empire, 1988—subject: Bill Peyto 543. The bank manager recalls, 1988—subject: early Banff vision 544. L’Etre Humain, 1988—subject: based on old photo of lady on Tunnel Mt.; original and revision present 545. Used in the best suicides, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 546. Cascade Valley, 1988—subject: imagining man in cabin in Cascade River Valley 547. Tribute, 1988—subject: vision 548. Summer, 1988—subject: summer vision 549. Surrepticio, 1988—subject: nonsense poem based on lady asking author if he had some Bankhead coal in his pocket 550. Encomium, 1988—subject: vision of domestic life
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File contains the following poems: 551. Near Inglismaldie, 1988—subject: based on Johnson’s Lake area 552. Invitation, 1988—subject: night vision 553. Plato, 1988—subject: Platonic monologue 554. Saturday night, 1988—subject: Saturday night vision; original and revision present 555. The solstice re…
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1988
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M196 / I / 12
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1988
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File contains the following poems: 551. Near Inglismaldie, 1988—subject: based on Johnson’s Lake area 552. Invitation, 1988—subject: night vision 553. Plato, 1988—subject: Platonic monologue 554. Saturday night, 1988—subject: Saturday night vision; original and revision present 555. The solstice regaled, 1988—subject: semi-nonsense poem 556. Decision, 1988—subject: divorce 557. Recalcitrance, 1988—subject: death 558. Somewhere, 1988—subject: spring scene 559. Some panacea!, 1988—subject: semi-nonsense poem 560. Charlotte, 1988—subject: based on a view of Fairholme Range 561. Cote de l’eternite, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 562. Morning, 1988—subject: dawn vision 563. Back from Herculaneum, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 564. Testament, 1988—subject: interment 565. Chelsea, 1988—subject: imagining London 566. What a caper!, 1988—subject: lost love 567. Dark house, 1912, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 568. Rickie, 1988—subject: based on suicide of Banff boy in about 1967 569. Mr. Ward, 1988—subject: based on author’s grandfather, W.E. Ward; original and revision present 570. The new house, 1988—subject: building a house 571. The grand years, 1988—subject: remembering youth 572. Chinatown, 1988—subject: Chinatown at night; original and revision present 573. Anna, 1988—subject: early ship voyager 574. From my rippertoir, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 575. Colonnade, 1988—subject: Plotinus, ancient philosopher 576. Before the battle, 1988—subject: night before battle; original and revision present 577. The photo, 1988—subject: photo which eventually appeared on cover of “Light and dark remain” 578. He, 1988—subject: lost love 579. Jane, 1988—subject: seaside vision 580. Late autumn, 1988—subject: autumn bleakness 581. My theory, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 582. Late Victoriana, 1988—subject: Bill Peyto 583. La condition humaine, 1988—subject: semi-nonsense poem 584. The craft fair, 1988—subject: imagining craft fair at St. Mary’s Catholic church 585. So what?, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 586. Mad Susie, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 587. Mortality, 1988—subject: death 588. Felicity, 1988—subject: collage-like vision 589. Fay Jane, 1988—subject: Fay Jane Chu, author’s ex-wife 590. After the rain, 1988—subject: reflections after rain 591. Neighbours, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 592. Encounter, 1988—subject: stallion in rain 593. Sculpture, 1988—subject: semi-nonsense poem 594. Yuletide, 1988—subject: humorous semi-nonsense poem 595. Saturday, 1988—subject: rascally semi-nonsense poem; original and revision present 596. The old story, 1988—subject: semi-nonsense poem; original and revision present 597. Cleanthus, 1988—subject: ancient Greece 598. It happened that way, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 599. Doctor Jessop, 1988—subject: cancer 600. A point well made, 1988—subject: heaven
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File contains the following poems: 601. To be oneself, 1988—subject: vision 602. Carcinogen 3, 1988—subject: semi-nonsense poem 603. Wednesday, 1988—subject: the moon 604. The serried ranks, 1988—subject: semi-nonsense vision; original and revision present 605. Do this for me, 1988—subject: nonsens…
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1988 - 1989
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M196 / I / 13
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1988 - 1989
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File contains the following poems: 601. To be oneself, 1988—subject: vision 602. Carcinogen 3, 1988—subject: semi-nonsense poem 603. Wednesday, 1988—subject: the moon 604. The serried ranks, 1988—subject: semi-nonsense vision; original and revision present 605. Do this for me, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 606. Papa, 1988—subject: family and love 607. Winter evening, 1988—subject: winter night 608. Ranger Creek, 1988—subject: nature and humanness 609. Those Levantine days, 1988—subject: vision in the Holy Land; original and revision present 610. Lydia, 1988—subject: a beautiful lady; this is the first appearance of Lydia who figures so prominently in the Cemetery Tea House poems 611. La vie metropolitaine, 1988—subject: big city vision 612. Epistle, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 613. Jurassic days, 1988—subject: time travel 614. Letter to her, 1988—subject: love poem 615. Dream-city, 1988—subject: unfamiliar city 616. West Summerland, 1988—subject: imagining West Summerland, British Columbia where the author’s cousin lived 617. December, 1988—subject: semi-nonsense poem 618. Night tryst, 1988—subject: love poem based on Chateau Lake Louise 619. In the lodge, 1988—subject: nature 620. Metropolis, 1988—subject: remembering married life 621. Winter, 1989—subject: Mt. Inglismaldie 622. Life-soldier, 1989—subject: war in the city 623. Red Earth Creek, 1989—subject: imagining wood carvings along Red Earth Creek 624. Historica, 1989—subject: imagining ancient Alexandria 625. Anglican days, 1989—subject: imagining London, England 626. China, 1989—subject: vision in China 627. Dream-garden, 1989—underwater vision 628. Lady Bagnell, 1989—subject: aged lady 629. Huay, 1989—subject: imagining author’s ex-wife in Taiwan 630. The sixties, 1989—subject: imagining the nineteen-sixties 631. Adriana, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 632. A new tao, 1989—subject: loss 633. Wind-song, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 634. Allegiance to dreams, 1989—subject: dreams 635. Sad news, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense rhyming poem; original and revision present 636. Bankhead, 1989—subject: Bankhead musings 637. The Buntiad, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 638. Strolling late, 1989—subject: love poem 639. January, 1989—subject: musings from the Banff Springs Hotel 640. Dracula, 1989—subject: humorous poem; original and revision present 641. Cuthead Creek, 1989—subject: ram’s skull near Cuthead Creek 642. Reading philosophy, 1989—subject: wisdom 643. Good intentions, 1989—subject: musings based on Mt. Inglismaldie, climbed by the author and his brother in September of 1963 644. Humanness, 1989—subject: humanness 645. Welcome to Banff, 1989—subject: humorous poem 646. Bankhead visit, 1989—subject: vision at Bankhead 647. Warrior and wife, 1989—subject: end of a battle 648. Finality, 1989—subject: dying fox 649. Ode to Punkinhead, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 650. Being human, 1989—subject: vision of humanness
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File contains the following poems: 651. Beijing, 1989—subject: imperial China 652. Vague oleander, 1989—subject: nonsense poem; original and revision present 653. The fossil, 1989—subject: Bill Peyto who found a large fossil fish in 1912 654. Bucolic cerebration, 1989—subject: hillbilly’s farm 655.…
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1989
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M196 / I / 14
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M196 / I / 14
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1989
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File contains the following poems: 651. Beijing, 1989—subject: imperial China 652. Vague oleander, 1989—subject: nonsense poem; original and revision present 653. The fossil, 1989—subject: Bill Peyto who found a large fossil fish in 1912 654. Bucolic cerebration, 1989—subject: hillbilly’s farm 655. Antiquity, 1989—subject: Plotinus 656. With Fay, 1989—subject: author’s ex-wife 657. Bill Peyto dying, 1989—subject: death of Bill Peyto in 1943 658. Wha hae, agrimensor, 1989—subject: nonsense poem; an agrimensor was an ancient Roman surveyor 659. Nature, 1989—subject: fossil sea-lilies 660. Fairholme musings, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 661. Dream tour, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 662. The landlady, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 663. Storm Mt. shoulder, 1989—subject: Storm Mt. near Castle Junction 664. That time-worn vision, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 665. The party, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 666. South of Mt. Bourgeau, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 667. Shakespeare, 1989—subject: Shakespeare; original and revision present 668. For F.H. Bradley, 1989—subject: F. H. Bradley was a British Idealist philosopher (1846-1924) 669. Sundry adamant sneezes, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 670. In the land of the toy Teuton, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 671. Wanton remembering, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 672. Before waking, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 673. Wen-shiang, 1989—subject: Taiwan vision (Wen-shiang was author’s sister-in-law) 674. Sobbing: Rockbound Lake, 1989—subject: Rockbound Lake is in cirque behind Castle Mt. 675. Castle Mt., 1989—subject: Castle Mt. 676. Lake Louise, 1989—subject: Edwardian Lake Louise 677. Walking with Huay, 1989—subject: author’s ex-wife, Huay Tsin Tsu 678. Horseback, 1989—subject: musings on horseback 679. Chateau Lake Louise, 1989—subject: Edwardian Lake Louise 680. At the Chateau Lake Louise, 1989—subject: Edwardian Lake Louise 681. Au Chateau, 1989—subject: death at the Chateau Lake Louise 682. Crazy cargo, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 683. Cleanthes’ vision, 1989—subject: vision 684. Sudsy forlorn by a silt pit at nightfall, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem; original and revision present 685. Tropic morning, 1989—subject: the tropics 686. That Shinto shrine of mine, 1989—subject: based on author’s work at the Banff Park Museum 687. Sunday evening, 1989—subject: married man 688. A squirrel without morphine, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense vision of early Banff 689. Kathleen remembers, 1989—subject: based on fish ponds and hatchery which used to be close to Bow Falls 690. The hatchery, 1989—subject: based on fish ponds which used to be close to Bow Falls (at south end of what is now Glen Avenue) 691. Staggered by the breeze, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 692. Hellenistic dream, 1989—subject: ancient Greek vision 693. Dr. Thompson and the westernmost, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 694. 1902, 1989—subject: Edwardian vision 695. Reflecting, 1989—subject: musings in a cabin 696. Learn how to dream, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 697. Morning ordeal, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 698. At the mine, 1989—subject: Bankhead 699. City, 1989—subject: city at night 700. The journey, 1989—subject: nonsense poem; a German tourist once used the term “pedestranians” (pedestrians) talking to the author in the Visitor Centre
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File contains the following poems: 701. Raven, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 702. Lynx Street, 1989—subject: vision of Lynx Street 703. Recalling you, 1989—divorce 704. Marlborough, 1989—subject: author’s ex-wife Fay (Huay) 705. Snow Creek, 1989—subject: Snow Creek is along the Cascade Fire Road…
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1989
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M196 / I / 15
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1989
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File contains the following poems: 701. Raven, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 702. Lynx Street, 1989—subject: vision of Lynx Street 703. Recalling you, 1989—divorce 704. Marlborough, 1989—subject: author’s ex-wife Fay (Huay) 705. Snow Creek, 1989—subject: Snow Creek is along the Cascade Fire Road 706. For old times’ sake, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 707. Simpson Pass, 1989—subject: remembering seeing Glacier Lilies near Simpson Pass about 1973 708. Escape, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 709. For Lydia in spring, 1989—subject: vision of Lydia 710. Susan, my dear, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 711. Vision for Matsuko, 1989—subject: Japanese vision 712. The force of unreason, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 713. Eight-mile, 1989—subject: based on area past eight-mile point up Spray River from Banff 714. Natalie, 1989—first appearance of “mad Natalie” 715. On searing the frown of a lithophage, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 716. In early May, 1989—subject: love poem 717. In the lair of the plangent evergreen, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 718. The other, 1989—subject: based on Norman Sanson; original and revision present 719. Cave and Basin, 1989—subject: vision of Cave and Basin hot spring 720. At the corner, 1989—subject: love poem; original and revision present 721. Out in the car, 1989—subject: inspired by Golf Course Loop Drive 722. Dalrobia remembered, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 723. Melinda, 1989—subject: lady in Shakespeare’s time; original and revision present 724. The artist’s window, 1989—subject: Mediterranean vision 725. Vernal dream, 1989—subject: springtime 726. Crazy for numbers, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 727. Mont St. Eloi, 1989—subject: vision in French Alps 728. The soldier, 1989—subject: an ancient soldier 729. Tunnel Mt., 1989—subject: fossil coral on Tunnel Mt. 730. At the forest’s edge, 1989—subject: view from the forest’s edge; inspired by Edward Thomas 731. Afterwhere, 1989—subject: semi-surrealist poem 732. It’s unseemly, aberrant one, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 733. Abrasions, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 734. The charwoman, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 735. Buboes for Dorothy, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 736. Edwardian whispers, 1989—subject: based on Cave and Basin 737. Hillsdale, 1989—subject: divorce; original and revision present 738. Where Banff began, 1989—subject: semi-surrealist poem based on Cave and Basin 739. Much thanks, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 740. Zebra, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem based on early Banff 741. Years ago, 1989—subject: dream of youth 742. July dream, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 743. The road to the falls, 1989—subject: based on road leading down to Bow Falls 744. Priest’s lament, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 745. Carrot Creek, 1989—subject: based on trail up Carrot Creek 746. The Food of the Gods, 1989—subject: based on H.G. Wells’ novel 747. Recording, 1989—subject: based on the Beatles 748. For Fay, 1989—subject: divorce 749. After supper, 1989—subject: rhyming nonsense poem 750. Long ago, 1989—subject: idyllic portrait
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File contains the following poems: 751. After the flowering, 1989—subject: Plato 752. City dream, 1989—subject: city vision 753. Rural sojourn, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 754. Arcadia, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 755. Plato in the canyon, 1989—subject: Plato; original and revision (spelling) …
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1989
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1989
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File contains the following poems: 751. After the flowering, 1989—subject: Plato 752. City dream, 1989—subject: city vision 753. Rural sojourn, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 754. Arcadia, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 755. Plato in the canyon, 1989—subject: Plato; original and revision (spelling) present 756. Helen, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 757. John, 1989—subject: based on John Lennon 758. Conviviality, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 759. Secrets, 1989—subject: death 760. Andalusia, 1989—subject: surrealist poem; original and revision present 761. Maria, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 762. Along the canal, 1989—subject: based on Two-Jack canal 763. Pray for nothing, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 764. Tears for old Lacerta, 1989—subject: “lacerta” is Latin for “lizard” 765. In the wee hours, 1989—subject: night vision 766. Wedding day, 1989—subject: vision 767. Praelatium, 1989—subject: ancient Rome 768. The hirsute bandolero, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 769. A rainy Sunday, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 770. In the vale of the dream-abattoir, 1989—subject: surrealist poem; original and revision present 771. The era of sleep, 1989—subject: semi-surrealist poem 772. The shadowy house, 1989—subject: based on Edwardian houses in Banff 773. While we slumber, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 774. Sunday dancing, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 775. Zedroid, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 776. Return of the Magi, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 777. Upon waking, 1989—subject: a dream 778. After midnight, 1989—subject: Chinatown 779. For Edward, 1989—vision for Edward Thomas 780. Twilight, 1989—subject: Plato 781. For Edith, 1989—subject: garden party 782. At Mr. Fuller’s, 1989—subject: based on Cyril Fuller’s house around 419 Muskrat St.; original and revision present 783. Thoughts in September, 1989—subject: nature musings 784. After the hike, 1989—subject: musings 785. Evening, 1989—subject: evening musings 786. The final afternoon, 1989—subject: Plato 787. To poetry, 1989—subject: author’s address to Poetry 788. Out for a stroll, 1989—subject: musings while walking 789. The new improved ecstasy, 1989—subject: surreal view of Edwardian city; original and revision present 790. In the desert, 1989—subject: ancient Rome 791. At Lake Louise, 1989—subject: wolverine at Lake Louise 792. A mountain story, 1989—subject: Chateau Lake Louise in winter 793. The old story, 1989—subject: night vision 794. We are the knowing, 1989—subject: ancient Greece; original and revision present 795. Dream of a mountain, 1989—a dream; original and revision present 796. Midnight at Banff, 1989—subject: based on Banff Avenue and Mt. Inglismaldie 797. The reply, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 798. To a ghost, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem; original and revision present 799. My history, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 800. Letter to Susan, 1989—subject: nonsense poem
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File contains the following poems: 801. November, 1989—subject: nature musings 802. Vision from a landfill, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 803. Relief, 1989—subject: semi-surrealist poem based on Chateau Lake Louise 804. Le grand hotel, 1989—subject: based on the Chateau Lake Louise 805. Sally, 1989…
Date Range
1989 - 1990
Reference Code
M196 / I / 17
Description Level
5 / File
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Gordon Burles fonds
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5 / File
Series
I : Poetry Manuscripts
Reference Code
M196 / I / 17
Date Range
1989 - 1990
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1 cm of textual records
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File contains the following poems: 801. November, 1989—subject: nature musings 802. Vision from a landfill, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 803. Relief, 1989—subject: semi-surrealist poem based on Chateau Lake Louise 804. Le grand hotel, 1989—subject: based on the Chateau Lake Louise 805. Sally, 1989—subject: semi-surreal poem 806. Fern, 1989—subject: based on Fern Brewster 807. Steve, 1989—subject: portrait of a logger 808. Nightfall, 1989—subject: nightfall in the forest 809. Banff dream, 1989—subject: based on Cave Avenue 810. Anticipation, 1989—subject: author’s death 811. Somewhere in Attica, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 812. Cleanthes expostulates, 1989—subject: ancient Greece 813. For Anya, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 814. Sunday afternoon, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 815. An evening out, 1989—subject: based on the author’s evening out in the Caboose lounge 816. Deleterium, 1989—subject: surrealist poem; original and addendum present 817. After an outing, 1989—subject: author’s aloneness 818. Just one more palimpsest, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 819. Carotte, 1989—subject: nonsense poem; original and revision present 820. Rundle trail, 1989—based on trail up Mt. Rundle 821. On the south slope, 1989—subject: Plato 822. Piche Peak, 1989—subject: based on Mount Peechee 823. Habeas corpus, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 824. Epiphany, 1989—subject: Nature 825. November dream, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 826. Egypt, 1989—subject: vision of Egypt 827. Ancient days, 1989—subject: semi-surrealist poem 828. Sacrament, 1989—subject: vision of a temple 829. West road follies, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 830. Life’s like that, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 831. Such as it is, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 832. Aegean days, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 833. Isabel, 1989—subject: based on Isabel Brewster 834. Meditation in a canyon, 1989—subject: ancient Greece 835. In a ravine, 1989—subject: ancient Greece 836. In Fairholme’s shadow, 1989—subject: based on garden at Anthracite 837. The temple, 1989—subject: based on the Banff Springs Hotel 838. Hieroclus, 1989—subject: ancient Greece 839. One more hurrah, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 840. Home, 1989—subject: coming home 841. By the lake, 1989—subject: Lake Minnewanka; original and revision present 842. Monday, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 843. Ripeness is all, 1989—subject: Cemetery Tea House; original and 2 revision copies present 844. Soldier-poet, 1989—subject: Edward Thomas, English poet (1878-1917) 845. The canyon, 1989—subject: semi-nonsense poem 846. Bow Valley cadenza, 1989—subject: Mt. Inglismaldie 847. Lewis Crescent, 1989—subject: surrealist poem 848. Murk, 1989—subject: nonsense poem 849. Museum days, 1990—subject: semi-nonsense poem 850. The refuge, 1990—subject: alpine retreat
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File contains the following poems: 851. J’aime la corsetiere, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 852. Exploration, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 853. A vision, 1990—subject: goddess at shrine 854. On futile beauty, 1990—subject: beautiful lady 855. Father’s lament, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 856. What if, …
Date Range
1990
Reference Code
M196 / I / 18
Description Level
5 / File
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Gordon Burles fonds
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5 / File
Series
I : Poetry Manuscripts
Reference Code
M196 / I / 18
Date Range
1990
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
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File contains the following poems: 851. J’aime la corsetiere, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 852. Exploration, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 853. A vision, 1990—subject: goddess at shrine 854. On futile beauty, 1990—subject: beautiful lady 855. Father’s lament, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 856. What if, 1990—subject: Mt. Aconcagua 857. Reality once more, 1990—subject: semi-nonsense poem 858. Not for them, 1990—subject: semi-nonsense poem 859. Cordillera, 1990—subject: a prophet 860. Poor life, 1990—subject: Plato 861. Albemarle Avenue, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 862. Exhortation before sleep, 1990—subject: life 863. Vestibule, 1990—subject: surrealist poem 864. Halcyon times, 1990—subject: nonsense poem; original and revision present 865. Worship, 1990—subject: semi-nonsense poem 866. Lithostrotionella, 1990—subject: fossil Mississippian coral; name of fossil now changed 867. Muskrat Street, 1990—subject: semi-nonsense poem 868. Cascade Mountain, 1990—subject: Cascade Mountain 869. Upper Bankhead, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 870. Sunday evening, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 871. Icarus and the Eucharist, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 872. He grows old, 1990—subject: semi-nonsense poem 873. Ode to Zedroe Gingeroid, 1990—subject: semi-surrealist poem 874. The Human condition, 1911, 1990—subject: loneliness 875. That proffered vision, 1990—subject: based on Banff Springs Hotel 876. For Lydia, 1990—subject: lost love 877. The reckoning, 1990—subject: death 878. Rainfall advisory, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 879. Labour of love, 1990—subject: surrealist poem; original and revision present 880. The way of all flesh, 1990—subject: surrealist poem 881. Challenge, 1990—subject: mountain climbing 882. I found peace, 1990—subject: nature musings 883. Cocktail party, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 884. Tradition, 1990—subject: surrealist poem 885. Adolescence, 1990—subject: looking toward Fairholme Range 886. Johnson’s Lake musings, 1990—subject: semi-nonsense poem 887. On reading Eric Hoffer, 1990—subject: Eric Hoffer, American thinker (1898-1983) 888. On April roads, 1990—subject: musings in April 889. Friday blues, 1990—subject: surrealist poem based on peak at head of Mosquito Creek 890. April, 1990—subject: surrealist poem; original and revision present 891. For Albemarle Runstead, 1990—subject: surrealist poem 892. The Edwardian pension, 1990—subject: Edwardian pension 893. On the sacred road, 1990—subject: seaside musings 894. For Emily Cratchloe, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 895. Free to dream, 1990—subject: nonsense poem 896. The search, 1990—subject: a horseman 897. Attica, 1990—subject: Plato 898. Once upon a time, 1990—subject: ancient battle 899. The choice, 1990—subject: Plato 900. The castle, 1990—subject: based on Banff Springs Hotel
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