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jwcurry, 1959-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1959

Nationality

Canadian

Found in 655 Collections and/or Records:

Stuart Passed This on to Me / curry, jw., 1979

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Identifier: CC-20343-20740
Scope and Contents

This a reply to Maurice Mireau's letter, New Hope for Pimply Boys in Mondo Hunkamooga #7. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Stuart Ross' Biography / curry, jw; Ross S., 1988

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Identifier: CC-20316-20713
Scope and Contents

This biography appeared on inside front cover of Room 3o2 Book List #5. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Textures / curry, jw., 1980

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Identifier: CC-19717-20104
Scope and Contents

The typewriting in this poem was done without a carbon ribbon; the letters are outlined by the graphite strokes that give the appearance of frottage. This work was published in can't afford no Kodak Instamatik Instamatik Vol.1. The poem reads, 'I i, uh, get the - the no, the IMPRESSION that - what this alludes to is sort of a - PARallell second side to things w/ that - opposite symmetry, yu know, uh - Reflecting, no, a - R reFLEction of maybe - hints that is as they say, - like this, yu know, like, that - there ARE maybe parallel universes such, - yu know?' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Textures / curry, jw., 1980

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Identifier: CC-19718-20105
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This is the first generation photocopy from which the printed version in can't afford no Kodak Instamatik Instamatik Vol.1 was derived; i.e., the printed version is a second generation photocopy. The print has darker lines than the original drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

That Fucking Line That (1st Draft) / curry, jw., 1985

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Identifier: CC-20295-20692
Scope and Contents

This anthology of jw curry's poetry was published by Bob Cobbing's Writers Forum in 1991 (held by the Sackner Archive). It is the earliest draft made previous to July 1985; Some of these poems were never published. There are handwritten citations on the verso of the pages indicating the periodicals where the poems were published previously. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

That Fucking Line That------------ / curry, jw ; lefler P ; Laba M ; Bennett JM ; Evason G., 1992

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Identifier: CC-20298-20695
Scope and Contents

The manuscripts for this book are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

That Fucking Line That (drafts and related materials) / curry, jw; Basmajian S; Venright S; Bennett JM., 1985 - 1992

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Identifier: CC-20297-20694
Scope and Contents

Includes many previously published works on unbound pages, viz., These, Reflecting on War, A Mystery, Grecian Turn, Invocation, Too Collage (aka & they came, dancing all alone, On Waking this Morning, DShake A Foot, Instructions For Use, The Losing and The Basmajian Variations in A (minors). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985 - 1992

That Fucking Line That (final draft) / curry, jw; lefler P; andley G; Laba M; lore q; Hood W; Bennett JM; Evason G., 1992

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Identifier: CC-20299-20696
Scope and Contents

These unbound pages were used for the final printing of the book published by Writers Forum. On the verso of some pages, handwritten, ink and graphite documentation as to their prior publication is provided. The manuscript includes ink drawings of the poems, "These" and "The Evolution of English." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

The (Almost) Instant Anthology '88 / Daurio, Beverley, editor ; Jones, editor ; Nichol, bp, editor ; curry jw ; Dedora B ; Joe ; Kilpatrick N ; Necakov L ; Venright S., 1988

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Identifier: CC-30399-31818
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This publication was done at the 2nd Toronto Small Press Book Fair. Writers were invited to submit one page of poetry or prose to the editors four days before the Fair. Nancy Kilpatrick contributed a poem shaped as a side view of a hamburger on a bun. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

The Altered Page: Review / curry, jw; Sackner MA., 1988

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Identifier: CC-19682-20069
Scope and Contents

This is an exhibition review written for Score of "The Altered Page," an exhibition held at the Center For Book Arts that was curated by Marvin Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

The Art of Darkness (Simon Clark) / curry, jw., 1987

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Identifier: CC-43154-45210
Scope and Contents

The is a business card for a lighting designer - the verso is black. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

The Captain Poetry Poems Complete / Nichol, bp ; curry jw ; bissett b., 2011

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Identifier: CC-55219-9998981
Scope and Contents Book Thug Internet: Poetry, comic book art, pop culture, concrete poetry, the lyric, the myth of the cowboy, even the myth of the poet-hero: these are just some of the avenues explored by bpNichol in The Captain Poetry Poems. In this short portrait of the poet as a young man, our hero is a dilemma: part fabrication and part confession, Cap is a character created by these poems that extends their author into realms of possible identities. Who is Captain Poetry? Is he a poet? Is he a hero? Is he the bearer of heretofore important and unknown knowledge? Written at a time when questions about what poetry might be; when questions about what the figure of the poet might be, The Captain Poetry Poems showed Nichol grappling with some of the cliches inherent to both his craft and his identity. Playful, even at times silly, but never without the human intelligence Nichol is best known for, these poems may not be the "best" work in Nichol's oeuvre, but their experiments reveal important...
Dates: 2011

The Cardboard Junco / curry, jw., 1991

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Identifier: CC-19663-20049
Scope and Contents

The front cover has a printed concrete poem consisting of a tautologic representation in a text over text style of the title of this book. The inside back cover has a cellophane bag filled with strips of printed text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

The Concrete Tell / curry, jw., 1984

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Identifier: CC-30410-10002835
Scope and Contents

The five poems in this book are formed by fragmented letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984