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George Bowering

George Bowering (1935-) was born in Penticton, B.C. and grew up in Oliver. At UBC, Bowering was one of the founding editors of TISH. Bowering is a prolific poet, novelist, essayist, and critic, who has written over 80 books and 35 chapbooks to date. Some of his honours include the Governor General’s Award in both poetry (1969) and fiction (1980), and the Order of Canada (2002). Bowering lives in Vancouver.

A black and white portrait of George Bowering. He holds a telephone to one ear and a cigarette between his fingers in his other hand.
George Bowering.

| Recordings

  • A black and white portrait of George Bowering. He holds a telephone to one ear and a cigarette between his fingers in his other hand.

    George Bowering introduces Sheila Watson.

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  • Bowering Party Readings Aug 16, 1986

    The tape consists of an amateur home recording of a private reading among poets and friends hosted by George and Angela Bowering on August 16, 1986. Guest readers include Sharon Thesen and Robin Blaser. Other poets are unconfirmed. “Bowering Party Reading (incomplete)” from George Bowering fonds.

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| Remediations

  • S2, Episode 1: Sharon Thesen’s reading at the Bowerings’

    University of Exeter undergraduates Sofie Drew and Emily Chircop carry out a close listening of a 1980 recording of Sharon Thesen reading from her first book Artemis Hates Romance at George and Angela Bowerings’ house. Drew and Chircop’s conversation focuses on the intimacy, sociality, and ambiguity of the recording, and how this shapes interpretation. The…

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  • “A Celebration of the Works of George Bowering”

    Citation: “A Celebration of the Works of George Bowering.” 22 September, 2022. UBC Okanagan, Special Collections. https://soundbox.ok.ubc.ca/remediations/performances/

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| Bibliography

Butchart, Megan and Morgan Ryder. “Archival Bonds: the Baird-Bowering and SoundBox Collections in Conversation.” AMP Lab blog. 6 March, 2022. Available online: https://amplab.ok.ubc.ca/index.php/2022/03/06/archival-bonds-the-baird-bowering-and-soundbox-collections-in-conversation/

“A Celebration of the Works of George Bowering.” AMP Lab. YouTube, 2023. Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8-TpENSBa4

“UBC Okanagan benefits from generous literary contribution: Baird and Bowering donate to special collections and humanities lab.” UBC Okanagan. 7 December, 2022. Available online: https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2022/12/07/ubc-okanagan-benefits-from-generous-literary-contribution/

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