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Basil Bunting

British modernist poet, Basil Bunting (1900-1985), was born in Scotswood-on-Tyne, Northumberland, and passed away in Hexham, Northumberland. His life overlapped with both World Wars. He was drafted during World War I and subsequently imprisoned for being a conscientious objector. During World War II, he enlisted in the Royal Air Force and worked for the British Intelligence as a translator in Persia (now Iran), staying on well beyond the tenure of his appointment. Despite numerous collections, Bunting’s autobiographical long poem, Briggflats (1966)—with references to medieval literary subject matter and style—is his most influential book of poetry. It exemplifies his lifelong interest in the sound of poetry and comes to life when read out loud. Bunting’s friendship with Peter Quartermain brought him to Vancouver in 1970 and 1984. Quartermain’s biography, Basil Bunting: Poet of the North, remains the authoritative study of Bunting’s life.

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  • Basil Bunting. 21 Nov ’84 w PQ

    Citation: Bunting, Basil and Peter Quartermain. “BB 21 Nov ‘84 w PQ”. 21 November 1984. Peter Quartermain fonds, SoundBox Collection, AMP Lab at UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, B.C. https://soundbox.ok.ubc.ca/peter-quartermain In this interview between Peter Quartermain and Basil Bunting, conducted on 21 November 1984, Quartermain asks Bunting three main questions. The first prompt is to “tell me…

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  • Basil Bunting. Nov ’84. Side A

    Citation: Bunting, Basil and Peter Quartermain. “Bunting. Nov ‘84”. 20 November 1984. 2022.002.190, Peter Quartermain fonds, SoundBox Collection, AMP Lab at UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, B.C. https://soundbox.ok.ubc.ca/peter-quartermain On 20 November 1984, Peter Quartermain conducted an interview with Basil Bunting. This forms part of a larger series of interviews, some of which are also available on the…

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  • Basil Bunting. Nov ’84. Side B

    Citation: Bunting, Basil and Peter Quartermain. “Bunting. Nov ‘84”. 20 November 1984. 2022.002.190, Peter Quartermain fonds, SoundBox Collection, AMP Lab at UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, B.C. https://soundbox.ok.ubc.ca/peter-quartermain This interview between Peter Quartermain and Basil Bunting was conducted on 20 November 1984. It forms part of a series of interviews that are partially accessible on the SoundBox…

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  • Basil Bunting. 1970 Interview

    Citation: Bunting, Basil, Quartermain, Peter and Warren Tallman. “Bunting 1970 Interview”. 4 November 1970. 2022.002.182, Peter Quartermain fonds, SoundBox Collection, AMP Lab at UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, B.C. https://soundbox.ok.ubc.ca/peter-quartermain On 4 November 1970, Peter Quartermain and Warren Tallman record an interview with Basil Bunting primarily about his involvement with Modernist writers in London, U.K. The discussion…

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