Writing
bpNichol
Born — Died
1944-09-30 — 1988-09-25
Place of birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known for
Writing
Credits
3 titles
Barrie Phillip Nichol (30 September 1944 – 25 September 1988), known as bpNichol, was a Canadian poet, writer, sound poet, editor, Creative Writing teacher at York University in Toronto and grOnk/Ganglia Press publisher. His body of work encompasses poetry, children's books, television scripts, novels, short fiction, computer texts, and sound poetry. His love of language and writing, evident in his many accomplishments, continues to be carried forward by many. He died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Known for
Two children are teleported to a magical island and search for the giant Argon to save it.
The Argon Quest
1990
NRIn 1983 and 1984, bpNichol used an Apple IIe computer and the Apple BASIC programming language to create First Screening, a suite of a dozen programmed, kinetic poems. He distributed First Screening through Underwhich, an imprint he started in 1979 with a small group of poets. The Underwhich edition of First Screening consisted of 100 numbered and signed copies distributed on 5.25" floppies along with printed matter.
First Screening: Computer Poems
1984
10.0In this award-winning documentary, filmmaker Brian Nash has created a tapestry of style and content as he reveals the essence of the late Canadian poet bpNichol, author of over 300 publications including books of poetry and fiction, sound recordings, television scripts, libretti and comic strips.
bp: pushing the boundaries
1997
Film credits
Behind the camera
Two children are teleported to a magical island and search for the giant Argon to save it.
The Argon Quest
1990
NRIn 1983 and 1984, bpNichol used an Apple IIe computer and the Apple BASIC programming language to create First Screening, a suite of a dozen programmed, kinetic poems. He distributed First Screening through Underwhich, an imprint he started in 1979 with a small group of poets. The Underwhich edition of First Screening consisted of 100 numbered and signed copies distributed on 5.25" floppies along with printed matter.
First Screening: Computer Poems
1984