{"product_id":"the-alphabet-game-9781552451878","title":"The Alphabet Game","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA member of the sound-poetry collective, The Four Horsemen, winner of a Governor General's Award for Poetry and writer of Fraggle Rock, bpNichol was one of Canada's most important poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of Nichol's writing is distinguished by his desire to create texts that are engaging in themselves as well as in context, and to use indirect structural and textual devices to carry meaning. The astounding range of Nichol's practice included musical theatre, children's books, comic book art and collage\/assemblage. Broadly spanning the history of Nichol's work, \u003ci\u003eThe Alphabet Game: A bpNichol Reader\u003c\/i\u003e includes both classics and esoteric treasures. From the early typewriter poetry of \u003ci\u003eKonfessions of an Elizabethan Fan Dancer\u003c\/i\u003e and Nichol's life-long work of poetry \u003ci\u003eThe Martyrology\u003c\/i\u003e, to the heartbreaking prose of \u003ci\u003eJournal\u003c\/i\u003e and the whimsical autobiography of \u003ci\u003eSelected Organs\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection maps the literary career of this enigmatic poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor first-time readers of Nichol, this comprehensive collection is a perfect introduction to his groundbreaking work; for loyal Nichol fans, this reader is the the long-awaited compilation of his less readily available work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bp Nichol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48308074447099,"sku":"9781552451878","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781552451878.jpg?v=1772484726","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-alphabet-game-9781552451878","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}