In 2007, Book*hug published my second full-length collection of poems, Blissful Times – 63 poetic ‘translations’ of the same text, mainly from English to English. I also included several poems as URLs, which were multimedia links to audio, video and photographic translations. Over time, website providers no longer supported .htm links (or links with a period in them), so I had to rename them.
For all you poetry lovers who want to experience the low-budget wonders I created in 2007, here are the new URLs with their appropriate page numbers from the book. These include the first film I ever made and recordings on a ten-dollar mic. Plus some updated / remixed versions, and a few post-publication collaborations that aren’t in the original book. Enjoy!
-San
Post-Publication Collaborations
NEW ! (not in original book links; audio with transcript)
Ongoing musical translations by composer Nick Williams, in collaboration with singer Anna Snow, Kate Ledger and Spelk.
“Bfillssu Eimst” (text on page 10), translation to libretto for soprano melody, 2023; and,
“M. le fils is bust” (text on page 43), translation to morse code for percussion on piano lid, 2023.
Link to “Bfillssu Eimst / M. le fils is bust”.
NEW ! (not in original book links; audio with transcript)
“Tilt / Flip ” (text on pages 20-21), reading with electric bass and vocal melody.
From Zorras’ LP, Doctor Says, 2012.
Link to “Tilt / Flip”.
NEW! (not in original book links; video with BSL and captions)
“Watching You Move” (text on page 31), live performance with oboe, guitar, drum kit and film.
A poetry-music-film collaboration with They They Theys, 2016.
Link to clip of Watching You Move.
Original Book Links (2007)
pg. 15; Title: Tone (video with no dialogue)
Original Link: blissfultimes.ca/tone.wmv
New link to “Tone”.
pg. 24; Title: BefiillmsssTu (audio with transcript)
Original Link: blissfultimes.ca/alpha.mp3
New link to “Befiillmssstu”.
pg. 37; Title: After the Phone Call 2 (audio with transcript)
Original Link: blissfultimes.ca/aftercall.mp3
New link to “After the Phone Call 2”.
pg. 40; Title: Measure (photos with alt text)
Original Link: blissfultimes.ca/measure.htm
New link to “Measure”.
pg. 50; Title: Rant (audio with transcript)
Original Link: blissfultimes.ca/rant.mp3
New link to “Rant”.
pg. 64; Title: Slippery (video with captions)
Original Link: blissfultimes.ca/slippery.wmv
New link to “Slippery”.
pg. 71; Title: After Going Out 2 (audio with transcript)
Original Link: blissfultimes.ca/aftergoingout.mp3
New link to “After Going Out 2”.
Footnotes / Index to Translation Methods (text)
Original Link: blissfultimes.ca/footnotes.htm
New link to “Footnotes”.
Talk on San’s writing process (audio; contact San for a transcript)
Original Link: blissfultimes.ca/speakeasy.htm
New link to “Speakeasy”.