In 2007, Book*hug Press published my second collection of poems, Blissful Times. The book contains 63 poetic ‘translations’ of the same text, mainly from English to English. I also included several ‘URL poems’, which were multimedia links to online audio, video and photographic translations. Over time, website providers no longer supported .htm links, so I had to rename them.
For anyone who wants to experience the low-budget wonders I created in 2007, here are the new URLs with their corresponding page numbers. These include some remixed versions, and a few post-publication collaborations not 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, MAR, 2012.
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”.