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Davey, Frank, 1940-

Aka bpNichol : a preliminary biography / Frank Davey.

ISBN 978-1-77041-019-0

ALSO ISSUED AS: 978-177090-259-6 (PDF); 978-1-77090-260-2 (EPUB)

1. Nichol, B. P., 1944-1988. 2. Poets, Canadian (English)—

20th century—Biography. I. Title.

PS8527.I32Z63 2012 C811’.54 C2012-902711-1

Editor for the press: Emily Schultz

Cover design: David Gee

Cover image: Marilyn Westlake

Interior images: From the Collection of Frank Davey: 2, 9, 17, 20, 40, 66, 79, 85, 90, 112, 132, 141, 143, 152, 170, 200, 223; Dezso Huba: 42; bill bissett: 77; Grant Goodbrand: 92, 182;

Marilyn Westlake: 234, 252, 277; Stan Bevington: 289

Type: Troy Cunningham

This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Awards to Scholarly Publications Program, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

The publication of aka bpNichol has been generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $20.1 million in writing and publishing throughout Canada, and by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario. We also acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities, and the contribution of the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit. The marketing of this book was made possible with the support of the Ontario Media Development Corporation.