York University Libraries Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections

The series consists of research material, notes, drafts and manuscripts of Powe's published and unpublished works including his books "A Climate Changed" (1984), "Noise of Time" (1989), "A Tremendous Canada of Light" (1993), "Outage: A Journey Into Electric City" (1995), "The Solitary Outlaw: Trudeau, Lewis, Gould, Canetti, McLuhan", "Mystic Trudeau" (1997), "Towards a Canada of Light" (2006), "These Shadows Remain" (2011), his 2009 PhD thesis, "Apocalypse and alchemy: visions of Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye", the reworked and published version of his PhD thesis, "Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye: Apocalypse and Alchemy" (2014), "Where Seas and Fables Meet" (2015), and "Decoding Dust" (2016). It also includes drafts and/or printed copies of numerous reviews, essays and articles written by or about him, and drafts pertaining to the "Opening Time: On the Energy Threshold" collaborative project. Series also includes correspondence with publishers and fellow writers such as Irving Layton, Hugh Kenner and J.G. Ballard in reference to his work, publicity material for several of his books, and copies of journals and magazines in which Powe's work appeared.

Literary matters

1999-043/003(20)
File
1999

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Literary Matters

1999-043/002(33)
File

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Literary matters

1999-043/003(19)
File
1997

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Literary matters; The Writers' Development Trust, invitation

1999-043/003(18)
File
1996

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Literary miscellany : autumn 2010

2010-049/002(33)
File
2010

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Literary Stuff

2003-018/001(30)
File
2001

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Literary stuff : requests, permissions, etc.

2017-002/005(23)
File
2015

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of e-mail pertaining to requests made to Powe for permission to publish an excerpt from "The Solitary Outlaw" and to serve as a referee for journal article peer review.

"Literary Stuff: General"

1995-018/009(06)
File

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Lives/unfinished poems : bits and pieces

2012-052/005(24)
File
2011-2012

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies : speakers from the Toronto conference, York University

2012-052/010(02)
File
Nov. 2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies book launch : Bravo Studios, Toronto, Ontario.

2017-002/013(04)
Item
19 Jan. 2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item is a video recording of a reception relating to this initiative, featuring talks by Powe, Ross Mayot, Irshad Manji, Barry Sanders, and John Daniel O'Leary.

Living Literacies conference : computer disks

2017-002/002(21)
File
[ca. 2002]

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies conference : correspondence and grant applications

2017-002/002(22)
File
2001-2003

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File includes correspondence, e-mail and funding application material pertaining to this Nov. 2002 conference.

Living Literacies conference : disc images

2017-002/013(05)
File
2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies conference : DVD master

2017-002/013(06)
Item
Nov. 2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item features the talk delivered by George Steiner.

Living Literacies conference : part 1

2017-002/013(07)
Item
Nov. 2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item features speakers B.W. Powe, John O'Leary and Senator Joyce Fairbairn.

Living Literacies conference : part 2

2017-002/013(08)
Item
Nov. 2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item features speakers Moses Znaimer, Geoff Pevere and Daniel Richler.

Living Literacies conference : part 3

2017-002/013(09)
Item
Nov. 2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item features speakers Camille Paglia and Gayatri Spivak.

Living Literacies conference : part 4

2017-002/013(10)
Item
Nov. 2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item features speakers William Irwin Thompson, Barry Sanders and Robert Logan.

Living Literacies conference : part 5

2017-002/013(11)
Item
Nov. 2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item features speakers Jean Beaudrillard and George Steiner.

Living Literacies conference : part 6

2017-002/013(12)
Item
Nov. 2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item features speakers Caitlin Fisher, Priscilla George and Steve McCaffrey.

Living Literacies conference : part 7

2017-002/013(13)
Item
Nov. 2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Item features speakers Marlene Nourbese Philip and Susan Sontag.

Living Literacies conference : partners

2017-002/002(24)
File
2003, 2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies conference : speaker contracts and forms

2017-002/002(25)
File
2002, 2005, 2007

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies conference : video recordings

2017-002/013(14)
File
Nov. 2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies conference : website

2017-002/003(01)
File
2001-2002

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies conference materials

2017-002/002(23)
File
2002-2004

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of correspondence, a program, a revised schedule, a list of registered attendees, and a mission statement pertaining to this conference. Included is a signed letter sent to Powe from Prime Minister Paul Martin.

Living Literacies II. Notes on Continuation of Project

2003-018/001(74)
File
2003

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

Living Literacies Initiative, Foundation and Endeavour (LLIFE)

2017-002/003(02)
File
2002-2005

Part of B. W. Powe fonds

File consists of correspondence, project descriptions, progress reports, e-mail, meeting agendas, background material and application forms pertaining to the securing of funding for this initiative.

Living Literacies signed poster