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Martyrology Books 1 & 2
Martyrology Books 1 & 2 | bp Nichol
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BpNichol's The Martyrology is a long poem begun in 1967 and continuing until Nichol's death in 1988. It includes Book 1 (1972), Book 2 (1972), Books 3 & 4 (1976), Book 5 (1982), Book 6 (1987), gifts: Books 7 & 8 (1990), and Ad Sanctos: Book 9 (1992). The text in this volume is a facsimile of the 1977 edition of Books 1 & 2. --Coach House Books.
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“this is not a spell
it is an act of desperation
the poem dictated to me by another will
a kind of being writing is
opposite myself i recognize these hands
smash the keys in
the necessary assertion of reality“

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