Don Byrd
Encyclopedia
Donald J. Byrd is a poet
, sound artist, and Professor of English at the State University of New York at Albany. His work is generally in the fields of literary analysis and information theory
. In his lifetime, he proposes to complete one-hundred volumes that will complete a set which he refers to as The Nomad
's Encyclopedia.
His first book-length poem, Aesop
's Garden, was published by North Atlantic in Plainfied, Vermont.
His second book-length poem, The Great Dimestore Centennial, was published by Station Hill press in Barrytown, New York.
Byrd was a frequent contributor to Chris Funkhouser's Descriptions of an Imaginary University under the pseudonym "Thus, Albert or Hubert."
The Poetry Hole
This is a lecture he gave at Naropa in 1996. It was interrupted by thunder mere moments after he refers to metaphor
s such as the femininity of Nature
.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, sound artist, and Professor of English at the State University of New York at Albany. His work is generally in the fields of literary analysis and information theory
Information theory
Information theory is a branch of applied mathematics and electrical engineering involving the quantification of information. Information theory was developed by Claude E. Shannon to find fundamental limits on signal processing operations such as compressing data and on reliably storing and...
. In his lifetime, he proposes to complete one-hundred volumes that will complete a set which he refers to as The Nomad
Nomad
Nomadic people , commonly known as itinerants in modern-day contexts, are communities of people who move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location. There are an estimated 30-40 million nomads in the world. Many cultures have traditionally been nomadic, but...
's Encyclopedia.
Poetry
His chapbook, Technics of Travel, was published by Zealot-Tansy press in 1984.His first book-length poem, Aesop
Aesop
Aesop was a Greek writer credited with a number of popular fables. Older spellings of his name have included Esop and Isope. Although his existence remains uncertain and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a...
's Garden, was published by North Atlantic in Plainfied, Vermont.
His second book-length poem, The Great Dimestore Centennial, was published by Station Hill press in Barrytown, New York.
Byrd was a frequent contributor to Chris Funkhouser's Descriptions of an Imaginary University under the pseudonym "Thus, Albert or Hubert."
The Poetry Hole
Literary Analysis
- Charles Olson's Maximus is published by Southern Illinois UniversitySouthern Illinois UniversitySouthern Illinois University is a state university system based in Carbondale, Illinois, in the Southern Illinois region of the state, with multiple campuses...
Press, and is found in over 350 libraries according to WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative... - The Poetics of the Common Knowledge is published by SUNY University Press, and is found in over 400 libraries according to WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...
Articles
- Two Fables, by Don Byrd NYFA Quarterly Fall, 2001
Audio
- http://www.archive.org/details/Don_Byrd_lecture_poets_and_poetry_June_1996_96P031
This is a lecture he gave at Naropa in 1996. It was interrupted by thunder mere moments after he refers to metaphor
Metaphor
A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels." Metaphor may also be used for any rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via...
s such as the femininity of Nature
Nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general...
.