World-renowned electronic music wizards The Chemical Brothers know cool. That's why they sampled legendary Canadian poet bill bissett on the title track of their latest release, We Are the Night. bissett is heard hypnotically reciting "we are the night's eyes" from his 1967 recording, an ode to d.a. levy.

bill bissett has been a landmark on the Canadian literary scene since the 1960s, renowned as much for his fascinating life as for his poetics. He is best known for his anti-conventional poetry, which makes use of phonetic spelling and visual elements, and for his performances of concrete sound, chanting, and dancing during poetry readings.

Throughout his life, bissett has attracted a host of admirers and not just from the counterculture movement. Poets of all styles are fans of his work, including Margaret Atwood, George Bowering, Di Brandt, Leonard Cohen, Lorna Crozier, Patrick Lane, bp Nichol, Steve McCaffery, Jay MillAr, PK Page, and Darren Wershler-Henry.

-- Harbour Publishing