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Patchen, Kenneth, 1911-1972

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 19111213 - 19720108

Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:

The Journal of Albion Moonlight fifth edition, 1941

 Item
Identifier: CC-55674-9999271
Scope and Contents

This is an anti-war novel in which the sense of the progression of time is exluded, i.e., characters appear to have died but resurface on later pages as if they never died at all. The book is a masterpiece of experimental writing on a par with the experimental fiction of James Joyce. This is the fifth editon, the number of copies is unknown. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1941

The Little Bug Angel / Patchen, Kenneth., 1955

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Identifier: CC-37661-39527
Scope and Contents

The poem reads as follows: He bangs his wings on the table! - Still no service! - What's the matter with that waiter! - Wow! Smell that roast biff! - Ah! he takes out a stick of dynamite - Brr-ump! That should teach them! - But nothing happens! - Of course, obviously, the dynamite of an angel that size - Does not (unfortunately) pack very much of a wallop. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1955

The Moment for Miriam [red gray background] / Patchen, Kenneth., 1955

 Item
Identifier: CC-55683-151119
Scope and Contents

Miriam was the wife of Kenneth Patchen. The background of this print was handcolored by Kenneth Pathchen.The text reads," Before the girl picking field daisies - Becomes the girl picking field daisies - There is a moment of some complexity." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1955

The Moment for Miriam [yellow green background] / Patchen, Kenneth., 1955

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Identifier: CC-55682-51119
Scope and Contents

Miriam was the wife of Kenneth Patchen. The background of this print was hand colored by Kenneth Pathchen. The text reads, " Before the girl picking field daiseis - Becomes the girl picking field daisies - There is a moment of some complexity" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1955

The Moment / Patchen, Kenneth., 1960

 Item
Identifier: CC-04290-4370
Scope and Contents

The poems date from 1955 and were printed in the portfolio, Glory Never Guesses 1955. The paper stock in this book differs from the paper used in their first publication. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1960

The Poetry Circus / Coblentz, Stanton ; Patchen K ; cummings ee ; Pound E ; Olson C ; Duncan R ; Finlay IH ; Blazek D., 1967

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Identifier: CC-17375-17740
Scope and Contents

Coblentz expresses highly negative feelings about contemorary poets writing experimental and concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Warmth in the Human Winter, 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-04248-4327
Scope and Contents

Charles Maden selected the poems and designed this book and Tye Bernick painted the covers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

What Indeed If I am Higgs / Patchen, Kenneth., 1955

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Identifier: CC-55686-51731
Scope and Contents

The background of this print was hancolored by Kenneth Pathchen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1955

Wonderings, 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-03791-3863
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts a picture poem that is printed in black and white. According to Morgan, only 100 copies of this hard cover edition were printed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

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Picture poetry 37
Calligraphic text 28
Conventional poetry 27
Conventional fiction 18
Concrete poetry 14