Scope and Contents The focus of this book is on German, French, Swedish, and Brazilian concrete poetry to the exclusion of concrete poetry from English speaking countries. Anne Thurmann-Jajes is director of the Research Centre for Artists' Publications. With over 40 different archives, bequests, funds, and collections, the Research Centre for Artists' Publications represents one of the largest and most significant inventories of published artworks in Europe. It counts among the most important institutions worldwide in the field of artists' publications due to its outstanding inventories, its numerous exhibitions, and its tailored research activities. Comparable to a "museum within a museum," the Research Centre constitutes an independent section within the Weserburg | Museum for Modern Art and is cofunded by the University of Bremen and the Weserburg. The Research Centre was conceived by Anne Thurmann-Jajes in collaboration with Sigrid Schade, at that time a professor at the University of Bremen, as...