Cobbing, Bob, 1920-2002
Dates
- Existence: 1920-07-30 - 2002-09-29
Nationality
British
Found in 974 Collections and/or Records:
Kwatz / Cobbing, Bob., 1970
Cobbing writes that the twelve poems in this series "have a unity on the edge of poetry and graphic art; further, typewriter camera letraset drawn letter and duplicator techniques combine to say kwatz!" (a Chinese-Zen meaningless word). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Kwatz! / Cobbing, Bob., 1970
Kwatz (In Chinese H E Pronounced Hey) A Meaningless Word, 1989
Designated Card Series No.36. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Kyoto to Tokyo - A Journey / Cobbing, Bob., 1975
Language/Poetry/Performance / Zurbrugg, Nicholas, editor; Bernstein C; Chopin H; Cobbing B; McCaffery S; Minarelli E; Williams E., 2000
Les Moissines / Upton, Lawrence ; Cobbing, Bob., 1996
Les Portes Ouvertes Ouvertement, 2001
This book deals with Chopin's diary notes on the making of his sound poems. He mentions meeting the Sackners on his visit to Miami Beach in 1984. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Let slip the rules, let slip the dogs / Upton, Lawrence ; Cobbing, Bob., 1996
[Letter Pictures] / Cobbing, Bob., 1975
[Letter Poems] / Cobbing, Bob., 1989
[Letter Poems] / Cobbing, Bob., 1989
[Letter to Barry McCallion Jan 9, 1971] / Cobbing, Bob., 1971
Thanks McCallion him for sending work and states that he looks forward to meeting him at the Cardiff Conference. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Letter to David Harris July 15, 1968] / Cobbing, Bob., 1968
Cobbing describes several works of his to Harris and expresses hopes for contacts in Canadian radio. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Letter to David Harris June 26 1968] / Cobbing, Bob; Sharkey JJ., 1968
Writes about transcription of sound poetry piece, "Chamber Music" (1966) to tape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Letter to David Harris March 26, 1968] / Cobbing, Bob., 1988
Concerns sending of visual works and tapes for April festival. David Harris aka David UU. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Letter to David Harris March 28, 1968] / Cobbing, Bob; Beckett S; Sharkey JJ., 1968
David Harris aka David UU. Letter discusses sending sound performance tapes for festival. Cobbing states that he "must try to keep better contact between what we are doing and your good selves." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Letter to David Harris October 27, 1968] / Cobbing, Bob., 1968
Concerns radio broadcasts of sound poetry tapes. In response to Harris' request, Cobbing writes "No I am not in an academic or influential position. I am an out-of-work good-for-nothing poet - so - sorry I can't help get you a grant." David Harris aka David UU. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Letter to Melville Hardiment Dec 9, 1964] / Cobbing, Bob., 1964
Apologizes for missing [poetry] meeting with Hardiment because of flu and mentions enclosing copies of "Barnet Poets." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Letter to Melville Hardiment Jube 6, 1864] / Cobbing, Bob., 1964
Thanks Hardiment for his book, Antiphon and describes discharge from teaching position at Adler Country Secondary School. A testimonial by the Headmaster on Cobbing's teaching abilities on Art is appended. This records the enthusiasm of his students but the too radical ideas of instruction in this school. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Letter to my dear bob [cobbing] (030769) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Cobbing B; Abrams S ., 1969
This letter writes that he has just found the text of the hashish poem and "thought it might fit & or something." He requests a copy be sent to Steve Abrams. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Sound poetry 521
- Concrete poetry 241
- Abstract markings 214
- Xerox art 118
- Documentation 88
- Performance poetry 63
- Conventional poetry 60
- Visual poetry 44
- Fragmented text 39
- Critical text 36
- Text over text 34
- Conventional non-fiction 30
- Visual art 23
- Repetitious text 22
- Typewriter poetry 21
- Visual/verbal 20
- Biography 18
- Letter picture 18
- Permutation 16
- Alphabetical text 14
- Computer art 14
- Found poetry 14
- Calligraphic markings 13
- Conventional fiction 13
- Calligraphic text 11
- Language poetry 10
- Reference text 9
- Artist book 8
- Shaped poetry 8
- Book review 7
- Constellation 7
- Political text 7
- Music 6
- Computer text 5
- Experimental fiction 5
- Musical notation 5
- Picture poetry 5
- Artist book (citation) 4
- Cancelled text 4
- Conceptual text 4
- Exhibition review 4
- Illustrated book (limited edition) 4
- Political poetry 4
- Assembling 3
- Auto-destructive art 3
- Correspondence art 3
- Dada 3
- Exhibitions 3
- Fluxus 3
- Mathematical poetry 3
- Typography 3
- Bibliography 2
- Diagram 2
- Experimental typography 2
- Illustrated book 2
- Minimalist poetry 2
- Mirror writing 2
- Neologism 2
- Performance art 2
- Phonetic text 2
- Portrait 2
- Pre-Mallarme work 2
- Surrealism 2
- Typewriter art 2
- Aphorism 1
- Artist book (limited edition) 1
- Asemic writing 1
- Bauhaus 1
- Conceptual art 1
- Constructivism 1
- Cubism 1
- Experimental listening music 1
- Haiku 1
- Ideogram 1
- Lettrisme 1
- Music score 1
- Obituary 1
- Optical image 1
- Palindrome 1
- Performing arts festivals 1
- Stamp art 1
- Vorticism 1 + ∧ less