Cobbing, Bob, 1920-2002

Sprechgedichte, Sound Poems, Introduction and Ancestry 2nd Ed. / Jandl, Ernst ; Cobbing, Bob ; Houedard, Dom Sylvester ; Carroll L ; Morgenstern C ; Khlebnikov V ; Ball H ; Albert-Birot P ; Hausmann R ; Marinetti FT ; Schwitters K ; Seuphor M ; Lemaitre M ; Wittgenstein L ; Hodell A., 1966

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Identifier: CC-08236-8398

Scope and Contents

This is a reprinting of the book which was first published in 1965; it is No.15 in the Poets* series. In the introduction, Houedard traces the history of sound poetry through a listing of the chronology of "notable soundpoems" beginning with Lewis Carroll in 1855 and ending with Cobbing in 1965. He also mentions Egyptian hymns 300 B.C. of breath poems consisting of may notes sung to one syllable. Houedard's manuscript for this essay is held by the Sackner Archive. This book was written to accompany Writers Forum Record No.1 by Jandl and Cobbing. One of the poems by Jandl in this book, "time passes," also appears in the manuscript and book of "mai hart...," works also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)

Sprechgedichte, Sound Poems, Introduction and Ancestry / Jandl, Ernst ; Cobbing, Bob ; Houedard, Dom Sylvester ; Carroll L ; Morgenstern C ; Khlebnikov V ; Ball H ; Albert-Birot P ; Hausmann R ; Marinetti FT ; Schwitters K ; Seuphor M ; Lemaitre M ; Wittgenstein L ; Hodell A., 1965

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Identifier: CC-36038-37811

Scope and Contents

This book is No.15 in the Poets* series. In the introduction, Houedard traces the history of sound poetry through a listing of the chronology of "notable soundpoems" beginning with Lewis Carroll in 1855 and ending with Cobbing in 1965. He also mentions Egyptian hymns 300 B.C. of breath poems consisting of many notes sung to one syllable. Houedard's manuscript for this essay is held by the Sackner Archive. This book was written to accompany Writers Forum Record No.1 by Jandl and Cobbing. One of the poems by Jandl in this book, "time passes," also appears in the manuscript and book of "mai hart...," works also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)

Spring / Coach House Press ; Nichol bp ; Riddell J ; McCaffery S ; Finlay IH ; Cobbing B ; Nations O ; Wah F ; O'Huigin S ; Joans T ; Vaughn-James M ; Brossard N., 1978

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Identifier: CC-17160-17518

Dates: 1978

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Catalogs (unprocessed)

Springtime Greetings / Cobbing, Bob; Pike, Jennifer., 1991

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Identifier: CC-19509-19892

Scope and Contents

The author is also known as Jennifer Cobbing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Squared one / Cobbing, Bob ; Upton, Lawrence., 1997

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Identifier: CC-44987-47163

Dates: 1997

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)

Stamp Book / Cobbing, Bob., 1994

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Identifier: CC-20547-20944

Scope and Contents

Images consist of photocopied reproductions of collages made from postal stamps and fragments of envelopes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)