Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006
Dates
- Existence: 1925 October 28 - 2006 March 27
Nationality
Scottish
Found in 1989 Collections and/or Records:
Pines in the Snow / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Trakl G., 1995
A list of permutations on the name of the poet George Trakl who wrote, Mountains: blackness, silence, and snow. This was printed as a Christmas card for 1995. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Pinget Ponge [For Wormwood Review Vol.1 No.14, page 17] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gomringer E., 1964
This was Included in the Grant U. Roman Archive. According to a note at the bottom, this poem was composed "after Eugen Gomringer's 'ping pong.'" Wikipedia: Robert Pinget (Geneva, July 19, 1919 "“ Tours, August 25, 1997) was a major avant-garde French writer, born in Switzerland, who wrote several novels and other prose pieces that drew comparison to Beckett and other major Modernist writers. He was also associated with the nouveau roman movement. Francis Jean Gaston Alfred Ponge (27 March 1899 "“ 6 August 1988) was a French essayist and poet. Influenced by surrealism, he developed a form of prose poem, minutely examining everyday objects. He was the inaugural recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1974. P.O.T.H. 16 includes a poem by Ponge. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Pink Melon Joy And More / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1983
Deals with an imagery conversation among Gertude Stein and Strathclyde region tax collectors and officials regarding Finlay's tax problems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Piunan Tankki / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Fidler, Martin., 1975
This depicts an armored tank camouflaged by leaves. The project was unrealized. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Plakat: Fauve Poem. No.5 / Ian Hamilton Finlay., 1966
The concrete poetic image on this card depicts the horizon seen in Holland. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Plank, n. / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1994
Pleure [For Wormwood Review Vol.1 No.14, page 16] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1964
This poem was included in the Grant U. Roman Archive. The title translates in English to 'cry or weep.' This poem also is depicted in a red color in Finlay's book 'Telegrams From My Windmill.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
plough-red / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1998
plover/plower / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1998
The image on the card is the greater sign '>.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
PN Review: Bottle Of Little Sparta. No.32 / Ian Hamilton Finlay., 1983
Poem with 3 Stripes / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1964
The pages are black colored stock with a single printed word collaged on the page. The typeface of the words progressively increases in dimension with each page. The words are fug. chug. glug. tug. This book was in the collection of Grant U. Roman who was negotiating with Finlay to publish the book. It is not cited in the Finlay bibliographies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Poem/Print No.11 (trial version) / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Furnival, John., 1969
This depicts an image of Xmas Star, a fishing boat, with a listing of its Port Letters, Fishing Numbers, Radio Call Sign, Net Tonnage, and Gross Tonnage. With the exception of the name Xmas Star printed in red, the remainder of the image is printed in black. In this unique version, the image is printed on much heavier stock paper than the original print. The inscription on verso reads, reprint from the Wild Hawthorn Press April 1969. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Poem/Print No.11 [Xmas Star] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Furnival, John., 1969
This is an image of Xmas Star, a fishing boat, with a listing of its Port Letters, Fishing Numbers, Radio Call Sign, Net Tonnage, and Gross Tonnage. With the exception of the name Xnas Star printed in red, the remainder of the image is printed in black. Printed at the lower right is "Wild Hawthorne Press April 1969. The Sackner Archive holds a smaller version of this print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Poem/Print No.14 [Xmas Rose] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Furnival, John., 1969
This is aimage of Xmas Rose, a fishing boat, with a listing of its Port Letters, Fishing Numbers, Radio Call Sign, Net Tonnage, and Gross Tonnage. With the exception of the name Xmas Rose printed in red, the remainder iis printed in black. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Poems to Hear and See, 1971
This trade anthology of Finlay's concrete poetry is printed with several different inks on paper with several different colors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Poesia Experimental. No.2 / Antonio Aragao, E.M. de Melo e Castro, Herberto Helder, editors ; Chopin H ; Finlay IH ; Xisto P ; Garnier P ; Hatherly A ; Braga E ; Villa E ; DeCampos H ; Weaver M ; Tavares S ; Aragao A ; deMelo e Castro EM ; Helder H., 1966
This periodical was published in two issues. The Sackner Archive holds only issue No.2. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Poesie: Oeuvres choisies de Ian Hamilton Finlay / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1999
Concerning Finlay's work the text states, "Many of his admirers surely know Finlay thanks to his elegantly printed works arriving by the mail like leaves pressed from an enchanted forest. Of reduced dimensions, they none the less have an interior monumentality generated by their simple structural clarity." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Poesis: Aspects of Contemporary Poetry / Graeme Murray, curator ; Dante ; Clark TA ; Cutts S ; Finlay IH ; Lax R ; Nannucci M ; Solt ME ; Fulton H ; Edeline F., 1992
This book was edited and designed by Graeme Murray. Francis Edeline contributes an essay that analyzes the flower poems of Mary Ellen Solt and Ian Hamilton Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Poet of the Woodland / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Greenhalgh, Martin., 1991
Consists of photographs of Finlay's garden taken in 1991. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Poetic Justice / Willis, Tim; Finlay IH., 2004
This article deals with Finlay's garden and the problems he had with the tax collectors for Little Sparta. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.