Scope and Contents On the back cover and internet, it is stated that K. S. (Kathy) Ernst works in digital and mixed media visual poetry. She often uses three-dimensional letters sculpturally as shown here. Recent publications include Drop Caps and Sequencing (Xexoxial Editions) and Permutoria with Sheila E. Murphy (Luna Bisonte Prods). Ernst lives in New Jersey and travels to perform visual and sound poetry with The Be Blank Consort, which includes John M. Bennett, Scott Helmes, Sheila E. Murphy, and Michael Peters. Some of these works reside in private or institutional collections such as the Ohio State University and Yale University libraries. Some images have previously appeared in other publications. Kathy says: "K. S. Ernst is interested in words and letters as symbols "” their basic symbolic make-up as well as their representational use. This book contains three-dimensional sculptural poems constructed from stand-alone ceramic letters, letters that form words and/or phrases and at the same time...

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John M. Bennett contributed an introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Each of the artists describes his/her methods and thought processes involved in the creation of the works. The cohesive elements in the visual poems are the use of color and form. This publication was a gift from the poets on the occasion of their visit to the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Cole has recreated the works of 17 collaborating artists and made "another visual poetic text out of each person's word in relation to my own" in the exhibition documentation. Also included is a copy of the invitation sent to "20 visual poetic friends." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Includes letter from Kathy Ernst to the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Marvin Sackner wrote the essay for this catalogue, entitled "Introduction to WordSeen Exhibition." To begin, I must declare a conflict of interest in writing this introduction. Such a statement is required when a physician presents a paper to a scientific audience while having ownership in a company or being paid for conducting studies on medical devices or drugs related to his lecture. Since I am a physician and my wife Ruth and I own works by most of the artist/poets in this exhibition, I wish to be in front with this declaration. Nevertheless, I believe that I can be objective in my views since the works in this exhibition must stand visual relevance by attendees to this exhibition regardless of what I say just like medical studies must stand the test of reproducibility by other investigators. I hope you get the point about my opinions on conflict of interest. In this introduction to the exhibition, I shall comment on the differences between concrete and visual poetry as well as...

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Eye a book object from 1983 held by the Sackner Archive is depicted in this book. The CD is titled "Visual Poetry in the Avant Writing Collection, Ohio State University. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue presents work by Ernst from 1971 to the present. The following bookworks held by the Sackner Archive are depicted, 'Eye,' 'Sequencing,' and 'Book of Love.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition checklist was curated by Kathy Ernst and Marilyn Rosenberg. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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An artist book, "Typoems" by Scott Helmes was lent to the exhibition by the Sackner Archive and is illustrated in the catalogue. The latter also provides prices of the books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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An artist book, "Typoems" by Scott Helmes was lent to the exhibition by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.