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D S H (Dom Sylvester Houédard), 1924-1992

 Person

Found in 1306 Collections and/or Records:

[landscape aerial map] (301064) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-55909-9999376
Scope and Contents

Houedard used clusters of commas, open end parentheses, quotation marks, Q's, o's, T's and periods to compose this piece. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

laribus sacrum dedit / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-55767-33447
Scope and Contents

The lower left of this card depicts the letters l s d which when reversed p s l and reads "poem for cahc." Laribus sacrum is an expression related to Greek Gods of houses. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

last full word (210964) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1964

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Identifier: CC-56370-59677
Scope and Contents

The full title is "last full word in small type on each of 1st 10 pp of webster.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

le paysage litteraire (160963) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1963

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Identifier: CC-56080-9999527
Scope and Contents

This is a typed poem that resembles a landscape by spelling out the title that translates to "literary passage." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

leaning on an angel (750717) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1975

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Identifier: CC-33088-34713
Scope and Contents

Interrupted horizontal lines, formed from joined underline marks, delineate the wall of a tube depicted on-end. The title is typed with Houedard's slash/dash font. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

learning to be a beautiful boy use napalm olive soap to improve your complexion / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-55757-33441
Scope and Contents

A few words are reversals but the entire sentence does not appear to be one. This is an anti-Vietnam war poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Lecture for Eyear / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Gomringer E; DeCampos A; Isou I; Lemaitre M; Garnier P; Chopin H; Heidsieck B; Novak L; Bense M; Tilson Jo; Williams E; Dufrene F., 1964

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Identifier: CC-09695-9888
Scope and Contents

Houedard in his introduction states that this is the first lecture (concrete poetry) delivered in the English speaking world. He presents an extensive critical analysis of Gomringer's poems including "Avenidas," "Silencio,"etc. and DeCampos poetry. Calligrammes were inspired by Mallarme's "Un Coup De Des" as well the music of Webern. He discusses the basis for Ultra-Lettrisme and Sound Poetry and provides a chronology for Sound Poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

[Letter: My Dear Dave [Howson]] (030268) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-09438-9625
Scope and Contents

Discusses recent immigration bill in Great Britain. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Letter to biencher[Charles Cameron] (260666) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966

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Identifier: CC-57893-10001143
Scope and Contents

This letter to Charles Cameron describes DSH attempt to meet him and requests him to "send card when u can & relieve my angsts." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[Letter to chas dear [Cameron]] (190964) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Weaver M; Finlay IH; Horovitz M; Raworth T; Sharkey JJ., 1964

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Identifier: CC-57879-10001130
Scope and Contents

The letter is addressed to chas dear.The first paragraph urges Cameron to get DSH his proper Olivetti because "it is DESPARATE to use this fucking twr i just cant FEEL it...bring me SPARE OLIVETTI to use instead of this GHASTLY olympia that isn't MADE for typestracting ==you must TELL them who i mean how my LIFE is spent glorifying their mechanisms." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964