Mayer, Peter, 1935-
Person
Parallel Names
- Mayer, Karl Peter
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Man?, 1968
Item
Identifier: CC-06064-6178
Scope and Contents
This collage profile of a stylized human body alludes to multiple physical malfunctions from "bald" to "cough" to "corns" clipped from newspaper ads. The figure is standing on a base which states "Under capitalism...medicine is a commodity and a business. Disease is a commodity of capitalism. Under capitalism, the businesses and institions of capitalism need disease as merchandise to do business with, to make money, to sell medicine. Fidel Castro - January 8, 1969." This poem was published in Mayer's "earmouth" 1972 and in Delo, 1975. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates:
1968
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- Subject: Found poetry X