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These manuscript pages consist of the background and personal opinions of Houedard who was asked to write an introduction to the work of Dr.James Parkes, an important Christian scholar and philospher. As Houedard writes, he was pleased to do so as there was a wide area in which their "thought closely coincided. In theology, in pacifism, in the need for a wider and deeper ecumenism, in support of the direction youth has been moving, and in particular of course in our agreement on the need for studies and concrete results in the field of anti-semitism." The introductory essay details the history of Catholic Church's litugical changes in their view of anti-semitic liturgy from early Christianity until 1970. The book was never published -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

dsh analyzes the sound poems of Cobbing and Jandl as well as making comparisons to Zen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dom Sylvester Houedard's introduction to the catalogue is printed directly from his typescript with handwritten additions as it "arrived too late to typeset due to unreliable postmonk at the abbey." Cox's "Suncycle," in the motorised edition, was displayed in this exhibition. A non-motorised version is held by the Sackner Archive. Stored with Kenelm Cox's portfolio "A Memorial Folder." One copy is stored in with Houedard manuscripts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Notes dealing with the relation of words to painting, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Cobbing concludes in this essay, visual (concrete) poetry can be heard, smelt, has colours, vibrations whereas sound poetry dances, tastes, has shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Frank Fricker provides an historical introduction of concrete poetry, optical, kinetic and phonic poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Cobbing discusses the early concrete poems of Ian Hamilton Finlay, John Furnival, Kenelm Cox, Dom Sylvester Houedard, and Tom Edmonds in depth. This essay is unbpubished. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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.

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.

This is stored in cummings' box -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The complete issue of this periodical containing the reprints is also held by the Sackner Archive. The duplicate copy is unsigned. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The complete issue of this periodical containing the reprints is also held by the Sackner Archive. The duplicate copy is unsigned. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

houedard provides a critical analysis of the artistic works of Ken Cox. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This essay deals with the character of Dom Sylvester Houedard. Luytens is a religious commentator. This essay is stored with Houedard material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.