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W.O.R.K.S. is a collaborative that consists of Rick Holyoke, Clive Robertson, Su Robertson, Judith Woodrow and Paul Woodrow. This book deals mainly with artistic and poetic uses of video and film. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book is a score for performance and sound poetry. The compact disc by Fontana entitled "Il gioco delle voci" consists of three tracks of sound poems. These feature words, utterances and multiple voices. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The editor states that the 17 essays in this book are concerned with poetry readings, the sound of poetry and the visual performance of poetry. They "offer original and wide-ranging elucidations of how twentieth-century poetry has been practiced as a performance art." Johanna Drucker contributed a chapter titled "Visual Performances of the Poetic Text" in which she describes and illustrates several poems of early 20th century visual poetry movements including an in depth analysis of "Poesie de mots inconnus" by Iliazd, a book that is held by the Sackner Archive. A listing of audio resources and a bibliography are included. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a definitive catalogue of the wiener gruppe. A section toward the end of the book depicts artworks by the group to subsequent artworks done by the international art community suggesting their widespread influence. The original typings of two Achleitner's poetry suites are held by the Sackner Archive (one of o i studie typings depicted in this record).. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a definitive catalogue of the wiener gruppe. A section toward the end of the book depicts artworks by the group to subsequent artworks done by the international art community suggesting their widespread influence. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This issue presents a contemplative work on the environment of the desert, somewhat different than its unusual thrust. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Live in Your Head re-examines the artistic legacy of the 1960s and 70s and attempts to clarify the points of origin of a formative generation in British art. It focuses on conceptual and experimental art in Britain. Each artist/poet is given a double-page spread, This catalogue also includes artists' statements and portraits, reproductions of numerous works, biographic and bibliographical information. In addition, Live in Your Head includes a lively and illustrated chronology of social and cultural events between 1965-1975, and essays by Michael Archer, Rosetta Brooks and co-curators, Andrea Tarsia and Clive Philpot. This catalogue has a blue cover whereas the other copy in the Sackner Archive has a yellow cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book consists of a critical essay on poetry performance. Robson concludes in his summary, "Yet, we do know that over the last few decades a growing number of ways of writing the symbols of 'natural' language have developed...and that compositions and performances of poetry have begun to relate in unprecedented ways that increase the powers of expression of the poet..on-the-page...and off-the-page...with fewer words." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.