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After Basho / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-12171-12395

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Scope and Contents

Finlay adapted the famous Haiku by Basho to chide the indecisiveness of Michel Blum who was reponsible for acceptance of Finlay's commission for the city of Paris. The poem reads, "old pond - Frog pontificating - plop." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1988

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 card) ; 14 x 6 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Little Sparta, Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland : Wild Hawthorn Press. Nationality of creator: Scottish. General: Number of duplicates: 1. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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