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Textures / curry, jw., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-19717-20104

Scope and Contents

The typewriting in this poem was done without a carbon ribbon; the letters are outlined by the graphite strokes that give the appearance of frottage. This work was published in can't afford no Kodak Instamatik Instamatik Vol.1. The poem reads, 'I i, uh, get the - the no, the IMPRESSION that - what this alludes to is sort of a - PARallell second side to things w/ that - opposite symmetry, yu know, uh - Reflecting, no, a - R reFLEction of maybe - hints that is as they say, - like this, yu know, like, that - there ARE maybe parallel universes such, - yu know?' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 page (graphite, frottage, blind typed)) ; 28 x 22 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

shelf binder second bedroom alcove

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: Toronto, Canada : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: jw curry [scratched in graphite] (l.r.). Nationality of creator: Canadian. General: About 1 total copies. 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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