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Six Rusticated Wall-Eyed Poems / Williams, Jonathan; Atchley, Dana., 1969

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Identifier: CC-37664-39530

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Scope and Contents

The poems in this portfolio are found poems in public places that have been rendered typographically by Dana Atchley. The poems are captioned by Williams so that they are concrete-picture poems. Willams comments in the introduction, "Very quick, very large. I want poems to get their ass out of books and out into the world where they stare back at people. Thre is NO reason why this nation has to be surrendered only into the hands of TEXACO looming 60 feet high on the steel towers against the polluted sunset. Energy is Eternal Delight, said Mr. Blake. The concrete poem, the seen pem, is just another tool, another way -- the slow curve to go along with the lyrical fastball -- to keep us alive and in the majors." Both sets of prints are stored in the same plastic case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1969

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (6 prints (silkscreen) + 3 prints (letterpress) in portfolio (plastic)) ; each 46 x 46 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

study portfolio

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: Baltimore, Maryland : Maryland Institute of Art. Signed by: Jonathan Williams (c.- colophon); Dana W. Atchley (c.- colophon). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 200 total copies. 168 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

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

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