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futura: January Fish. No.21 / Dick Higgins., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-27471-28519

Scope and Contents

The two major poems of the four in this presentation are two sound poems that use permutations of repetitions of English words to create a catchy musical rhythm. The first poem, seven box bus its, the first begins, 1 boxes boxing 2 busses boxes - busses - boxes - busses - busses bussing - busses bussing bounds - busses bussing - busses bussings busses... The second poem, animals yes animals begins, animals how come animals animals with newpapers animals quickly animals shoo skat animals observing winches animals... -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1967

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 broadside (folded, letterpress)) ; 48 x 63.5 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: Stuttgart, West Germany : Edition Hansjorg Mayer.General: Number of duplicates: 2. General: Added by CONV; updated by: KEELEY.

Repository Details

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

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