futura: January Fish. No.21 / Dick Higgins., 1967
-
Please navigate to collection organization to place requests.
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
- Higgins, Dick, 1938-1998 (Person)
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.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921