Openings Press Card Series: ode to the colonels (Hellas). No.8 / Dom Sylvester Houedard., 1970
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Scope and Contents
This card deals with the contemporaneous political situation in Greece, e.g., a military dictatorship. The first 'l' in the ancient word for Greece,"Hellas," is removed and a displaced in at an angle over the 'e' leaving an empty 'l' space in the word. It signifies the "club" held over Greece by the dictatorship. On one of the cards, the verso is rubberstamped, "poem - summer 1967, first printed edition, abson press, for d/h read dsh, happy xyzmas/newxyear." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1970
Creator
Extent
0 See container summary (1 card periodical (silkscreen, perforated)) ; 18.8 x 14 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: Woodchester Gloucester, England : Openings Press.General: Added by CONV; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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