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The Six-Cornered Snowflake / Nims, John Frederick., 1991

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Identifier: CC-05566-5673

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Scope and Contents

This poem in shapes of a six-cornered snowflakes recalls the experience of seeing snow fall over the city of Prague. The closing line is an ode to the beauty of snow, "Over Prague of the hundred towers, jumbled roofs, the winter river, the recounciling bridge, down our endangered air, forgiving snow cajoles the earth in musical notes yet." Illustrations as wood engravings of Prague buildings in the shape of snowflakes to accompany the poem were done by Dean Bornstein. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1991

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (accordion) (9 pages) in envelope (paper, collaged)) ; 13.3 x 25.7 x 1.2 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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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: New York : Sea Cliff Press. Signed by: John Frederick Nims (b.c.- colophon); Dean Bornstein (b.c.- colophon). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 60 total copies. About 46 number copy. General: Variable edition; multiple copies available. 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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