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Transmorfations / Strangulensis, Ficus., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-30286-31695

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Scope and Contents

Each page depicts a handwritten column of words or wordlike forms (composed in a computer) which shows progressive alteration from a primary word to a new one or an image. Examples include among others 1) be to blank 2) know to no 3) void to form 4) a hammer to a nail.This has been termed "transmorfation" by Ficus Strangulensis and has also been utilized by other poets, notably Crag Hill, jw curry, and Geof Huth. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1996

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (37 pages)) ; 21.7 x 14.3 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

portfolio box s

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: Port Charles, Florida : Runaway Spoon Press. Nationality of creator: American. General: Number of duplicates: 1. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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