Cried and Measured / Young, Karl., 1977
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Scope and Contents
The poems are based on lists of names in the Aramaic writings of the Jews of Elephantine, Egypt. There is also an essay about the Elephantine Jews, an island in the Nile river at Egypt's southern border who lived in that place in the fifth century B.C. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1977
Creator
- Young, Karl, 1947- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (18 pages)) ; 26.8 x 21.3 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: Berkeley, California : Tree Books. Signed by: Karl Young 1/02/88 (r.c.- title page). Inscription: To Marvin & Ruth Sackner, Hope you find these heavily measured cadenzes enlightening. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: MARVIN; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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