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The Poetry of Chance Encounters, 2003

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Identifier: CC-44486-46636

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Scope and Contents

This book was conceived and directed by Harriet Bart and printed in collaboration with Philip Gallo. Bart writes that she searches "for ancient, small quotidian objects and early signs of writing. Countless treasures of the daily capture my imagination...Objects and inscriptions, beautiful and mysterious, carry forth their secret stories and the everyday poetry of praise." Each page of found poetry is recreated by Barth and contains a unique gilded geometric form. the binding is by Jill Jevne. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2003

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book + pages (gold leaf, letterpress) (21 pages) in cover (leather) + slipcase (cardboard, leather trim, gilded paper)) ; 23.4 x 16.5 x 1 cm (book) + 24.1 x 16.8 x 1.9 cm (slipcase)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

Alphebetical shelves

Original Sackner location: shelf alphabeti

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Mnemonic Press. Nationality of creator: American. General: About 35 total copies. About 18 number copy. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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