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Scud / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-11837-12058

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Scope and Contents

Scud was the acronym for the land to land missile launched by the Iraqis during the Gulf War 1991. In this booklet, Finlay provides alternate definitions from the dictionary in the form of a poetic metaphor. For example, "to sweep along easily and swiftly: to drive before the wind: to traverse swiftly; to spank. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1991

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 booklet (3 pages)) ; 11.2 x 7.5 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: Little Sparta, Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland : Wild Hawthorn Press. Nationality of creator: Scottish. General: Number of duplicates: 1. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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