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Prosthetics of Poetry: The Art of Bob Cobbing / Mottram, Eric., 1973

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Identifier: CC-38269-40165

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Scope and Contents

Mottram discusses the career of Bob Cobbing from his first sound poetry performance at the ICA London in 1965, his organization of writers and poets beyond the traditional literary boundaries, and his relationship to the avant garde poets, musicians and theorists of the 1960's and 1970's. The panels "Spontaneous appealinair contemprate apollinare" that are depicted in this pamphlet are held by the Sackner Archive.This piece is reprinted from Second Aeon magazine No.16-17, 1973 and is also Designated Studies in Concrete Poetry No.1. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 pamphlet (reprint) (29 pages)) ; 20.9 x 14.4 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: Cardiff, Wales : Second Aeon Publications. Nationality of creator: British. General: Number of duplicates: 1. 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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