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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 338 Collections and/or Records:

Sea-Poppy 2 / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Grant, Peter., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-11927-12150
Scope and Contents

The image consists of fishing boat names arranged in the shape of a mandala. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Sea Poppy 2 / Ian Hamilton Finlay., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-12671-12914
Scope and Contents

The poem consists of the actual names of Scottish fishing ships with the word, "star" as part of their names arranged in the shape of a mandula. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Sea Poppy Mosaic [early trial photocopy] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Costley, Ron., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-58301-10001533
Scope and Contents

The image depicts a random arrangement of ship's identification numbers placed within a fraction of a circular shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Sea Poppy Mosaic / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Costley, Ron., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-12054-12278
Scope and Contents

The image depicts a random arrangement of ship's numbers placed within a circular shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Sea Poppy Mosaic [Photocopy] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Costley, Ron., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-58300-10001532
Scope and Contents

The image depicts a random arrangement of ship's identification numbers placed within a circular shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Sei Lirici della Poesia Visuale Internazionale / Arias-Misson A ; Carrega U ; Claus CF ; Finlay IH ; Phillips T ; Takahashi S., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-39500-41457
Scope and Contents

Exhibition was curated by Gillo Dorfles and Alain Arias-Misson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Sermons in Stone / Harrod, Tanya; Finlay IH., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-09303-9486
Scope and Contents

Review of an exhibition of garden sculptures executed by Finlay at Stockwood Craft Museum and Gardens, Bedfordshire, England. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Six Concrete Poems / Brighton Festival; DeCampos A; Finlay IH; Gomringer E; Grunewald JL; Houedard DS; Ruhm G; Weaver M., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-28021-29175
Scope and Contents

The set contains one well-known concrete poem printed on a card of varied colored stock by each contributor. The loose sheet is a manifesto by Gomringer entitled "from line to constellation" which was first printed in Augenblick No.2. It has been translated into English by Mike Weaver. The set was presumably sold at the Brighton poetry festival. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Smoke [Submitted For Wormwood Review Vol.1 No.14, not publishec] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-11885-12106
Scope and Contents

Included in the Grant U. Roman Archive. This poem is depicted on page 1 of the book, Canal Funnel publshed by Wild Hawthorn Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Some Myths of Concrete Poetry / Cobbing, Bob; Mayer, Peter; Chopin H; Bann S; Finlay IH; Mills S; Belloli C; Finch P; Gomringer E; Wright E; Fahlstrom O; Themerson S; Jandl E; Morgan E; Furnival J., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-17728-18097
Scope and Contents

Reprinted from Stereo Headphones No.5, 1972. The authors debunk the assertion of Stuart Mills who in Akros No.18, 1972 stated that the poem-poster was introduced by Ian-Hamilton Finlay. They go on to further describe the pioneers of Concrete Poetry in their opinion. Rebuttals to their conclusions by Stephan Bann and Henri Chopin are also published. Mentions that Ernest Fenellosa, who died in 1908, used the term 'concrete poetry' in an essay, 'The Chinese Character as a Medium for Poetry' in 1901. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972