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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 6395 Collections and/or Records:

[Leaves] / Ocheretyansky, Alex; Gerald Janecek, translator., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-52635-73771
Scope and Contents

Each poem is enclosed within the outline of a found leaf. This copy differs from the limited edition of 25 copies in that the folder is photocopied paper rather than papercard collaged. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Lecture for Bob Cobbing's Exhibition "Make Perhaps this Out Sense Of Can You" / Sackner, Ruth; Abess M; Sackner MA; Goldsmith K; Traister D; O'Sullivan M; Cheek C; Bernstein C; Joris P; Celan P., 2007

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Identifier: CC-48182-69206
Scope and Contents

Ruth Sackner delivered this lecture at the opening of Bob Cobbing's Exhibition "Make Perhaps this Out Sense Of Can You." It focused on the relation of Mathew Abess, the curator of the exhibition and the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

Lecture for Eyear / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Gomringer E; DeCampos A; Isou I; Lemaitre M; Garnier P; Chopin H; Heidsieck B; Novak L; Bense M; Tilson Jo; Williams E; Dufrene F., 1964

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Identifier: CC-09695-9888
Scope and Contents

Houedard in his introduction states that this is the first lecture (concrete poetry) delivered in the English speaking world. He presents an extensive critical analysis of Gomringer's poems including "Avenidas," "Silencio,"etc. and DeCampos poetry. Calligrammes were inspired by Mallarme's "Un Coup De Des" as well the music of Webern. He discusses the basis for Ultra-Lettrisme and Sound Poetry and provides a chronology for Sound Poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

L'eeilli (the there) / Arrigo Lora-Totino., 1967

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Identifier: CC-52489-73616
Scope and Contents

This is also designated No.1 of the series "fonemi plastici 1967." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Leiden / Damen, Herman., 1975

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Identifier: CC-15865-16198
Scope and Contents

The word leiden is typed lower case with a white ribbon giving the appearance of embossed words. The lower case i is added in red. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Lekce Velkeho A: Konkretni a Vizualni Poezie 1962-1993 / Ovcacek, Eduard ; Valoch J., 1995

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Identifier: CC-28167-29330
Scope and Contents

This book consists of examples of Ovcacek's typewriter, letraset, and stencilled letter works done between 1962-1993 along with critical essays in the Czech language. Jiri Valoch contributed an introductory essay. Ovacek's typewriter poetry marks him as one of the foremost contributors to this style of concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

LEN / Cole, David., 1995

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Identifier: CC-60812-10003667
Scope and Contents

Taken from pete spence's Archive 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Les Cercles de Fees, 1984

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Chopin, Henri: [Barcode: 31858072491297]
Identifier: CC-18704-19077
Scope and Contents

The number 84 was typed repetitively to achieve the desired visual effect. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Les Fleurs du Mal / Hirsal, Josef; Grogerova, Bohumila., 1962 - 1992

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Identifier: CC-09395-9581
Scope and Contents

This poem was first composed in 1962. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1962 - 1992

Les Mots ont des Visages / Gruenoun, Joel., 1995

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Identifier: CC-28647-29947
Scope and Contents

The author varies typography and adds images to enhance the meanings of words. He also provides brief dictionary definitions underneath each of the word-images. The word poem serves as the image and the definition as the caption for these picture poems. The poems resemble those composed by Peignot in "Le Petit Peignot" (1996) & "Toutes les Pommes se Croqent" (1996). However, Gruenoun's poems differ from Peignot's poems in that line drawings are often added and more varied fonts are employed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Les Mots ont des visages Tome 1 / Guenoun, Joel., 1995

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Identifier: CC-51259-72347
Scope and Contents

The author varies typography and adds images to enhance the meanings of words. He also provides brief dictionary definitions above each of the word-images. The word poem serves as the image and the definition as the caption for these picture poems. The poems resemble those composed by Peignot in "Le Petit Peignot" (1996) & "Toutes les Pommes se Croqent" (1996). However, Guenoun's poems differ from Peignot's poems in that line drawings are often added and more varied fonts are employed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Les Mots ont des Visages Tome II / Guenoun, Joel., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-29119-30464
Scope and Contents

The author varies typography and adds images to enhance the meanings of words. He also provides brief dictionary definitions underneath each of the word-images. The word poem serves as the image and the definition as the caption for these picture poems. The poems resemble those composed by Peignot in "Le Petit Peignot" (1996) & "Toutes les Pommes se Croqent" (1996). However, Guenoun's poems differ from Peignot's poems in that line drawings are often added and more varied fonts are employed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Leser gesucht fur die Zukunft des Werks / Gebrauchsanweisung fur das Werk der Zukunft / Kutter, Marcus ; Gerstner K., 1959 - 1960

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Identifier: CC-37409-39262
Scope and Contents

The book design and illustrations were done by Karl Gerstner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1959 - 1960

Letraset, 2010

 Item — Box 331: [Barcode: 31858072490976]
Identifier: CC-50821-71899
Scope and Contents

This publication depicts Beaulieu's letraset collages including Untitled (2010), a work held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010