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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 6395 Collections and/or Records:

Letter and Image / Massin ; Caroline Hillier, translator ; Vivienne Menkes, translator ; Albert-Birot P ; Apollinaire G ; Aragon L ; Arp J ; Artaud A ; Ball H ; Baudelaire C ; Beckett S ; Belloli C ; Bory JF ; Bowler B ; Brau JL ; Breton A ; Bryen C ; Burroughs WS ; Butor M ; Carmi E ; Carra C ; Carroll L ; Cendrars B ; Chopin H ; Claus CF ; Delaunay S ; Desnos R ; Dienst KP ; Dotremont C ; Duchamp M ; Dufrene F ; Ernst M ; Fludd R ; Garnier I ; Garnier P ; Gomringer E ; Grosz G ; Gysin B ; Hains R ; Hausmann R ; Heartfeld J ; Herbert G ; Herrick R ; Hoffmeister A ; Houedard DS ; Hrabanus Maurus ; Huelsenbeck R ; Iliazd ; Ionesco E ; Isou I ; Janco M ; Jarry A ; Joyce J ; Kriwet F ; Leger F ; Lemaitre M ; Mallarme S ; Ray M ; Marinetti FT ; Mayer H ; Michaux H ; Mon F ; Morgenstern C ; Picabia F ; Queneau R ; Roth D ; Ruhm G ; Russolo L ; Schwitters K ; Soffici A ; Spacagna J ; Steinberg S., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-38116-40008
Scope and Contents

This anthology, with text by Massin, is divided into three main sections. The first section is a discussion of the letter itself, the letter as symbol and the history of letters. The next section contains figurative verse and calligrams, shaped poetry and prose throughout history. The final section of the book examines the use of letters in fine art and how the letter form has grown in importance throughout the history of art. The diverse illustrations are international in scope and range from early Christian prayer books and Gothic alphabets to contemporary works.The English edition of this book has not printed the appendices present in the original French edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Letter Arts Review. No.1 / Ingmire T ; Kurtz C., 2007

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Identifier: CC-47090-49829
Scope and Contents

Carl Kurtz received a first prize in the annual calligraphy competition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

Letter Cube, 1975

 Item — Box 178: [Barcode: 31858072459468]
Identifier: CC-52478-73605
Scope and Contents

A single large letter is collaged onto one of the six surfaces of the cube, e.g., L,W, E , F, U, and R but they do not form a word in any adjacent sequence. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

letter from willow / Hasekura, Takako., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-28332-29511
Scope and Contents

The drawing, written in shades of green ink, repeats the text, willow/weep/pillow, in a horizontal, rectangular grid. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Letter Picture-6 / Toshihiko, Shimizu., 1954

 Item
Identifier: CC-01600-1635
Scope and Contents

The dating of this work as 1954 is based upon its identification among the mass of Japanese ideograms that constitute the image of this drawing. The artist's name, address and title of this piece are rubberstamped on the verso. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1954

Letter Piece, 1990

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir: [Barcode: 31858072491172]
Identifier: CC-23892-24340

Letter Squares / McCarthy, Cavan., 1967

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Identifier: CC-55774-9999309
Scope and Contents

Jim Burns (1936-) is a British poet known for poetry published on small presses. The Letter-Squares were five rubberstamps each containing 100 vowels of typewriter-style type. They were created by Cavan McCarthy for participants in poetry readings to produce their own visual designs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to Bill Keith] / Garnier, Pierre., 1992

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Identifier: CC-10565-10770
Scope and Contents

Compliments Keith about his book, Sphinx. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

[Letter To Bob Cobbing] / Jandl, Ernst., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-34873-36582
Scope and Contents

Jandl provides the name of the poem to be read in Amsterdam [refers to sound texts ?concrete poetry visual texts exhibition] along with correct name and dating, i.e., 1957 rather than 1966, of its first publication. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

[Letter to David W Harris aka David UU 25 ii 68] / Valoch, Jiri; Nichol bp; Malina J., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-00837-856
Scope and Contents

Valoch indicates that he is sending books to David UU in exchange for Canadian Avant Garde poetry books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[Letter to David W Harris aka David UU 31 vii 71] / Valoch, Jiri; Nichol bp., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-00836-855
Scope and Contents

Valoch mentions materials that he is sending for his exhibition, 'microproseplus' and method of payment, i.e., prefers books to money. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

[Letter to David W. Harris] / Bory, Jean-Francois; Harris DW., 1966

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Identifier: CC-22198-22620
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns D. Harris' article about A. Artaud for "L'Herne," and provides Harris with many names and addresses of concrete and visual poets from Europe, Brazil and Japan for proposed Canadian exhibit. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[Letter to David W. Harris] / Bory, Jean-Francois; Harris DW., 1966

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Identifier: CC-22309-22732
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns text by D. Harris for gallery exhibition. Bory writes, "Please write me in ENGLISH, if possible and not in AMERICAN because I do not understand all: ei for I, u for you, etc..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[Letter to David W. Harris] / Bory, Jean-Francois; Harris DW; Artaud A., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-22319-22742
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns concrete poetry exhibition at St. Peters College, Oxford, England, and reprint of article on A. Artaud for the French review "L'Herne." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to David W. Harris] / Bory, Jean-Francois; Harris DW; levy da ; Artaud A; cummings ee; Blaine J; Sohm H; Nichol bp., 1967

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Identifier: CC-22249-22671
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns bp Nichol's "Gronk," pornography case against d.a. levy, and D. Harris' article on Ataud for "L'Herne." Bory asks Harris to send a copy of "Gronk" to H. Sohm. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967