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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 6475 Collections and/or Records:

Metaphor and Motif: Tarasque Press Exhibition / Stephen Bann, curator ; Blaine J ; Cutts S ; Finlay IH ; Mills S ; Gardner I., 1972

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Identifier: CC-06559-6678
Scope and Contents

Includes essays by Stephen Bann, Robert Kenedy, Stuart Mills and Simon Cutts on the relationship of Tarasque press to concrete and visual poetry in England during the seventies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

meth death (110964) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1964

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Identifier: CC-55913-9999379
Scope and Contents Internet: 'Meth', an abbreviation for the highly addictive drug, methamphetamine, that was discovered in Japan in 1919. The crystalline powder was soluble in water, thus making it easy for injection. It was also discovered that smoking the drug created the same effects as injecting. The Japanese army used methamphetamine during World War II to prevent sleepiness and was also provided it to their pilots during Kamakazi operations. After the war, the drug became available to the public and subsequently produced a major outbreak of abuse, especially among the young people. Bikers were accused of introducing the drug into the psychedelic "60's causing violence. Since then it has been known by many names, such as Trailer Park Meth and BathTub Meth, because it can be cooked up so cheaply and easily. It is the drug of choice for long distance truckers and college students pulling all-nighters. In the USA, over 700 methamphetamine-related deaths were documented in the United States in...
Dates: 1964

Metropolis 16-29 / Fitterman, Robert ; Goldsmith K ; Werschler-Henry D., 2002

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Identifier: CC-50120-71182
Scope and Contents

Fitterman documents the sources for his "appropriated poems" at the end of the book. Kenneth Goldsmith provides a brief critique of this book on the back cover. Darren Wershler-Henry edited and designed the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Mez / Daniels, David., 2004

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Identifier: CC-42382-44392
Scope and Contents

There are several large shaped poems within this work, e.g., a fish, vase, and apple. The text is bawdy, e.g., sheep's cunt is a frequent phrase. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Mi 2 and TA / Joelle Leung., 2009

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Identifier: CC-49725-70778
Scope and Contents

The sculptures are the personal names the grandchildren call Ruth and Marvin Sackner. Joelle documents the work as follows: "Mi2 (Mimi) is set in Bodini Poster Italic. TA (Ta) is set in Trade Gothic Bold Condensed No.20 Oblique. Here they are! I used the laser cutter to make the different layers. It was designed in In Design." Joelle is a student at Rhode island School of Design. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

Mi 2 and TA / Joelle Leung., 2009

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Identifier: CC-49725-70778
Scope and Contents

The sculptures are the personal names the grandchildren call Ruth and Marvin Sackner. Joelle documents the work as follows: "Mi2 (Mimi) is set in Bodini Poster Italic. TA (Ta) is set in Trade Gothic Bold Condensed No.20 Oblique. Here they are! I used the laser cutter to make the different layers. It was designed in In Design." Joelle is a student at Rhode island School of Design. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

Miami Beach More Than a Million Poems, 1986

 Item — Box 83: [Barcode: 31858072538287]
Identifier: CC-04626-4713
Scope and Contents

This sculpture contains forty words hand printed in ink on the sides of ten wooden square blocks. Each block, that can rotate on a wooden dowel through hand movement, measures 11.4 x 11.4 x 2 cm. The words selected by Phillips for each block are: Modernism, Miami Beach, Moonlight, Memory - Inspires, Indulges, Identities, Ignores - Ambiguous, Amorous, Artistic, Abstract - Madness, Mythology, Miracles, Moments - Idiotically, Inwardly, Ineptly, Intensely - Brainless, Backward, Bohemian, Beautiful - Egoists, Emotions, Erections, Eccentrics - Always, Artfully, Already, Absurdly - Confuse, Clarify, Complete, Celebrate - History, Heartache, Happiness, Hysteria. The first letter of each block vertically spells Miami Beach.Illustrated in "Works and Text 1992 " on page 110. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Miles e non piu Miles by Luigi Tola / Miles ; Tola L ; Carrega U ; Isgro E ; Rotella M., 1989

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Identifier: CC-50937-72015
Scope and Contents

The analysis of Miles poetic works was written by Luigi Tola. Several poets and critics wrote testimonals at the end of this book, some reproduced in facsimile. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Milkweed: A Gathering of Haiku / Hryciuk, Marshall, editor ; curry jw ; Duggan MB ; Gorman L ; Hryciuk M ; Jankola B ; Amann E ; Basmajian S ; DiMichele B ; Fraticelli M ; Kostelanetz R ; Roseliep R ; Smith S ; Swede G., 1987

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Identifier: CC-30382-31798
Scope and Contents

This anthology includes examples of the traditional Japanese haiku poetry form, e.g., three unrhymed lines if five, seven, and three syllables, respectively. In addition, this definition has been broadened to consider unrhymed minimalist, concrete, and visual poems ouside of the traditional framework. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Mini-Posters / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-09323-9506
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts a minimalist, constellation poem taken from found text that Houedard has placed on black paper (stock or inked paper). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Mini-Posters / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-09324-9507
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts a minimalist, constellation poem taken from found text that Houedard has placed on black paper (stock or inked paper). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Mini-Posters / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-09325-9508
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts a minimalist, constellation poem taken from found text that Houedard has placed on black paper (stock or inked paper). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Minimal Fictions, 1994

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Identifier: CC-08120-8281
Scope and Contents

Although the works in this book are designated "Minimal Fictions" by Kostrlanetz, the varied typefaces and experimental page layouts do not distinctly differentiate them from classifying them concrete poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994