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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 6506 Collections and/or Records:

The State of Things, 2006 / Nora Ligorano; Marshall Reese; C Bernstein., 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-49318-70360
Scope and Contents

This dvd documents an ice sculpture formed of the letters of the word "DEMOCRACY" which was placed in the garden of the gallery on the third anniversary of the Iraq war. Its collapse due to the heat of the day was a metaphor for the tragic fate of democracy during that time period. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

The Subverse Wanders off the Word / Endwar., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-14029-14334
Scope and Contents

Endwar titles a poem from a word(s) and fragments it(them) into clusters and spaces, while retaining the same order of the letters, to form a new poem which can be read from top to bottom. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

The Sweetness of the Breath of Two Who Breathe as One / Young, Karl., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-00147-152
Scope and Contents

The poem consists of printed text, which reads in part, "Given the nature of oxygen through the biosphere over time, you have probably breathed some of the same air as at least one of the following people: Moses, Buddha, Sappho, Jesus...and the first to experience unselfish love." Young's written poem of the title reads from right to left and bottom to top. It is positioned below the printed text and taken from 2300 year old Latin text. Young concludes "You may have shared a breath with its author. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

The Sydney Morning Vol.II (Word Works 1967 - 1991) / Tipping, Richard Kelly., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-01554-1589
Scope and Contents

On the unbound page, Tipping provides background notes for each of the concrete poetic prints. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

The Sydney Morning Vol.III (Word Works & Ideographics 1967-1988) / Tipping, Richard Kelly., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-01457-1490
Scope and Contents

Includes works from the series Roadsigned & Subvertising. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

The Sydney Morning Volume IV (Word Works 1993 - 1994) / Tipping, Richard Kelly., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-01553-1588
Scope and Contents

On the unbound pages, Tipping provides background notes for each of the concrete poetic prints. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

the terrific days of summer / Bolton, Ken ; Alexander G., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-30721-32165
Scope and Contents

The brochure accompanying the book consists of a critical introduction to Bolton's poem that George Alexander likens to poetic abstract expressionism. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

the total ir relevance (050668) / C (250369) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968 - 1978

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Identifier: CC-56300-58994
Scope and Contents

Houedard plays on the similar pronunciation of particular French and English words. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968 - 1978

[The Tower][CR][The Tower] / Sharkey, John J.., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-57218-10000547
Scope and Contents

The poem is in the shape of a tower with the base containing the following: "being an illlumination in graphic poems of some of the basic wordy structures of civilisation" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

The Triumph of the Anti-Christ / Bentley, Wilder., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-23294-23734
Scope and Contents

Author states that no more than 499 copies will be printed of this pre-publication copy that apparently was never printed as a trade edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

The Turn Your Self Inside Out if You Want to See an Alien Gate, 2001

 Item — Folder 79: [Barcode: 31858072538386]
Identifier: CC-37356-39209
Scope and Contents

In Daniels' book, "The Gates of Paradise," this poem is printed on page 63. The shape of the poem appears to be the face of a cartoon character or hobglobin with many eyes. The poem is about "fear." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

The Tweeze / curry, jw ; UU D ; Evason G ; Venright S ; Drumbolis N., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-19661-20047
Scope and Contents

The text of this book was printed from individual rubberstamp letters. The bibliography consists of a description and excerpts of small run, non-circulated editions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991