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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 6506 Collections and/or Records:

two concrotica [carbon copy](271167) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-56271-9999710
Scope and Contents

The poem is typed one word per line and reads, " 1 / nominative / vocative / accusative / genitalive / dative / ablative 2 / s/he / you / her-him / heirs / toher forhim / bywithfrom them" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Types of Shape: New, Expanded Edition / Hollander, John., 1991

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Identifier: CC-36661-38473
Scope and Contents

This is the second edition of a book first published in 1969, a copy also held by the Sackner Archive. It contains 10 new poems as well as additional notes by the poet. The basis for writing each typewriter poem is concisely described by Hollander on the page facing the poem pages. A single shaped poem, including among others a light bulb, a star of David, an arrow, a musical note, and a swan with its shadow, is laid out on a page. This copy is a first printing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Types of Shape: New, Expanded Edition / Hollander, John., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-09779-9972
Scope and Contents

This is the second edition of a book first published in 1969, a copy also held by the Sackner Archive. It contains 10 new poems as well as additional notes by the poet. The basis for writing each typewriter poem is concisely described by Hollander on the page facing the poem pages. A single shaped poem, including among others a light bulb, a star of David, an arrow, a musical note, and a swan with its shadow, is laid out on a page. One copy is a second printing, the other a third printing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Typescapes , 1967

 Item — Box Axelrod-Baker: [Barcode: 31858072490786]
Identifier: CC-25345-25801
Scope and Contents

Aylward & bp Nichol co-edited Ganglia Press publications. The poems in this book are printed one to a page with a thin vertical structure of typings forming abstract images on the right side and a caption consisting of a phrase in the left lower corner. This is the author's first book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Typewriter Drawings] / Tobias, Gert; Tobias, Uwe., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-50675-71749
Scope and Contents

Several of these typings emulate with less success the calligraphic-like typings of Dom Silvester Houedard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Typewriter. No.3 / Robert Caldwell, Ruby Montelone, editors ; DiPalma R ; Hawks A ; Sobin AG ; Adler J ; Quibel L ; Camnitzer L ; Oshel D ; Paul H., 1973

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Identifier: CC-43966-46077
Scope and Contents

Includes a five page section by Luis Camnitzer entitled "Image - English Dictionary.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Typewriter Poems / Finch, Peter, editor ; Claire P ; Clark TA ; Cobbing B ; Gibbs M ; Houedard DS ; Mayer P ; McCarthy C ; Morgan E ; Riddell A ; Sharkey JJ ; Verey C ; Zurbrugg N ; Parfitt W ; Lloyd A ; Ward J ; Bielski A ; Jenkins P ; Patton M ; pederson lg ; Gilbert J ; Stephens M., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-11428-11644
Scope and Contents

This American edition was copyrighted by Something Else Press and most of the run was destroyed by Dick Higgins because he had not been informed that the anthology was entirely British. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Typewriter: Rune 2: 26 Voices/January Interlude. No.10 / Karl Kempton., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-56057-64878
Scope and Contents

The cover was designed by Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Typo-Strukturen: A / Buchwalder, Ernst., 1969

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Identifier: CC-40810-42786
Scope and Contents

The letter A is repeated alternately right side up and upside down in eleven rows. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969