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Conventional poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 3936 Collections and/or Records:

The Wiggy Blues / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1992

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Identifier: CC-09283-9465
Scope and Contents

This is a love poem with tongue in cheek content to Sarah Menefee, Hirschman's current companion. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

The Winter the General Starks was stuck / Olson, Charles; Kryss TL; Lowell J., 2008

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Identifier: CC-48425-69452
Scope and Contents

This is a reprint of Olson's poem first published by James Lowell in Asphodel cataogue #13, 1966. The cover print of a flower was done by Tom Kryss. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

The World below the Window, 1998

 Item — Box 615: [Barcode: 31858073143871]
Identifier: CC-29960-31351
Scope and Contents

This poem was composed and printed in celebration of the 80th birthday of Bill Smith and the publication of his collected poems by the same title. The small engraving by George Wingate illustrates the poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

The Xul Reader: An Anthology of Argentine Poetry 1980-1996 / Grosman, Ernesto Livon ; Solar X ; Doctorovich F ; Ferro R ; Roessler G ; Lepore J ; Cignoni R., 1996

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Identifier: CC-30129-31527
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This book is an anthology of poems from a contemporary Argentine magazine of poetry. Its name is based upon the Argentine artist, Xul Solar. Concrete poems by Roberto Ferro, Gustavo Roesler, Jorge Lepore, Fabio Doctorovich, and Roberto Cignoni are reprinted in this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

[The Yellow Love 2nd Ed.] / Cobbing, Bob, editor ; Nuttall J ; Gysin B ; Benveniste A ; DeVree P ; Cobbing B., 1992

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Identifier: CC-20202-20598
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Designated Pamphlet One 2nd ed. The first edition that was published in 1968 is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Theme et Variations / Lalou, Frank ; David, Le Roi., 1993

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Identifier: CC-41460-43445
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The title of the book is Theme and Variations on Psalm 23. Frank Lalou contributed illustrations of texts of several translations from early Bibles to 20th century ones. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

there are 5 ducks but only 6 trees (171068) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-56298-9999727
Scope and Contents

This page includes two poems for Bill Butler. A handwritten addition by Houedard is "jn maclaughlan (stilt press)." The poems are typed on tissue paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

There are Sounds Listening / Depew, Wally., 1984

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Identifier: CC-52990-74134
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The three drawings read "There are Sounds Listening - The long wall - Fell - The tall pole - Feel her fear - Rise - With you." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Thing of Beauty edited by Anne Tardos / Mac Low, Jackson., 2008

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Identifier: CC-62714-68526
Scope and Contents Cover blurbs: This landmark collection brings together poetry, performance pieces, "traditional" verse, prose poems, and other poetical texts from Jackson Mac Low's lifetime in art. The works span the years from 1937, beginning with "Thing of Beauty," his first poem, until his death in 2004 and demonstrate his extraordinary range as well as his unquenchable enthusiasm. Mac Low is widely acknowledged as one of the major figures in twentieth-century American poetry, with much of his work ranging into the spheres of music, dance, theater, performance, and the visual arts. Comparable in stature to such giants as Robert Creeley, John Ashbery, and Allen Ginsberg, Mac Low is often associated with composer John Cage, with whom he shared a delight in work derived from "chance operations." This volume, edited by Anne Tardos, his wife and frequent collaborator, offers a balanced arrangement of early, middle, and late work, designed to convey not just the range but also the progressions and...
Dates: 2008

Thirty-six Poems / Tu Fu ; Rexroth, Kenneth ; Marden, Brice ; Yau J., 1987

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Identifier: CC-01694-1730
Scope and Contents

Tu Fu, an 8th century disciple of Confucious, is regarded as one of China's greatest poets. The translations were made by Rexroth. A suite of 25 prints by Marden, inspired by the poems, is reproduced in the book along with a signed print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

This / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1991

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Identifier: CC-09196-9377
Scope and Contents

The theme deals with the new order of Eastern European politics after the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

This Is Important. No.8 / F.A. Nettelbeck, editor ; Nettelbeck FA., 1984

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Identifier: CC-01500-1533
Scope and Contents

Edited by F.A. Nettelbeck. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984