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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 668 Collections and/or Records:

Modular Poems, 1974

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Identifier: CC-27280-27841
Scope and Contents

In his introduction, Higgins defines a modular poem "in which the principle structural factor is the repetion, usually in different contexts, of one of more elements of th text. Each element becomes a module which may be expanded, compressed or otherwise altered. Or not." The book is illustrated with photographs mainly of old machinery by Eugene Williams. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Month of the Pocket Battleship / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1984

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Identifier: CC-12086-12310
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The card lists 12 months with Finlay's take on history without specifying the name of the month, e.g., Month of the Hurricanes, Month of Revelations, Month of the Trawl and Month of the Pocket Battleship (only phrase printed in red), Month of the Snowman, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Moules Oeufs Frites Pots Charbon Perroquets / Broodthaers, Marcel., 1974

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Identifier: CC-21013-21422
Scope and Contents

Second edition; first edition published in 1966. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

my dear steve [abrams] (201067) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Verey C; Furnival J; Abrams S ., 1967

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Identifier: CC-09445-9632
Scope and Contents Mentions meeting Alan Broughton, a painterpoet who had been visiting with Charles Verey and John Furnival. Also, Houedard provides information in a Sung manuscript that he believes Abrams might be interested in seeing.The name STEVE is typed in red in the sahpe of a six pointed star. Internet: Stephen Abrams was Head of the Soma Research Association and Joint-Managing irector of Avalon Botanicals from 1967 to 1970. He was the author of the Soma advertisement in The Times and a witness before the Wootton Sub-Committee. Up to the mid 1960s, the majority of cannabis offenders in Britain were imprisoned. The law did not distinguish between cannabis and heroin or between use and supply. The schedule of penalties encouraged imprisonment of first offenders. In July 1967, the Times published a full paged advertisement in support of cannabis law reform. The advertisement described the existing law as "immoral" and "unworkable" but stopped short of proposing legalisation or...
Dates: 1967

Name / Daniel, Peter., 1998

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Identifier: CC-32550-34131
Scope and Contents

Peter Daniel wrote his name, Daniel, on 16 lines horizontally and 11 lines vertically along with calligraphic embellishments. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Namepoem "Ruth" #501 / Cutler-Shaw, Joyce., 1983

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Identifier: CC-20084-20478
Scope and Contents

The drawing consists of the calligraphic repetition and joining of the name, "Ruth." The bottom portion of the drawing was water damaged necessitating its removal such that its dimensions were reduced from 34.5 x 24.5 cm to 34.5 x 21.5 cm. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Names / Kregal, Ann., 1985

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Identifier: CC-07864-8017
Scope and Contents

The calligraphic text appears on the cover as a list of names arranged in a spiral-like form. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

[National Geographic] / Leftwich, Jim., 2001

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Identifier: CC-36965-38798
Scope and Contents

This book is a combination of visual poems, philosophical musings, abstract drawings, calligraphic markings and found poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Netz / Hoesselbarth, Kai., 1991

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Identifier: CC-09335-9521
Scope and Contents

The word "netz" meaning web forms a grid out of which the words "appel" meaning appeal in the center are trying to escape. Hosselbarth or Hoesselbarth is now known as Kai Selbar. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991