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Conventional non-fiction

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1854 Collections and/or Records:

Quines besties! 3rd Ed. / Albalat, Antoni ; Zukofsky L ; Basho., 2002

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Identifier: CC-40079-42048
Scope and Contents

This book was first published in 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Quintet, 1998

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Identifier: CC-44406-46555
Scope and Contents

Of this group of poets, Calleja's contributions were the only visual poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Radio Free Rain Forest / Gilbert, Gerry, editor ; Simpson G ; Gilbert G ; bissett b., 1968

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Identifier: CC-51112-72197
Scope and Contents

This book was produced by Gilbert using the Roneo machine that was an early color photocopier. Several pages appear to have been chewed by insects along their long edge but the contents are intact. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

rag & boneshop, 1971

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Identifier: CC-44066-46182
Scope and Contents

This is an outstanding compilation of Birney's concrete and visual poems. Several poems are written in the linguistic style used by bill bissett. According to Adjala Bookshop, Birney inscribed (dated 1970) this first edition of the book to Mary Lou Toms who was the founding editor of "Books in Canada." The inscription is in the form of a concrete poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

rag & boneshop, 1971

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Identifier: CC-21114-21523
Scope and Contents

This is an outstanding compilation of Birney's concrete and visual poems. Several poems are written in the linguistic style used by bill bissett. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Random Sightings [Reprint], 1999

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Identifier: CC-33510-35159
Scope and Contents

Several poems are word portraits of artists that include Francis Bacon, William Baziotes, James Ensor, Paul Gauguin, Turner, and Robert Motherwell. The book also includes reprints of levy's introductory essay to 306, 5 Cleveland Poems, you murders with your indifference, and the "IN" Group. The cover was designed by Alan Horvath, the publisher. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Raus Mit Der Sprache, 1969

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Identifier: CC-49056-70094
Scope and Contents

This book is an anthology of the diverse styles of poetry written by Schauffelen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Recovery from Codependence / Olitzky, Rabbi Kerry M. ; Grunberg, Maty., 1993

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Identifier: CC-46427-49156
Scope and Contents

This book was added to the collection because of drawings contributed by Maty Grunberg whose artist book dealing with concrete poetry is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Recursive Spirals / Harris, Ken., 2000

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Identifier: CC-34891-36602
Scope and Contents

The book consists of short poems, one to a page, and a single concrete poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Red Cat of Reason (Barking Too) / levy, d.a. ; bissett b ; Heilbrun S ; Scott JR., 1976

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Identifier: CC-07249-7392
Scope and Contents

In a reprinted mimeographed letter from levy to neal emerson, editor of Love, levy writes: "...- just sent you 2lbs of poetry mags etc & wish you luck - i cant take it here much longer & hope ill be leaving the city in one way or another very soon - i just wan to let you know that when you get busted for trying to communicate, when you get busted for trying to love... some catholic is going to get a nice paying promotion into the city hierarchy - so your blood wasnt a complete waste - yrs in the slow death d.a. levy.Some of these poems were published previously, e.g., red lady, the madiason envelope, etc.According to a letter from Alan Horvath, the publisher of this book, most copies including the Sackner copy were printed with a blue flip cover with a red image. A rarer copy had a brown cover with a black image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Red Wagon / Berrigan, Ted., 1976

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Identifier: CC-20929-21338
Scope and Contents

The handwritten poem reads, "The river is flowing again between its banks, Nevertheless - The Landscape is rushing away." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Reft and Light , 1997

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Identifier: CC-37090-38932
Scope and Contents

This book consists of poems by Ernst Jandl along with multiple versions in text and layout of the poem by American poets. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997