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Johnson, Ronald, 1935-1998

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Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Songs of the Earth, 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-32036-33567
Scope and Contents

Johnson writes in the introduction, "These poems are listenings, as poems must listen and sing simultaneously. They are a progression of hearings of Mahler's 'Song of the Earth' on records, in concert, and in my head."The only difference between this disavowed edition and the regular edition that is also held by the Sackner Archive is the inclusion of one rather than three blank pages at the end of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Songs of the Earth, 1970

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Identifier: CC-32037-33568
Scope and Contents

Johnson writes in the introduction, "These poems are listenings, as poems must listen and sing simultaneously. They are a progression of hearings of Mahler's 'Song of the Earth' on records, in concert, and in my head."The only difference between this regular edition and the disavowed edition that is also held by the Sackner Archive is the inclusion of three pages rather than one blank page at the end of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

The Spirit Walks, The Rocks Will Talk / Johnson, Ronald ; Davenport G ; Williams J., 1969

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Identifier: CC-35157-36891
Scope and Contents

The poems deal with the poet's imagined reflections of French architectects on their well-known palaces. Also designated Jargon 72. The book was designed by Jonathan Williams. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

To Do As Adam Did: Selected Poems of Ronald Johnson, 2000

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Identifier: CC-37061-38901
Scope and Contents

Edited by Peter O'Leary who also contributed an introduction. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

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Conventional poetry 12
Picture poetry 9
Concrete poetry 8
Conventional non-fiction 6
Critical text 2