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Each of the poetry types, e.g., couplets, haiku, concrete, etc are composed of letters and symbols from English and other languages that do not make sense. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The complete title is "anhalfmoon for james joyce." The poem is typed in the shape of a half moon. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Internet: Robert Zend (1929-1985) was a Poet, Philosopher, Multi-media artist. A published author in his homeland of Hungary by 1956, he fled to North America during the communist takeover. He used to say that his first five years living in Toronto were 'wretched', but that the next twenty he 'felt like a man without a home'. He had no immediate audience for his Hungarian books and he could not yet write fluently in English. He once wrote, "Budapest is my homeland, Toronto is my home. In Toronto I am nostalgic for Budapest. In Budapest I am nostalgic for Toronto. Everywhere else I am nostalgic for my nostalgia." Evenutally Zend did find his place in Toronto, publishing several books of poetry and humor, including From Zero to One (1973), Beyond Labels (1983) and Oab (published posthumously, 1986). He was often linked with Canada's literary elite, having friendships with and the admiration of the likes of Margaret Atwood and Northrop Frye. Glenn Gould called him "Canada's most...

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Designated pamphlet seven. Although the title page of this publication announces a debate, the pages consist of photocopied reproductions of concrete poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The word POEM is typed in the center of nine drawn blocks that represent concrete. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue reproduces images of Chopin scrolls . smaller yhan the Sackner Archive holdings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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A single typewriter poem is reproduced on each page of this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The stars are made of two V's one over the other and upside down. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The flag has 12 stars in groups of four made with capital V's typed over each other with one upside down. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Probably published in an edition of 400 copies. McCaffery provides an excellent summary of the construction of this modified version of an early section of carnival. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The large letters H and J, standing for Henri and Jean, celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of the Chopins. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Three impressions of this print, published in Ruby Editions Portfolio 1, were superimposed on each other. The Ruby Edition Portfolios are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.