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G. Cook's translations fron "The Miscellanea of Venantius Fortunatus" is introduced by Dick Higgins who describes Fortunatus as "perhaps the greatest master of Christian poetry." Included in the book are six examples of emblem or shaped poems from the sixth century. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Includes examples of shaped, alphabetical, typographical, alliterative, acrostic, anagraphic, palidromic, and mneumonic poems as well as several types of conventional poems. This reprinted book was first published in 1906 and most of the poems were composed earlier than 1897. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Although Swenson's book, 'Iconographs' is recognized for multitude of shaped poems, this book depicts several other examples throughout her poetic career. These include poems from the following books, ' To Mix with Time' (1963) and 'Half Sun Half Sleep' (1967). In a section of 'Collected Poems' (2013) entitled 'Notes on the Text page 726, it is mentioned that the shaped poems of 'Iconographs' were oroginally published in a typewriter font preferred by Swenson.Alfred Corn Review from Poetry Magazine (December 2, 2013:Definition won't be easy, and it has to begin by taking her biography into account. The profile of the provincial who comes to New York in hopes of ?becoming a celebrated artist is standard enough, but in Swenson's case several non-routine factors should also be ?considered. Her parents were Swedish immigrants, Mormon converts come to the Utah homeland, who brought her up in their ?adopted faith. But at some point she realized she was a lesbian. This was one more reason...

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This is the seventh reprinting of the book. Some of the 24 poems in the book deal with WWII. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Introduction by Dan Raphael. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Includes a shaped poem dealing with the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The latter should be compared to Bentivoglio's "PISA." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a reprint of the poems first published in 1648. Includes a Crucifix shaped poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents According to Swenson, these Iconographic Poems were composed with the shape as an integral part of the poem's meaning. In this respect, they fulfill the definition of Concrete Poetry, viz. poems that are to be seen, as well as read and heard.Kirkus Review (1970): As the title suggests, Miss Swenson's fourth book of poetry reaffirms her belief in the possibilities of calligraphic verse (which makes graphic use of page space and type to produce a pictorial symbol of the poem's subject). Thus, we have an ode to ""An Old Field Jacket"" printed in the shape of a chevron patch; ""The Blue Bottle"" arranged in the design of a, yes, bottle; and the double helix of ""The DNA Molecule"" represented in stairstep coils. Beyond these diagrammatic experiments, Miss Swenson is also interested in writing original poetry, which except for a few well-worn conceits and cliches (""My eye my I,"" ""the bridge of Discover,"" ""animal beauty"" of the black man), she manages to do. Many will find the...

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The title translated into English is "The Classical Foundations of Persian Poetics." Includes two poems with the shape of trees. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The cover and title page depict a poem shaped like bars in a prison cell with the repeated words LA NUIT and the words "du prisonnier" in the middle. The book includes a reproduction of a Valentiner Hugo black and white portrait of Guy Levis-Mano. The name "Jean Garamond" printed on the cover as responsible for the images is a non-de-plume for Guy Levis-Mano. This one of 40 copies of the book is printed on Holland paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The poems are based upon five of Goya's etchings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Includes one shaped poem on page 127. This is the first edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.