Number Poems / Weiss, Irving., 1997
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Scope and Contents
According to Weiss' introduction, these poems consist of a "sequence of visual poems and word-only poems based on our familiar numbering system." Weiss constructs the poems as imaginative forms or as abstract ideas; they attempt to establish close connections between numeration and imagination. The Sackner Archive also holds the book based upon this manuscript. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1997
Creator
- Weiss, Irving, 1921- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 manuscript + pages (laser printed, collaged, paper, photocopied fragments, typed, ink, handwriting) + black and white photograph + collage (ink, graphite, handwriting, typed, paper, oil paint, blood shit, soil, canvas, cardboard0 (88 pages) in manila folder (graphite, ink, handwriting)) ; manila folder 30 x 23 x 1 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
portfolio box shelf
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Chestertown, Maryland : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Irving Weiss (r.c.- cover manila folder). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921