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[Letter to my dear angelboy (John Sharkey?)] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Sharkey W ; Burroughs WS., 1973

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Identifier: CC-56693-10000083

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Scope and Contents

The first paragraph in this letter to John Sharkey (?) expresses Houedard's dismay at the marital problems of Wendy and John Sharkey. The letter contiues with Houedards future projects including writing on Buddhism and poetry and a review of Naked Lunch. He writes "anyway pornography zen concrete catholic-atheism all seem to fit in smooth with wittgensien where he says old postion was : we all had these private minds & ideas originated in them & they cld learn all abt BODIES & got their information thru the body - but NEVER cld know another human mind..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (2 pages (typed, typed colored)) ; 33 x 21 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

shelf binder bedroom 2

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

General: Title provided by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: Prinknash Abbey, England : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: s [typed] (l.r.- page 2). Nationality of creator: British. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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