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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Ellipse. No.17 / Ricvhard Gigurere ; Larry Shoiuldice ; Caruso B ; McCaffery S ; Birney E ; bissett b ; Scobie S ; UU D ; Copithorne J ; Nichol bp ; Duguay R ; Colombo JR ; Cote M ; Chamberland P ; Aylward D ; Suknaski A ; Broudy H ; Gauvreau C ; Vanier D ; Charlebois J ; Tamguay B ; Ofo J ; Arcand PA., 1975

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Identifier: CC-14227-14534
Scope and Contents

This issue is a synopsis of poems by French and English speaking Canadian concrete and visual poets. The English poems are translated into French and vice-versa. Raoul Duguay's interview with Richard Giguere, "Poetry is Yrteop," in English lists several definitions of concrete poetry. Stephen Scobie contributes an essay, "Twenty Years of Concrete Poetry" in French. This issue is heavily focused on typewriter amd calligraphy as the medium of expression. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975