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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

[anhalfmoon] / Sharkey, John J.., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-57214-10000541
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1969

[card to John Sharkey: in glascow now] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; McCarthy C., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-56731-10000109
Scope and Contents

This card elates to Houedard's schedule after visit to Glasgow - "edinbrgh thursd - leeds frid (organized by cavan mccarthy bristol: you must know eachother)." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[card to John Sharkey: thanks letter] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Mayer H; Verey C., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-56729-10000107
Scope and Contents

This card that is letter is addressed to John Sharkey deals with a request by Hansjorg Mayer for his contributions to his concrete poetry portfolio. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[concrete poem] / Sharkey, John J.., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-57213-10000540
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1969

[concrete poems] / Furnival, John ; Chopin, Henri ; Altmann, Roberto ; Sharkey, John., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-56276-9999714
Scope and Contents

Stored in Furnival box. The cover is plakat 3, 1965 and the drawing was first published in Ou Dec 1964. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

[Letter to my dear john wendy (sharkey) &&&c](180165) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey W ; Sharkey JJ; McCarthy C; Dowden G., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-56605-10000009
Scope and Contents

Houedard writes to Wendy and John Sharkey about receiving "tlatoc from cav this morning most glad to hear him say you very exceedingly ok bloke (his very own words)." Else where the letter contains several critical references to writers and publishers in scatological language.Two lines at the top left of the page read, "i go for yr/windywetmoor." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Moving Sun / Sharkey, John., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-57165-65601
Scope and Contents

The typed lines and the play on the words SUN and SON resemble a landscape with a young boy swimming. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Pentacle / Sharkey, John J.., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-39466-41422
Scope and Contents

The poems deal with "black power" and discrimination. The accordion is sealed at the ends so that this book forms a book object. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969