Concrete poetry
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Bay-Brested Barge-Bird / Smith, William Jay., 1957
This is the first draft of the poem that eventually became a larger conventional poem that was published in "The Tin Can and Other Poems" (1966), a book also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
No.58 / Am Here Books ; Sanesi R ; Smith WJ ; Spatola A ; Sanders E ; Saroyan A ; Saper C ; Schwerner A ; Stein C ; Starbuck G ; Swede G., 1992
Plain Talk / Smith, William Jay., 1979
This is a photocopy of the manuscript of Plain Talk. The Sackner Archive holds two versions of this work. Smith describes the book as "Epigrams, Epitaphs, Satires, Nonsense, Occasional Concrete & Quotidian Poems." This work that was acquired from a North Carolina bookseller prompted the Sackner's interest in Smith's poetry. William Jay Smith did not know how this copy came into the hands of the bookseller. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Plain Talk / Smith, William Jay., 1987
This is a photocopy of the manuscript for Plain Talk. The Sackner Archive holds two versions of this work. Smith describes the book as "Epigrams, Epitaphs, Satires, Nonsense, Occasional Concrete & Quotidian Poems." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Plain Talk / Smith, William Jay ; Minsky R ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 1988
Book is dedicated to Ruth and Marvin Sackner. The bookbinding was made by Richard Minsky who also treated the paper of the book with Wei T'o spray for neutralizing against acids as explained on the cover text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Plain Talk / Smith, William Jay ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 1988
The book is dedicated to Ruth and Marvin Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Plain Talk / Smith, William Jay ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 1988
The book is dedicated to Ruth and Marvin Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Bead Curtain / Smith, William Jay., 1957
Each page depicts single poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Bead Curtain / Smith, William Jay., 1957
The Butterfly Gull / Smith, William Jay., 1957
This is the first draft of the poem that eventually became a larger conventional poem that was published in, "Laughting Time" (1980), a book also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Old Man on the Isthmus / Smith, William Jay., 1957
This is the finished drawing for the printed Christmas card with the same title. It was partially typed and then Smith drew over the typed characters in blue ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Old Man on the Isthmus / Smith, William Jay., 1957
This is a preliminary drawing for the printed Christmas card with the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Old Man on the Isthmus / Smith, William Jay., 1957
This is a preliminary drawing for the printed Christmas card with the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Old Man on the Isthmus / Smith, William Jay., 1957
This is the printed Christmas card (1957) sent to William Jay Smith's friends. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Pyramid of the Louvre / Smith, William Jay., 1990
The Pyramid of the Louvre / Smith, William Jay., 1990
This is the original version of the poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Pyramid of the Louvre / Smith, William Jay., 1990
The Pyramid of the Louvre / Smith, William Jay., 1990
Typewriter Town / Smith, William Jay., 1960
Unpublished: [MAN AT TYPEWRITER] [57] / Smith, William Jay., 1958
The image is of a man who enjoys sitting at his typewriter drawing pictures of people sitting at their typewriters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.