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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:

Fingermail: Transfiguration (in memory of bpNichol): bbbbpppp. No.5/May / David UU., 1991

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Identifier: CC-11016-11231
Scope and Contents

This is the 2nd edition of the poem printed in a smaller format. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Fingermail: Transfiguration. No.5/May / David UU., 1991

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Identifier: CC-11669-11887
Scope and Contents

Commemorates death of bp Nichol; this is the second edition. Another copy (76/88) is in Burrus Archive for O!!Zone 1997. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Ganglia 5 Cent Mimeo Series: Electric Pussyfoot. No.15 / David UU., 1969

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Identifier: CC-28238-29407
Scope and Contents

The typewriter piece on page 3 has a non-objective shape, which is composed of circles, parentheses, and asterisks. The drawing is a six sided star with the roman numeral II within it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

High C: Selected Sound and Visual Poems 1965-1983 / UU, David ; Nichol bp ; curry jw., 1991

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Identifier: CC-00982-1008
Scope and Contents

Mention is made of the loan of three original manuscripts from the Sackner Archive for publication in this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

High C: Selected Sound and Visual Poems 1965-1983 / UU, David ; Nichol bp ; curry jw., 1991

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Identifier: CC-00983-1009
Scope and Contents

Mention is made of the loan of three original manuscripts from the Sackner Archive for publication in this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

[Letter to David W. Harris] / Bory, Jean-Francois; UU D., 1966

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Identifier: CC-22312-22735
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns exhibition of concrete poetry in Paris for which Harris (David UU) contributed text to the catalog. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[Letter to Wally Depew (28/11/70)] / UU, David., 1969

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Identifier: CC-50411-71479
Scope and Contents

This letter from UU to Depew deals with sending him experimental poetry works including extracts from American Dream, tree poems, comic strip art, and letter pictures. These poems are now held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

List #7: David UU: No Sleight of Hand / Room 3o2 Books ; UU D ; bissett b ; Nichol bp ; Harris DW ; curry jw ; Bradley Df ; Colombo JR ; Garnet E ; Laba M ; lopes d ; Sigmund RJ ; Simpson G ; Gilbert G ; Hood W ; McCaffery S., 1992

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Identifier: CC-20201-20597
Scope and Contents

This catalogue lists separate and contributed works by David UU aka David W. Harris. jw curry provides an introductory biographic sketch. On another page (depicted in this record), curry mentions that the Singing Hands Series #2 issue only amounted to 6 of the projected 200 copies and only 2 are known to exist. This was to be David UU's first separate publication but he withdrew it in October 1966. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Metal Farm, The: Homage to Andre Breton. No.4 / David UU., 1991

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Identifier: CC-06047-6161
Scope and Contents

Edited by Daniel f. Bradley. This poem previously appeared in Lodgostiks 3, 1975. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Monument for a City / UU, David., 1967

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Identifier: CC-48429-69456
Scope and Contents

This poem first appeared in the book, "Gideon Music," when the poet was writing under the name of David W. Harris. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

M/W (original version) / UU, David., 1966

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Identifier: CC-48430-69457
Scope and Contents

This concrete poem about Adam and Eve was typed on blue paper in 1966 as the original manuscript. It was retyped in 1983 for High C on white paper (rebuilt version). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

M/W [Rebuilt Version for High C] / UU, David., 1983

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Identifier: CC-48431-69458
Scope and Contents

This concrete poem about Adam and Eve was typed on blue paper in 1966 as the original manuscript. It was retyped in 1983 for High C on white paper (rebuilt version). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Names / UU, David ; Coleman V ; curry jw ; Ross S ; Nichol bp ; Ball N ; Gilbert G ; lefler P., 2000

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Identifier: CC-36515-38316
Scope and Contents

According to the widow of David UU, Ingrid Harris, these poems were created in late 1990 (North Vancouver, BC) and 1991 (Hamilton, Ontario). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

RU$$IA RU$$IA RU$$IA Last Words From Klondike Pete / UU, David., 1970

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Identifier: CC-50413-71481
Scope and Contents

The right side of the page is torn but does not interfere with the poetic text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970