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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Some Myths of Concrete Poetry / Cobbing, Bob; Mayer, Peter; Chopin H; Bann S; Finlay IH; Mills S; Belloli C; Finch P; Gomringer E; Wright E; Fahlstrom O; Themerson S; Jandl E; Morgan E; Furnival J., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-17728-18097
Scope and Contents

Reprinted from Stereo Headphones No.5, 1972. The authors debunk the assertion of Stuart Mills who in Akros No.18, 1972 stated that the poem-poster was introduced by Ian-Hamilton Finlay. They go on to further describe the pioneers of Concrete Poetry in their opinion. Rebuttals to their conclusions by Stephan Bann and Henri Chopin are also published. Mentions that Ernest Fenellosa, who died in 1908, used the term 'concrete poetry' in an essay, 'The Chinese Character as a Medium for Poetry' in 1901. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword / Mayer, Peter., 1969

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Identifier: CC-55689-54683
Scope and Contents

The poems are triangular shaped. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Ying-Yang Cube / Mayer, Peter, poet; Rickman, Alan, typographer., 1968

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Identifier: CC-55695-9999281
Scope and Contents

This iks the lay-out for assembling the poem in its cubic shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968