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Concrete poetry

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 607 Collections and/or Records:

Laugh Scream 3, 1985

 Item — Box 639: [Barcode: 31858072491388]
Identifier: CC-54991-12567
Scope and Contents

The paper base for this drawing is a sketchbook page. The disjointed lettering between the Laugh and Scream is reminiscent of the some of the paintings by Tim Rollins + K.O.S. and Didier Mutel's book, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Lay-Out: Can I Borrow Yr Living Room ; 3 Locales, 1982

 Item — Box 636: [Barcode: 31858072491354]
Identifier: CC-43189-45246
Scope and Contents

This is the lay-out for a poster announcing a poetry reading that was curry's first. curry and essary's contributions to the poster were photocopied fragments and Dudley's an ink drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Lecture for Bob Cobbing's Exhibition "Make Perhaps this Out Sense Of Can You" / Sackner, Ruth; Abess M; Sackner MA; Goldsmith K; Traister D; O'Sullivan M; Cheek C; Bernstein C; Joris P; Celan P., 2007

 Item — Box 386: [Barcode: 31858072461514]
Identifier: CC-48182-69206
Scope and Contents

Ruth Sackner delivered this lecture at the opening of Bob Cobbing's Exhibition "Make Perhaps this Out Sense Of Can You." It focused on the relation of Mathew Abess, the curator of the exhibition and the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

Lecture for Eyear, 1964

 Item — Box 643
Identifier: CC-09695-9888
Scope and Contents

Houedard in his introduction states that this is the first lecture (concrete poetry) delivered in the English speaking world. He presents an extensive critical analysis of Gomringer's poems including "Avenidas," "Silencio,"etc. and DeCampos poetry. Calligrammes were inspired by Mallarme's "Un Coup De Des" as well the music of Webern. He discusses the basis for Ultra-Lettrisme and Sound Poetry and provides a chronology for Sound Poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Les Cercles de Fees, 1984

 Item — Box 632: [Barcode: 31858072464724]
Identifier: CC-18704-19077
Scope and Contents

The number 84 was typed repetitively to achieve the desired visual effect. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Letraset, 2010

 Item — Box 331: [Barcode: 31858072490976]
Identifier: CC-50821-71899
Scope and Contents

This publication depicts Beaulieu's letraset collages including Untitled (2010), a work held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Letter Cube, 1975

 Item — Box 178: [Barcode: 31858072459468]
Identifier: CC-52478-73605
Scope and Contents

A single large letter is collaged onto one of the six surfaces of the cube, e.g., L,W, E , F, U, and R but they do not form a word in any adjacent sequence. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Letter to David Harris (dwh), re: sending stamps: [wrote you a lettre asking if you had or could save any stamps...], 1966

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-60629-55613
Scope and Contents

levy discusses stamp collecting and asks for article about concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Letter to Dawid V Harrass (David Harris), re: manuscript submission: [new mq out in a week...], 1967

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-60632-55619
Scope and Contents

The letter deals with a manuscript submitted for publication to david w harris entitled, "The Incense Box" that apparently remained unpublished. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Letter to Jacob Leed, re: Paris Review: [just heard Paris Review is doing a concrete issue...], 1968

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-07339-7483
Scope and Contents

levy wrutes about contributions of concrete poetry being solicited for a forthcoming issue of Paris Review. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[Letters and Numbers], 1986

 Item — Folder 80: [Barcode: 31858072538394]
Identifier: CC-20834-21242
Scope and Contents

The drawing on a heavy brown paper utilizes a grid of graphite inscribed squares that are filled in a random fashion with vividly painted letters and numbers. The latter appeared to have been laid out with a stencil and encompassed one to three square constellations. The attachment of meaning to the letters, numbers, and their lay-out is not readily apparent. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Letters to the Great Dead: Dom Sylvester Houedard 1924-92 RIP, 1996

 Item — Folder 35: [Barcode: 31858072459948]
Identifier: CC-28593-29882
Scope and Contents

This print depicts a photographic portrait of Houedard along with the famous Haiku he translated from Bashu, "frog, pond, plop." It is depicted on page 140 of Furnival's book, "The Locative-Vocative Cases." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996