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Concrete poetry

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 607 Collections and/or Records:

Pictoesies, 1998

 Item — Box 128: [Barcode: 31858072458304]
Identifier: CC-33697-35359
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts four horizontally placed squares containing line drawings and texts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Pilot Plan for Concrete Poetry, 1958

 Item — Box 638: [Barcode: 31858072491370]
Identifier: CC-15800-16131
Scope and Contents

Also contains a word key which lists and translates the words each poet uses frequently in his work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Plakat: Loakrime. No.9 / Philip Ward., 1967

 Item — Box 396: [Barcode: 31858072461605]
Identifier: CC-57147-51975
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive also holds the original typed manuscript for this poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Includes correspondence between Ward and John Furnival about Loakrime and poems sent to Ian Breakwell

Dates: 1967

Plan / Cobbing, Bob., 21 February 1971

 Item — Box 394: [Barcode: 31858072461589]
Identifier: CC-17487-17853
Scope and Contents

In a personal communication from Paula Claire, she stated that this poem ie 'two' of 'Three Poems for Voice and Movement' by Bob Cobbing (1971). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 21 February 1971

Planet Saturn, 1968

 Item — Folder 37: [Barcode: 31858072459971]
Identifier: CC-13302-13603
Scope and Contents

This black and white print has mathematical symbols, magic squares and words in which one or more of the stylized letters are printed in reverse, upside down. The central image depicts a 4 x 4 grid of numbers, letters and symbols. This is surrounded by a rectangular border of words, suggestive of Saturn's ring (?) that include "Yahweh, Demon, Sazel, Aziel, Spirit, Saturn, Planet." The words "Sazel and Aziel" are not listed in the dictionary. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Poem-Painting Buttons Signs Flags, 1968

 Item — Box 614: [Barcode: 31858072461001]
Identifier: CC-37519-39375
Scope and Contents

This card was addressed to Dick Higgins. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Poem-Painting Buttons Signs Flags 1966-1977, 1967

 Item — Box 614: [Barcode: 31858072461001]
Identifier: CC-62063-57177
Scope and Contents

According to Barbara Moore, there were two versions of this book, one with gallery information that served as an exhibition catalogue and the other without such information as in this copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

POEM - TAKISTRUCT (or BIRHOPAL TAKISTRUCT (281164) & POEM - THE A & H DE CAMPOS BROS (061264), 1964

 Item — Box 643
Identifier: CC-55822-59680
Scope and Contents

Houedard has typed two poems a week apart on the same page. He utilized a complex mathematical procedure to arrive at this performance poetry presentation, much like the workings of Oulipo. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

poeme offert a alain neame (230864), 1964

 Item — Box 643
Identifier: CC-56369-59675
Scope and Contents

This poem is typed in somewhat the style of e.e.cummings. Alain Neame was the co-liiterary editor with houedard of the Jerusalem Bible. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Poemobiles, 1974

 Item — Box 310: [Barcode: 31858073143640]
Identifier: CC-14883-15196
Scope and Contents

This is the second edition of the book also called Objetos first published in 1969 -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Poemobiles, 1985

 Item — Box 310: [Barcode: 31858073143640]
Identifier: CC-14884-15197
Scope and Contents

This is the third edition of this collection of pop-ups first published in 1969; the second edition is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Poetamenos 1953 1973, 1973

 Item — Box 638: [Barcode: 31858072491370]
Identifier: CC-16358-16708
Scope and Contents

This is the second edition of poems that were composed from January to July 1953 and first published in Noigandres 2, 1955, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. The colored text of these poems has its origins in the musical melodies of Anton Webern. The images accompanying this record include three scans of the originals from 1953 donated to the Sackner Archive by Augusto De Campos and three offset prints from this 2nd edition of poetamenos as well as two reproduced poems in Emmett Williams' "Antholology of Concrete Poetry." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Poeticke Pradlo, Kosile - Poetic Wash, red-shirt / Karel Trinkewitz., 1983

 Item — Box 1149: [Barcode: 31858070812098]
Identifier: CC-34811-36519
Scope and Contents

The outside long sleeve shirt is made of red, orange, white and black cut and collaged words and word fragments. The inner side is collaged with smaller black and white words and word fragments. The original shirt fit Trinkewitz. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Poeticke Pradlo, t-shirt - Poetic Wash, t-shirt / Karel Trinkewitz., 1983

 Item — Box 1148: [Barcode: 31858070812080]
Identifier: CC-34812-36520
Scope and Contents

The short sleeve t-shirt is collaged with light blue, navy blue, turquoise and white words and fragments of words on its outer surface. The inner surface is collaged with smaller black and white words and fragments of words. The original shirt fit Trinkewitz. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Poetry First, 1993

 Item — Box 256: [Barcode: 31858072458254]
Identifier: CC-03110-3158
Scope and Contents

The porcelain cup is inscribed "Poetry First" on one side and Petr Sevcik on the other side. The shipping box is collaged in part with poems taken from newspapers by Chistian Morgenstern and Ernst Jandl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Poetry into Music / Cobbing, Bob ; Nichol bp., 1986

 Item — Box 395: [Barcode: 31858072461597]
Identifier: CC-17531-17897
Scope and Contents

Two copies have an isbn number on the front cover but one copy does not. The back cover of one copy with the isbn number has a different image than the other copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

por suposto, 1953

 Item — Box 638: [Barcode: 31858072491370]
Identifier: CC-58413-10001630
Scope and Contents

This page was personally scnned under the direction of Augusto De Campos. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1953