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Concrete poetry

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 607 Collections and/or Records:

Big Numbers , 2008

 Item
Identifier: CC-53084-74230
Scope and Contents

This book consists of a wide range of Pie O's poems that often are spinkled with an Australian dialect. The pages from his visit to America on a Guggenheim fellowship deals with his political views as an anarchist. He dedicated this book to Thalia. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

Bilderspiegel, 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-49055-70093
Scope and Contents

In this book which is also designated as Tangenten No.4, a small square of mirror is set in stamped out thin card pages. One glassine page overlays it with a printed magic square poem. Parts of the backing of the mirror have been scatched out by the artist and it has been glued down to the card. Poetry has been printed on the pages with the stamped out sections. This book was edited by Walter Aue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Bill Jubobe, 1977

 Item — Folder 23: [Barcode: 31858072459823]
Identifier: CC-18756-19130
Scope and Contents

This work was made for a performance in Saarbrucken, West Germany, January 1977. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Bill Jubobe: Selected Texts of Bob Cobbing 1942-1975 / Cobbing, Bob ; O'Huigen, Sean., 1976

 Item — Box 388: [Barcode: 31858072463676]
Identifier: CC-17490-17856
Scope and Contents

This is an anthology of Cobbing's works textural and abstract xerox works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Black And White, 1989 - 1990

 Item — Folder 76: [Barcode: 31858072538352]
Identifier: CC-07933-8087
Scope and Contents

The text is taken from Genesis. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989 - 1990

Black (cover), 1966

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-49039-10002909
Scope and Contents

Khu-En-Oho is another name for d.a. levy -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.


The booklet is formed from three poems: "Black Hat : At the End of the Bar,"3 American Tanka"/"3 Tanks," and "Egyptian Stroboscope." Though they do not appear in the table of contents, four other shorter poems are mingled throughout: "Iron Cross of the Sun," "SCrape the SKY-rapeR,"Flying Muslim," and "Judgement I."

Dates: 1966

Black Hat: at the end of the bar, 2004

 Item — Box 544: [Barcode: 31858072461050]
Identifier: CC-42950-44994
Scope and Contents

The cover was designed by the publisher and printer, Jason Davis. This title was first printed by 400 Rabbit Press, Cleveland 1966 in 120 copies. The layout of the poem on the right side of the page is reminiscent of ee cummings' style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Black Hat: at the end of the bar, 2004

 Item — Box 544: [Barcode: 31858072461050]
Identifier: CC-59874-10002930
Scope and Contents

The cover was designed by the publisher and printer, Jason Davis. This title was first printed by 400 Rabbit Press, Cleveland 1966 in 120 copies. The layout of the poem on the right sid e of the page is reminiscent of ee cummings' style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

[blanc white] / [mots mobiles](250663) / [ecart] (120763), 1963

 Item — Box 643
Identifier: CC-57863-10001115
Scope and Contents

This page consists of the three concrete poems in the title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

Blue Lemon, 1998

 Item — Box 301: [Barcode: 31858072460912]
Identifier: CC-35431-37166
Scope and Contents

This is a commercial Swiss match box that advertises a night club, 'Hot Lemon.' Finlay has printed in the same typography on the opposite side, 'Blue Lemon.' The poem that substitutes for the address site of "Hot Lemon" reads, Moray Firth Seine Netter - Fruition - Port Letters / Fishing Nos. INS265. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Bonjour, Monsieur Kolar! , 1984

 Item — Folder 72: [Barcode: 31858072538071]
Identifier: CC-22379-22802
Scope and Contents

This exhibition honoed Jiri Kolaron the occasion of his 70th birthday. Poster reproduces work from the catalogue published by Galerie Pragxis, held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

British Modernism, Fact or Fiction? - A Debate / Cobbing, Bob; Lucie-Smith, Edward; Finlay IH; Houedard DS; Furnival J; Fernbach-Flarscheim C; Cox K., 1971

 Item — Box 392: [Barcode: 31858072461563]
Identifier: CC-17781-18150
Scope and Contents

Designated pamphlet seven. Although the title page of this publication announces a debate, the pages consist of photocopied reproductions of concrete poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Busta Celeste, 1979

 Item — Box 615: [Barcode: 31858073143871]
Identifier: CC-38172-40067
Scope and Contents

The poem deals with the theme of a dark blue sky. This work is also designated situazioni plasticoverbali No.3. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Buzzwords: interviews with Buzz Spector, 2012

 Item
Identifier: CC-55291-9999047
Scope and Contents

The torn pages have one letter printed on a page that when flattened readS "An idea is not yet knowledge." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012