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Found poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 103 Collections and/or Records:

Inkwell & Paperweight, 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-38035-39921
Scope and Contents

Cutts lists the sources for the minimalist, colored, poems in this book, e.g., from Alan Halsey's catalogue, perhaps from Boudin, untraceable quotation from Stephane Mallarme, etc. For example, one poem reads, "the only texts I ever - wrote were the titles." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

(Invisible) Random Sightings, 1999

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-48657-69689
Scope and Contents

This issue contains a photograph that is reprinted and reproduced in (Uh..One & Uh..Two) Random Sightings. The cover photograph is by Alan Horvath. Reprints numerous collages from Serif (volume 8, number 4, 1972, Marijuana Newsletter #2 (1965), The Day is a Prayer they Can't Understand (1967), Cleveland Undercovers (1966), All Gods Must Learn to Kill (1967). Also reprints Farewell the Floating Cunt (1964) in its entirety. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Man?, 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-06064-6178
Scope and Contents

This collage profile of a stylized human body alludes to multiple physical malfunctions from "bald" to "cough" to "corns" clipped from newspaper ads. The figure is standing on a base which states "Under capitalism...medicine is a commodity and a business. Disease is a commodity of capitalism. Under capitalism, the businesses and institions of capitalism need disease as merchandise to do business with, to make money, to sell medicine. Fidel Castro - January 8, 1969." This poem was published in Mayer's "earmouth" 1972 and in Delo, 1975. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Nailsworth Series: I Is for Improvement... , 1996

 Item — Folder 60: [Barcode: 31858072537941]
Identifier: CC-13192-13493
Scope and Contents

This print is completely textural and relates to the British poet, William Davies, who lived in the town of Nailsworth. Each line of text begins with the letter I, e.g. I is for Implements In May, I am the Poet Davies, William In Neath Valley, etc. This is stored in The Locative and Vocative Case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

No News, No. 30, 1994

 Item — Box 167: [Barcode: 31858072458213]
Identifier: CC-05698-5805
Scope and Contents

This work includes instructions to perform this piece by Ay-O. The reader must first find the one signed box and then use it as the starting point for the No News sculpture. The remaining unfolded boxes (for various commmercial products) are then unfolded and placed at the reader's discretion. The box containg the works is a commercial dental wax box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994