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Performance poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 161 Collections and/or Records:

Collected Poems Volume Seven: Vowels & Consequences / Cobbing, Bob ; Griffiths B., 1985

 Item — Box 391: [Barcode: 31858072461555]
Identifier: CC-17350-17714
Scope and Contents

Bill Griffiths' introductory essay explains how Cobbing has used the duplicator, ink, stencils and over-printing to create texts of shapes and textures. They "move away from word and letter as conventional symbols...into a new semantics of shape. The works in this book date from 1970 to 1976. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Collected Poems Volume Two: Wan A Do B Tree C / Cobbing, Bob., 1978

 Item — Box 392: [Barcode: 31858072461563]
Identifier: CC-28763-30070
Scope and Contents

This book incorporates all the material in the two publications, Sound Poems (An A B C in Sound), January 1995, and Kurrirrurriri, November 1967. It consists largely of sound poems though some are written in expressive visual format. The earliest poem in the book, 'Worm' was written in 1954 but did not achieve its final version until 1964. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Collection OUt: Gong. No.0000 , 1974

 Item — Folder 79: [Barcode: 31858072538386]
Identifier: CC-35921-37685
Scope and Contents

The print depicts a photograph of Davies with the grill hanging from his head by red string. The caption at the bottom of the print provides instructions for playing this found instrument that accompanies the image. The top of the print depicts drawings of the right and left ears that have a single perforation for supporting the grill with the string for framing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Cylinder Head / Pike, Jennifer ; Cobbing, Bob., 1997

 Item — Box 390: [Barcode: 31858072461548]
Identifier: CC-31685-33192
Scope and Contents

Fifteen variations each by Pike and Cobbing on the theme of Cylinder Head are included. The first and last were dedicated and performed at Subvoicive on December 9, 1997. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Daily Fish Fry, 2011

 Item — Folder 6: [Barcode: 31858072459443]
Identifier: CC-52527-73655
Scope and Contents

This drawing as well as many of other works by Basinski is performed by Basinski in his unique, extemporaneous manner. Basinski writed in an accompanying letter, "Here in paper work from mailed FISH FRY (A favorite in Catholic Lent old time buffalo - I find it most amsusing (sic) like a spring rite of passage). Hope you are well and thank you for adding FISH FRY to your marvelous collection." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2011

DEUX POEMES DE BRETON & HOUEDARD (230964), 1964

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-56372-59679
Scope and Contents

The poem is typed in blue ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Divining Piping Untiring , 1969

 Item — Folder 64: [Barcode: 31858072537982]
Identifier: CC-17692-18061
Scope and Contents

Designated page 34 on verso, presumably in reference to a publication. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Dog Music, 2012

 Item — Box 328: [Barcode: 31858072490927]
Identifier: CC-54871-990301
Scope and Contents

The card provides instruction for this Fluxus-like piece: "Ask several people in the audience to bark like dogs and cue and correct them. Variously tell them to shut up." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012

Free Form Poetry Two / Cobbing, Bob, editor ; MacBeth, George, editor ; Houedard DS ; Mayrocker F., 1971

 Item — Box 392: [Barcode: 31858072461563]
Identifier: CC-17520-17886
Scope and Contents

Designated as pamphlet eight. Includes a printing of a portion of Houesard's 'from the cosmic typewriter - a somantric diversion (201163), -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971