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Political poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 239 Collections and/or Records:

A Fourth George Book: A User's Guide, 2004

 Item
Identifier: CC-42898-44940
Scope and Contents

This rubberstamped book is a negative exposition of Bush's first term Presidency of the United States documented with articles from the news media. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

A Hundred Years of : LEX FLEX, 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-41358-43341
Scope and Contents

Part 1 is subtitled "Innocence, Elegance, Riches & Rags" and traces historical events from 1903 (Wilbur and Orville Wright fly an airplane at Kitty Hawk) to the 50's. Part 2 is subtlitled "Wars, rights & ego-echo." Part III is "Cyber Self & the Ether/Other." Brad Freeman was responsible for the digital prepress and offset printing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

A Life in, 1994

 Item — Box 272: [Barcode: 31858072460938]
Identifier: CC-32946-34563
Scope and Contents

The text of the scroll reads, "A life in hate Haiti fear Rwanda death Bosnia anger America prejudice." The words are printed in varied size typefaces. The background images depict human figures walking within an African landscape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

A Nation in Exile: #7, 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-37005-38838
Scope and Contents

This is one of a suite of 21 prints written by Massoudy of a poem by the Palestinian activist poet, Mahmoud Darwish. These prints accompanied the artistic renditions of the poem done by Rachid Koraichi. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

A Nation in Exile: #9, 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-37007-38840
Scope and Contents

This is one of a suite of 21 prints written by Massoudy of a poem by the Palestinian activist poet, Mahmoud Darwish. These prints accompanied the artistic renditions of the poem done by Rachid Koraichi. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

A Nation in Exile: #14, 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-37012-38845
Scope and Contents

This is one of a suite of 21 prints written by Massoudy of a poem by the Palestinian activist poet, Mahmoud Darwish. These prints accompanied the artistic renditions of the poem done by Rachid Koraichi. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

A Nation in Exile: #17, 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-37015-38848
Scope and Contents

This is one of a suite of 21 prints written by Massoudy of a poem by the Palestinian activist poet, Mahmoud Darwish. These prints accompanied the artistic renditions of the poem done by Rachid Koraichi. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Admissible Evidence (Random Sightings), 2003

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-48496-69525
Scope and Contents

In addition to the poetry of levy and Taylor, this book depicts reproductions of photographs of the poets and their circle. The poems in this book and the CD were made from a tape of readings by levy & Taylor (January 1967) provided by B.L.Kennedy and created in a limited edition by Ingrid Swanberg at Ghost Pony Press in 2000. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

After Reasonable Research, 1999

 Item — Box 613: [Barcode: 31858072460995]
Identifier: CC-34621-36322
Scope and Contents

This book consists of indications of battles and wars from the year 1 to 1999. The battles are printed in micrographic text vertically, with the yearly dates placed vertically in the center of the pages. Miranda Maher designates on the cover that "Years with No Acts of 'OPEN AND DECLARED ARMED HOSTILE CONFLICT' are Indicated with a Perpendicular LIne. Perhaps They Were Periods of Peace." Actually there is only one red, vertical line in the year 329, indicating no battles. The book is printed on light weight, beige paper with repeating, gilded Fleurs de Lis, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Amnesty, 1977

 Item — Folder 10: [Barcode: 31858069877912]
Identifier: CC-26230-26693
Scope and Contents

This print is from the Prisoners of Conscience series. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Apollo and Daphne and Laurus / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1992

 Item — Folder 35: [Barcode: 31858072459948]
Identifier: CC-12371-12597
Scope and Contents

These three prints depict the individual figures in the print Apollo and Daphne: Design for a Wall, 1992. Apollo is depicted in a red symbolizing strength whereas Daphne is printed in camouflaged green indicating uncertainty of pastoral serenity. Laurus depicts a silhouette of a green tree. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992