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Political poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1466 Collections and/or Records:

A Wartime Garden / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Costley, Ron ; Andrew, John., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-10749-10958
Scope and Contents

The book consists of photographic reproductions of Finlay's picture poem drawings and carvings on stone, viz., drawings by Finlay with Ron Costley & reliefs carved in Portland stone, with John Andrew. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

A Young Blade / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1987

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Identifier: CC-12117-12341
Scope and Contents

The card reproduces a photograph of a bust of Saint-Just after David d'Angiers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Abacus: Suspect Retrievals. No.97/Apr / Merle Bachman., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-27091-27565
Scope and Contents

Edited by Peter Ganick. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Abraham a Santa Clara / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1991

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Identifier: CC-12999-13291
Scope and Contents

The illustration by Hincks depicts a reaper blade that evolves to a thunderbolt over three images. It has a related caption regarding the French revolution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Abulafia's Circles / Rothenberg, Jerome ; Berman W ; Tzara T., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-51946-73047
Scope and Contents

The cover reproduces a verifax collage by Wallace Berman. The poems deal with the tragedy of the Holocaust. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Abuse of Power Comes As No Surprise / Holzer, Jenny., 1996

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Identifier: CC-30045-31439
Scope and Contents

This postcard is designed to be mailed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Academy of Memory / Osowski, FnL., 2002

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Identifier: CC-38957-40893
Scope and Contents

Each of the small booklets contains part of the three volume story. The booklets are bound in black fabric and tied to small wooden toothpicks with thread. The booklets are placed in a small metal case that is hand engraved with the title Academy of Memory. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

According to the National Trust / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1987

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Identifier: CC-12143-12367
Scope and Contents

The image on this card is a Church abbey. This poem attacks the National Trust who were responsible for publication of "National Follies." It reads, "The certifiable built the abbeys. The sane built the tearooms." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Acqua / Vaccari, Franco., 1966

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Identifier: CC-31675-33182
Scope and Contents

The photograph depicts a visual poem dealing with the theme of saving water. The visual component of the poem is a blimp. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Admissible Evidence (Random Sightings) / levy, d.a. ; Taylor, Kent., 2003

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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

Advertising Fascism / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Millet C., 1987

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Identifier: CC-12158-12382
Scope and Contents

This card reproduces a quote from Catherine Millet, an editor of Art Press in Paris who was strongly against Finlay's commission for the city of Paris because of her perception that Finlay was a Nazi or Nazi sympathizer. Her statement which appeared in Art Press is reprinted on this card, "It is commonplace to remember that Nazi ideology fed on neo-classicism and pantheism." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

After Basho / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1988

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Identifier: CC-12171-12395
Scope and Contents

Finlay adapted the famous Haiku by Basho to chide the indecisiveness of Michel Blum who was reponsible for acceptance of Finlay's commission for the city of Paris. The poem reads, "old pond - Frog pontificating - plop." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

After Bernini / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-12367-12593
Scope and Contents

This print depicts a confident Apollo,a metaphor for the French revolutionary leaders, and a frightened Daphne, a symbol of the beginning Republic as indicated by her wrappings of the French Tricolor flag. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987