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Shaped poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Chair l'Occident - Cher / Chopin, Henri., 1961

 Item
Identifier: CC-18708-19081
Scope and Contents

This is the original of the typing which appears in Chopin's book of unnumbered pages, "Le Dernier Roman du Monde" in b&w. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1961

Going, Going, Gone! / Chopin, Henri., 1972

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Identifier: CC-18692-19065
Scope and Contents

This is an original of the typing-collage which appears as page 15 of Chopin's book, "Le Repas." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

I'm Sad Today Hi! / Chopin, Henri., 1972

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Identifier: CC-18695-19068
Scope and Contents

This is an original of a typing which appears as page 11 of Chopin's book, "Le Repas." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

La Raie / Chopin, Henri., 1972

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Identifier: CC-18693-19066
Scope and Contents

This is an original of a typing which appears in Chopin's book, "Le Repas." The poem is subtiled 'Manifeste 1972' and in English the words 'nul' and 'lui' mean of no value to him/her. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

le vagin: il est creux / Chopin, Henri., 1965

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Identifier: CC-18696-19069
Scope and Contents

This is an original of a typing which appears in Chopin's book, "Le Dernier Roman du Monde." It depicts a stylized view of a vagina shaped by the word "nu." The latter means 'bare' in English. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Les Hippocampes Noirs/The Black Hippocampus / Chopin, Henri ; Agius J., 1991

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Identifier: CC-28420-29664
Scope and Contents

Henri Chopin used the same typewritten symbol on each page for the black and white reproduced typewriter poems. The works take the form of a square, a jar and lid, a mask, a crescent moon, and geometric shapes. This book was part of the EVENTS series, coordinated by Manuel Cuevas and Juan J. Agius. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

[Letter to Tom (?)] / Furnival, John; Chopin H; Morgan E; Weaver M., 1970

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Identifier: CC-13203-13504
Scope and Contents

The message has been written on the verso of a photograph b&w depicting a visual poem by Furnival done in 1964. Furnival mentions that Mike Weaver was slightly peeved by Edwin Morgan's talk which leaned heavily on his "Image" article without giving Weaver credit for it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970