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Shaped poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Collected Poems Volume Fifteen: Gibbering His Wares / Cobbing, Bob ; Manson P., 1996

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Identifier: CC-31689-33198
Scope and Contents

The cover was designed by Peter Manson. The final section of this book consists of annotations to the poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

futura: Chamber Music. No.19 / Bob Cobbing., 1967

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Identifier: CC-27476-28524
Scope and Contents

Single words are arranged vertically, horizontally, and diagonally to simulate the shape of twelve snowflakes. This arrangement is scored for sound or performance poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Konfessions of an Elizabethan Fan Dancer / Nichol, bp ; Cobbing B., 1973

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Identifier: CC-57658-10000925
Scope and Contents

bp Nichol dedicated this book "to Bob Cobbing who took that chance of first publishing me thank you." The paper slip contains the following: "KONFESSIONS OF AN ELIZABETHAN FAN DANCER is a collection of bp Nichol's "borderblur" pieces from the period 1964-1966. It includes some previously unpublished material. It is ironical that Nichol's work of this perid, upon which his earlier reputation was based, has not previously been published in book form in Canada. KONFESSIONS fills the gap." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

[National Poetry Day 6th October 1994] / Cobbing, Bob ; Morgan E., 1994

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Identifier: CC-20546-20943
Scope and Contents

This book consists of a reprinting of several previously published poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

On Impulse / Cobbing, Bob., 1994

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Identifier: CC-20550-20947
Scope and Contents

This book provides s sampling of Cobbing's previously published poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Why Shiva Has Ten Arms / Cobbing, Bob., 1969

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Identifier: CC-17448-17813
Scope and Contents

Designated writers forum folder number seven. This tenth publication of Cobbing includes new versions of the following poems: "Soma," "Whisper Piece," "Vertigo," "Marvo Movies Natter," and "Transcript." Colophon states "Why Shiva has ten arms / for he represents the dance of life / the omnipotence of being able to do innumerably / many things at once / .the joyous cosmology -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Why Shiva Has Ten Arms / Cobbing, Bob., 1969

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Identifier: CC-17493-17859
Scope and Contents

Designated writers forum folder number seven. This tenth publication of Cobbing includes new versions of the following poems: "Soma," "Whisper Piece," "Vertigo," "Marvo Movies Natter," and "Transcript." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

World Visual Poetry / Soroka, Mykola ; Higgins D ; Cobbing B ; Sackner MA ; Rypson P ; Garnier P ; Lora-Totino A ; Padin C ; Nazarenko T ; Miroshnychenko M ; Iov I ; Trubaj V ; Apollinaire G ; Mayer HJ ; Williams E ; Kostelanetz R., 1999

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Identifier: CC-34017-35693
Scope and Contents

There is a brief, very informative abstract in English at the beginning of the book. The book is divided into three chapters, viz., 1) Evolution of visual poetry to the 20th century, 2) Contemporary visual poetry of the 20th century, and 3) Evolution of Ukrainian visual poetry in a world context. A photograph of Soroka flanked by Dick Higgins and Marvin Sackner taken at the EyeRhymes visual conference at Edmonton, Canada 1997 is reproduced. Marvin Sackner is characterized as "the owner of the biggest archive of visual poetry."The book depicts more than 20 examples in the Old Ukrainian language and 49 examples in many national literatures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999