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Shaped poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Types Of Shape / Hollander, John., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-53595-58728
Scope and Contents

This is the second printing of the book that includes 25 poems, such as"Swan and Shadow", which are typographically shaped according to their content. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Types of Shape: New, Expanded Edition / Hollander, John., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-09779-9972
Scope and Contents

This is the second edition of a book first published in 1969, a copy also held by the Sackner Archive. It contains 10 new poems as well as additional notes by the poet. The basis for writing each typewriter poem is concisely described by Hollander on the page facing the poem pages. A single shaped poem, including among others a light bulb, a star of David, an arrow, a musical note, and a swan with its shadow, is laid out on a page. One copy is a second printing, the other a third printing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Types of Shape: New, Expanded Edition / Hollander, John., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-36661-38473
Scope and Contents

This is the second edition of a book first published in 1969, a copy also held by the Sackner Archive. It contains 10 new poems as well as additional notes by the poet. The basis for writing each typewriter poem is concisely described by Hollander on the page facing the poem pages. A single shaped poem, including among others a light bulb, a star of David, an arrow, a musical note, and a swan with its shadow, is laid out on a page. This copy is a first printing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Types of Shape: Poems / Hollander, John., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-27603-28680
Scope and Contents

This is the 1st edition of the book. The basis for writing each typewriter poem is concisely described by Hollander on the page facing the poem pages. A single shaped poem, including among others a light bulb, a star of David, an arrow, a musical note, and a swan with its shadow, is laid out on a page. The loose sheet is a notification for a requested book review. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969