Shaped poetry
Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:
Bouffe-Merde, 1968
Central image is a portrait of Charles De Gaulle flanked by word columns utilizing the repetitive typed word, bouffe (comic), and merde in a fragmented fashion near the portrait. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Christ and Disciples / Myslowski, Tadeusz., 1984
The shape of the poem is a cross. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Colour Me Dutiful, 1986
The cast paper case is a death mask of a woman. Each drawing is a rubberstamped portrait of a woman's facial features dealing with her response to cosmetics. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Contrafala (1977-1979), 1980
Counter-Blast, 1969
This book designed by Harley Parker is a contemporaneous parody of Wyndham Lewis' Vorticist magazine Blast. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
De La Representation A L'Action: Les Anartistes , 1975
der kunstliche baum, 1970
This copy, considered a 1st edition, was printed in 1972 but was first published in 1970. The cover of this copy is a printed introduction to Jandl's work. The book is an anthology of Jandl's experimental poetries. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
der kunstliche baum 8th Ed. , 1970
This copy was printed in 1981 but was first published in 1970. Its cover that depicts a photographic head portrait of Jandl differs from the March 1972 printing cover that is a printed introduction to his work. The latter is also held by the Sackner Archive. The book is an anthology of Jandl's experimental poetries. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dernieres Paroles De Louis XVI, 1989
Images depict side view portraits, composed of written words, of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
DIACONO ED 912 Posters (Situazione, No. 1): Appel, 1967
Double or Nothing, 1971
Eiffel Tower / Furnival, John., 1968
This depicts the Eiffel tower as a shaped poem. The text is drawn by Furnival in his unique calligraphic style. A major portion of the poem consists of repetitive printed words, e.g., down under, stale, etage, escalation, etc. On the left side cluste word "rain" are slanted downward over the tower to emulate Apollinaire's famous poem. The rain falls on a cluster of the word "people" assembled at the base of the tower. The poem was reprinted in 1994 and both versions are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Eiffel Tower / Furnival, John., 1966
This print is depicted on page 43 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Eiffel Tower / Furnival, John., 1966
Eiffel Tower May 1968 / Furnival, John., 1968
The layout and implications of this poem are similar to Arc d'Triomphe May 1968. Here the Eiffel tower formed by calligraphic text substitutes for Arc d'Triomphe and receives ejaculate from a penis shaped with calligraphic text, newspaper headlines and a collaged Albert-Birot print (Paridis). Text of the poem is a sympathetic response to the student rebellion in France during May 1968. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Elephant trapped in trunk / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Furnival J., 1967
This is a duplicate print from Finlay's portfolio Headlines:Eavelines. It was probably drawn by John Furnival. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Els Entra-I-Surts Del Poeta: Ot, 2, 1984
Second of seven books covering J. Brossa's work of the period 1969-1975. Originally published in 1973. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
falamaleikum: gedichte und bilder, 1983
Spohn contributed ten illustrations to the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fir-Tree Song, 1965
The poem is laid out in the shape of a fir tree. This copy is from the unsigned, unnumbered edition of 175; 75 copies were signed and numbered by Lucie-Smith. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
