Shaped poetry
Subject Source: Sackner Database
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
Five Experimental Poems, 1975
A seach of Grice's publications on the WEB revealed that he has written non-fiction and fictional works (Penguin Press) mostly for young readers. However, no poetry books were listed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Four Experimental Poems, 1975
A search of Grice's publications on the WEB revealed that he has written non-fiction and fictional works (Penguin Press) mostly for young readers. However, no poetry books were listed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Gorgona: Stupidogram, No. 9, 1966
Each book consists of a one page drawing entitled "Stupidogramm" consisting of a grid of commas with an area enclosed by an ink line drawing. Not one of the 200 copies is alike. This publication is stored in the 'R' flat files drawer. Note that Roth uses the name Diter Rot for this issue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Hebrew Micrography: One Thousand Years of Art in Script , 1981
The author writes, "Israeli artist Jacob El-Hanani has created his own variation on calligram micrography in his Constructivist style, using minute cursive Hebrew script to form a textured carpet of writing. Although the result differs from the traditional micrograph and calligram, his perseverance proves El-Hanani to be a true descendant of the Medieval masorah scribe." The Sackner Archive holds a work like Arvin has described. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Inside the Tree, 1988
The print consists of rubberstamped words of the title that depict a tree in cross-section. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
La Nuit du prisonnier, 1945
The cover and title page depict a poem shaped like bars in a prison cell with the repeated words LA NUIT and the words "du prisonnier" in the middle. The book includes a reproduction of a Valentiner Hugo black and white portrait of Guy Levis-Mano. The name "Jean Garamond" printed on the cover as responsible for the images is a non-de-plume for Guy Levis-Mano. This one of 40 copies of the book is printed on Holland paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Lay-Out: Industrial Sabotage No.52, 1993
L'Homme de Parole, 1997
The book represents a man's body with a white, plastic spiral spine, a face and hair made of cut, smaller spiral spine material, a heart shaped heart printed with "je t'aime," and appropriately shaped booklets for the arms, abdomen, legs and penis. Crombie wrote the Sackners that these book objects were too difficult to transport and make so that none of the editions were completed as stated in the colophon. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Movement Headquarters (Relocated to) San Francisco, California, 2010
Albert Behar is the Sackners' grandson. This work is stored in the Albert Behar Archive box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
My God ... Aint't She Long!, 1984
[National Poetry Day 6th October 1994] / Cobbing, Bob ; Morgan E., 1994
This book consists of a reprinting of several previously published poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
On Impulse / Cobbing, Bob., 1994
This book provides s sampling of Cobbing's previously published poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Orange Au Pair Girl, 1964
The size of this edition is not known nor is it listed in Finlay's book Prints 1963-1997. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Plakat: Loakrime. No.9 / Philip Ward., 1967
The Sackner Archive also holds the original typed manuscript for this poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Includes correspondence between Ward and John Furnival about Loakrime and poems sent to Ian Breakwell
Poem d'amour et de revolution, 1998
One thousand copies were created for Plage magazine, Paris, France. Diotallevi writes that "this is a unique example with hand intervention." The piece is shaped like a heart. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Senza Titolo, 1989
The letraset drawing reproduced on page 13 of this book is held by Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Slovovyd, 1999
There is an explanation and translation of the concrete poems in English at the back of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Splitting of the Sea, 1990
The entire text of the Book of Exodus from the Old Testament is written in Hebrew creating a picture of the Red Sea parting and the Israelites passing through. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
