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Sound poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 488 Collections and/or Records:

Le Grand Monde de la grande poesie, 2004

 Item
Identifier: CC-51309-72398
Scope and Contents

In this book, Chopin provides the basis for sound poetry -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Lecture for Eyear, 1964

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-09695-9888
Scope and Contents

Houedard in his introduction states that this is the first lecture (concrete poetry) delivered in the English speaking world. He presents an extensive critical analysis of Gomringer's poems including "Avenidas," "Silencio,"etc. and DeCampos poetry. Calligrammes were inspired by Mallarme's "Un Coup De Des" as well the music of Webern. He discusses the basis for Ultra-Lettrisme and Sound Poetry and provides a chronology for Sound Poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Lecture/Performance

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Co-Cu: [Barcode: 31858072491354]
Scope and Contents

Flyer promoting Jean-Paul Curtay's performance of Sound Body Poetry. Held in Venice, California. Admission was free.

Dates: -

[Letter to Henri Chopin, photocopy] / Cobbing, Bob., 1983 September 7

 Item — Box 633: [Barcode: 31858072464732]
Identifier: CC-19985-20373
Scope and Contents

This letter is a lengthy polemic in which Cobbing argues with Chopin's assertions on contesting the history of sound poetry. He dates and mentions his own performances of sound poetry from his first attempts in 1942. He argues with Chopin on the dating of the works of Heidsieck, Wolman, de Vree, Lockwood, Dufrene, Gysin and Jandl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983 September 7

Light / Cobbing, Bob ; Garnier, Pierre ; Keith, Bill ; Lora-Totino, Arrigo ; Tanubu, Hiroshi., 1994

 Item — Box 386: [Barcode: 31858072461514]
Identifier: CC-20517-20914
Scope and Contents

Cover was designed by Bob Grumman. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

lissez les couleurs! a ras l'fanion, 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-43634-45719
Scope and Contents The accompanying CD consists of the text of the book. in addition to this trade edition, 30 copies were signed and included an original work by Hubaut. From the WEB site of the publisher, the following is rerproduced. "La lecture exige le maniement precis de cet instrument etrange et indocile : la langue, molle comme une saucisse, informe comme un etron, qui resiste et deforme les mots dans le moule de la bouche. La lecture se fait comme une grimace, un effort demesure pour expulser le petrole des mots colles au palais et aux dents de l'homme moule et trou et lui-meme etron, incapable de se delier la langue comme il est impuissant à se detacher du corps corrompu de ce qui se nomme nation, sacrifice, priere ou Dieu. D'une analyse physique de la lecture emerge un texte en decomposition. De litanies en onomatopees, la concatenation des mots se lit comme l'enchainement des termes d'un syllogisme, de l'impossibilite de prononcer les premisses d'un discours authentique à...
Dates: 2002

Machine Poetry / Cobbing, Bob., 1977

 Item — Box 392: [Barcode: 31858072461563]
Identifier: CC-17670-18038
Scope and Contents

Cobbing discusses the justifications in using machines to enhance the performance of sound poems. The handwritten text are notes unrelated to the essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Mary Rudolf's Chromosomes, 1972

 Item — Box 634: [Barcode: 31858072491313]
Identifier: CC-17787-18157
Scope and Contents

This poem with the appearance of a film sequence in the form of a grid, was published in Second Aeon No.15, 1972. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972