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Typewriter poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

4 Fancies for bp / UU, David ; Nichol bp., 1994

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Identifier: CC-57700-10000956
Scope and Contents

This work was first publishedin 1986 in three copies as "4 fantasies on 'bp'.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Astrologic Chart (original version) / UU, David., 1967

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Identifier: CC-48426-69453
Scope and Contents Wikipedia: David UU (pronounced David W.), or David W. Harris, (1948"“1994) is considered an accomplished concrete and experimental poet and an important small press publisher. Along with bill bissett and bpNichol, he was a pioneer of the concrete poetry movement in Canada, and perhaps the first Canadian poet to explore visual collage embodying literary, philosophical and language references. He also composed sound works (both musical & textual), made 8mm short films, was a master collagist/montagist and performed in numerous performance art exhibitions. David W. Harris was born on June 13, 1948, in Barrie, Ontario. The family moved to Collingwood in 1958, where he lived until setting out for Toronto in 1966. He left Toronto for Vancouver in 1968 and over the next decade relocated between Ontario and the west coast several times. In 1980 he settled in North Vancouver where he lived until finally moving to a farmhouse near Delhi, Ontario in 1992 where he died in May, 1994. On...
Dates: 1967

Ganglia 5 Cent Mimeo Series: Electric Pussyfoot. No.15 / David UU., 1969

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Identifier: CC-28238-29407
Scope and Contents

The typewriter piece on page 3 has a non-objective shape, which is composed of circles, parentheses, and asterisks. The drawing is a six sided star with the roman numeral II within it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

High C: Selected Sound and Visual Poems 1965-1983 / UU, David ; Nichol bp ; curry jw., 1991

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Identifier: CC-00982-1008
Scope and Contents

Mention is made of the loan of three original manuscripts from the Sackner Archive for publication in this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

High C: Selected Sound and Visual Poems 1965-1983 / UU, David ; Nichol bp ; curry jw., 1991

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Identifier: CC-00983-1009
Scope and Contents

Mention is made of the loan of three original manuscripts from the Sackner Archive for publication in this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Monument for a City / UU, David., 1967

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Identifier: CC-48429-69456
Scope and Contents

This poem first appeared in the book, "Gideon Music," when the poet was writing under the name of David W. Harris. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

M/W (original version) / UU, David., 1966

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Identifier: CC-48430-69457
Scope and Contents

This concrete poem about Adam and Eve was typed on blue paper in 1966 as the original manuscript. It was retyped in 1983 for High C on white paper (rebuilt version). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

M/W [Rebuilt Version for High C] / UU, David., 1983

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Identifier: CC-48431-69458
Scope and Contents

This concrete poem about Adam and Eve was typed on blue paper in 1966 as the original manuscript. It was retyped in 1983 for High C on white paper (rebuilt version). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

the door broke / UU, David., 1971

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Identifier: CC-48435-69462
Scope and Contents

This poem was reproduced in Dust No.16. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

tree trees trees street / UU, David., 1970

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Identifier: CC-50417-71485
Scope and Contents

The title is the poem layed out In a diamond-like shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Verklarte Nacht / UU, David., 1965

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Identifier: CC-48433-69460
Scope and Contents

This poem first appeared in the book, "Gideon Music," when the poet was writing under the name of David W. Harris. It was inspired by the music of Schonberg. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965