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Typewriter poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

cher poete (010864) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Furnival J; Finlay IH; Sharkey JJ; Willett J., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-57843-10001095
Scope and Contents

This letter is addressed such that each letter of the uppercase title is formed by multiple lowercase letters of same letter.The pages have binder holes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

[flown music] / Sharkey, John J.., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-57208-10000535
Scope and Contents

The poem makes references to Schoemberg's music. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

[I's on White] / Sharkey, John J.., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-56709-10000095
Scope and Contents

This piece contains two blocks of over-typing of I's on a field of single I's. It also is damaged with two holes within the text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

[Letter Picture 5 Lines] / Sharkey, John J.., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-56707-10000093
Scope and Contents

Five lines made with dashes cross over a dense block of typed capital letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[letter to you two dear sweet angelic beings (sharkey)] (300864) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey W ; Sharkey JJ; Weaver M; Neame A; Crozier A., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-56603-10000007
Scope and Contents

Houedard writes to Wendy and John Sharkey about his publishing problems with scatological pharses in a stream of consciousness style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Moving Sun / Sharkey, John., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-57165-65601
Scope and Contents

The typed lines and the play on the words SUN and SON resemble a landscape with a young boy swimming. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

my dear john [furnival] (220264) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Finlay IH; Sharkey JJ; Wright E; Morgan E; Hollo A; Stone B; Roth D; Gomringer E; DeCampos A; Chopin H; Garnier P., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-43530-45603
Scope and Contents

The body of this letter deals with making an introduction to John Furnival and dropping names of concrete poets prominent on the international scene. The left margin has several concrete poems by Houedard typed in black ink. Houedard typed his name at the bottom of the letter by forming each letter by overtyping the letter 'e'. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

RIP / Sharkey, John J.., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-57171-10000498
Scope and Contents

The page contains the word RIP typed at the top and bottom of the page. The poem indicates that thist is in tribute to Kennedy's death in Dallas. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969