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Typewriter poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

TEXTS TO SPEAK W/ THE SHARKEY PEOTRY FILM SHOT ?140964 / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ., 1964

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Identifier: CC-56607-58870
Scope and Contents

John Sharkey's poetry film event was held in Bristol, England. Houedard writes in his introductory statement, "these texts consist of words and silences--any 2 words phrases or silences are connected directly thru what the film is about -- so the words &c can be taken in ANY ORDER." Houedard also writes in the text "CONCRETE POEMS ARE THINGS / LOOK THRU CLEANFORMS TO POETMIND CONCRETE PEOMS...CONCRETE POEMS CAN BE TOYS OR INSTSRUMENTS...CONCRETE IS AFTERBEAT" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964