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Visual poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

Archive for Defying Linear Deification: Contemporary Toronto Visual Poetry and its Afterward 1 / curry, jw; Birney E; Nichol bp; UU D; Aylward D; Broudy H; Dutton P; McCaffery S; Truhlar R; Dean M; Amann E; Swede G; Shikatani G; Goluska G., 1987

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Identifier: CC-20775-21180
Scope and Contents

curry traces the development of concrete and visual poetry in Toronto for an essay in Cross-Canada Writers' Quarterly Vol.9 No.3-4, 1987, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. He lists Earle Birney's book entitled pnomes jukollages and other stunzas 1969, as the first concrete poetry by a main stream Canadian poet. He comments that bp Nichol's 1st book, Cycles etc., 7 Flowers Press, were chant structures that relied heavily on visual sonic similarities between words. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Berkeley Horse, The: Three Rhymes. No.12/Aug / bp Nichol ; UU D., 1988

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Identifier: CC-22681-23115
Scope and Contents

Produced by David UU. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Bfp(h)age - An Anthology of Visual Poetry and Collage / Basmajian, Shaunt, editor ; J(o(h)n)ston, Brian, editor ; Nichol bp ; Evason G ; curry jw., 1989

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Identifier: CC-23009-23446
Scope and Contents

This book includes a reproduction detail of a Daniel f. Bradley rubberstamped drawing on sleep; the original is held by the Sackner Archive. The Sackner Archiv also holds the original typing by Basmajian entitled "After Weeks and Weeks in the Intensive Care Unit" that is reproduced in this book. The total run of this book is probably 300 copies (signing not called for). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Cross-Canada Writers' Quarterly. No.3-4 / Ted Plantos, editor ; curry jw ; Copithorne J ; Nichol bp ; Gorman L ; Basmajian S ; UU D ; bissett b ; Evason G ; lefler P ; Wah F ; Riddell J ; Shikatani G ; Power N ; Truhlar R., 1987

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Identifier: CC-20774-21179
Scope and Contents

Includes several essays on the historic beginnings of Canadian concrete, visual, and sound poetry. The Archive for the essay by jw curry, Defying Linear Deification... is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Curvd H&Z: Card 31: Ruins Of C. No.234/Aug / bp Nichol., 1983

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Identifier: CC-18418-18790
Scope and Contents

Also designated th wrecking ballzark #55. The image was drawn by bp Nichol in 1973. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Curvd H&Z: For Lola. No.290/Sep / Paul Dutton ; bp Nichol., 1984

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Identifier: CC-19993-20381
Scope and Contents

Also designated th wrecking ballzark #64 and Hangnail #15. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Fall / Toronto Small Press Group, The ; curry jw ; Nichol bp ; Dean M ; lopes d ; Smith J ; Power N ; Swede G ; Laba M ; Truhlar R ; Riddell J ; UU D ; Barwin G ; Dutton P ; Barbour C., 1992

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Identifier: CC-01481-1514
Scope and Contents

The three copies in the Sackner Archive differ in the binding (string spine vs. stapled) and the color of the paper stock used for the cover. The cover was designed by jw curry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Ganglia 5 Cent Mimeo Series: Astronomical Observations. No.25 / bp Nichol., 1969

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Identifier: CC-36909-38742
Scope and Contents

The poem depicts two star constellations as seen in July. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Gronk Flash Series: Exposure. No.4 / jw curry ; Nichol bp., 1982

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Identifier: CC-36848-38681
Scope and Contents

Cover was designed by bp Nichol. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

List #10A: jw curry: separate publications / Room 3o2 Books ; curry jw ; Necakov L ; Smith S ; Hood W ; Laba M ; Nichol bp ; levy da ; Sackner MA ; Grumman B ; lefler P ; Evason G ; lore q ; Dudley M ; Truhlar R., 1993

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Identifier: CC-54637-990084
Scope and Contents

This catalogue lists curry's separate publications; he includes a brief curriculum vitae and a collaged color photograph of himself on the inside front cover.This is the ordinary edition of the catalogue; the deluxe limited edition is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

List #10A: jw curry: separate publications / Room 3o2 Books ; curry jw ; Necakov L ; Smith S ; Hood W ; Laba M ; Nichol bp ; levy da ; Sackner MA ; Grumman B ; lefler P ; Evason G ; lore q ; Dudley M ; Truhlar R., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-29004-30340
Scope and Contents

This catalogue lists curry's separate publications; he includes a brief curriculum vitae and a collaged color photograph of himself on the inside front cover.This is the deluxe edition of the catalogue on higher quality paper than the ordinary edition that is also held in two copies by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Our Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas! / Nichol, Eleanor; Nichol, Sarah; Nichol bp., 1995

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Identifier: CC-33659-35319
Scope and Contents

The recto reproduces a visual poem, "Scraptures: Last Sequence" by bp Nichol from "Gifts; the martyrology book(s) 7." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995