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Taken from pete spence's Archive 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Taken from pete spence's Archive 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Taken from pete spence's Archive 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Fernando Aguiar contributed an introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a limited edition photocopied artist book designed after a unique copy of collages made by Dencker. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The RENSHI reproduced in this book are a modern form of RENGA, a group of HAIKU-LIKE verses linked in any one of several special ways. It is usually written by two or more poets who take turns writing the verses. In classical RENGA, 3-line and 2-line verses are alternated, beginning with a 3-line verse (a hokku, usually approximating 5-7-5 syllables) resembling haiku and indicating a season. A second poet composes the following verse (2 lines approximating 7-7), linking it by one of several methods (not too obviously, please) with the first. The next verse (of 3 lines), composed by the first poet (in a 2-person renga) or by another (in renga written by more than 2 poets), links with the second but not with the first. Traditionally, each verse employs a season word, most especially the ones requiring reference to autumn, moon, flower, etc. Season words are words usually associated with one season more than another (blossom = spring; snow = winter; baseball = summer, harvest =...

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This anthology depicts a photographic of each participating artist/poet and an example of their work along with a brief biography. Klaus-Peter Dencker provides a list of the names and addresses of German speaking artists/poets. Kai Selbar's print, "Optimist," is depicted on page 67; this print is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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On the back cover, it is stated that he was born in 1941. Filmmaker (about 100 films for German TV), co-founder of Visual Poetry in Germany (since 1970 intern. Exhibitions & publications). Dencker did in 1972 the first TV-film (ARD/HR) and the first German anthology (Textbilder-Visuelle Poesie international. Cologne) about Visual Poetry. Dencker-Archive at the Art-Library Berlin (about 700 works & 500 books). Dencker-monograph with biography, bibliography & works: Klaus Peter Dencker, Visuelle Poesie 1965-2005. Weitra(A) 2006. Monograph about Visual Poetry: Klaus Peter Dencker, Optical Poetry. From early pictorial inscriptions to present day digital experiments. Berlin/New York, Oktober 2010. His works are in many international museums. Art-Prizes: 1972 (Erlangen), 1982 (Berlin) a. o. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This sumptious illustrated book depicts extensive examples of Dencker's visual poetry and artist books. In the introduction, Karl Young writes that Dencker's "unpublished archives may identify as many late 20th Century visual poets as any in the world. (The collection of Ruth and Marvin Sackner is the only probable contender for equal range.)" Also, designated publication PN1. The print accompanying this book was based upon a collage made in 1996. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This detailed survey of Japanese visual poetry accompanied the exhibition that was curated by Klaus Peter Dencker. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The Sackners participated in a marathon discussion about visual poetry held in conjunction with this exhibition that was subsequently broadcasted on Saarbrucken radio. The originals of Ruutsalo's ABC film depicted on pages 95 and 95 as well as prints and typings on pages 98-101 were purchased by the Sackners and are now held by the Sackner Archive. The book depicted on page 112 by Linda Christenell, Loterie Romaine 1 on page 126 is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Eter Panji runs the Visual World Poetry press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.