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Conventional non-fiction

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 285 Collections and/or Records:

Mind, 1966

 Item — Box 543: [Barcode: 31858072461068]
Identifier: CC-45382-47572
Scope and Contents

levy indicates that this piece is to be published in the next Marrahwanna Quarterly. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Modular Poems, 1974

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Identifier: CC-27280-27841
Scope and Contents

In his introduction, Higgins defines a modular poem "in which the principle structural factor is the repetion, usually in different contexts, of one of more elements of th text. Each element becomes a module which may be expanded, compressed or otherwise altered. Or not." The book is illustrated with photographs mainly of old machinery by Eugene Williams. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

(More) Random Sightings, 2000

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Identifier: CC-34181-35866
Scope and Contents

This book includes a reprint of "plastic saxophone found in an egyptian tomb" and reprints of concrete poems from marrahwannah quarterly and cleveland concrete. The cover was designed by alan horvath. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

More Withdrawed or Less, 1963

 Item — Box 544: [Barcode: 31858072461050]
Identifier: CC-07618-7763
Scope and Contents

According to Kent Taylor in a personal communication (1997) to the Sackners, this was d.a levy's third book. The individual pages comprising the book are printed with different colored inks but all pages are the same dimensions. The cover is a light gray with the title printed on three lines. This is the first printing of the book. The Sackner Archive also holds the "second printing" of the book that has major differences in conten and layout. According to Jim Lowell, only 10 to 15 copies are extant. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

More Withdrawed or Less [Reprint], 1999

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Identifier: CC-33511-35160
Scope and Contents

This book includes 12 reproductions of visuals by levy from the book by Adele Simons, "Show Me Voyage." The cover was done by richard werner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

More Withdrawed or Less [second printing], 1963

 Item — Box 544: [Barcode: 31858072461050]
Identifier: CC-33271-34903
Scope and Contents

This second printing of the book differs greatly from the first printing and should probably be considered a revision. The Sackner Archive also holds the "first printing" of the book. The title is printed on a single line of the white paper cover in this version. There are fewer poems in the second page and a center section for leaves of smaller dimension than the rest of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

No Music Please, 1967

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Identifier: CC-08307-8470
Scope and Contents

Also designated Turret Booklet No.9; the editor of the series was Edward Lucie-Smith and this was a presentation copy by Jandl to him. The first 50 copies were signed by Jandl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Noch Mehr Scheisse Eine Nachlese (the book of porn...), 1983

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Identifier: CC-39247-41193
Scope and Contents

This is a reprint of a book that was first published in 1968. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

North American Book of the Dead, Parts 1 & 2, 1965

 Item — Box 543: [Barcode: 31858072461068]
Identifier: CC-07248-7391
Scope and Contents

The theme of this poem (with many typographic errors) deals with Zen and a hallucinatory trip to an afterlife place whose description was inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

northern wild roses / deth interrupts th dansing , 2005

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Identifier: CC-48452-69480
Scope and Contents

This book is profusely illustrated with line drawings and written texts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

Old Negatives: four verse sequences, 1989

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Identifier: CC-42820-44860
Scope and Contents

On the last page is a poem in which each line has a different color. It reads THE GRAVE COLOURS OF EARTH - BRIGHTEN TOWARD - AN - OPEN BOOK - OF - LIGHT UNSTAINED - BY - WORD. The Sackners visited Gray in September 2004 and saw this poem as a wall embroidery (done by a friend) hanging on a wall in his library. Both the cover of the book and the dust jacket were designed by Gray. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

On Learning to Live on Winter Perhaps in Hopes of Spring, 1968

 Item — Box 330: [Barcode: 31858072490968]
Identifier: CC-22033-22449
Scope and Contents

Designed and printed by R. Wilson at Indiana University, Bloomington. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

other channels: an anthology of new canadian poetry, 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-53182-74334
Scope and Contents

There is not one concrete poem in this anthology. Basmajian's poem on page 18 "On Filling Out Another Job Application" is reminescent of Jas Duke's poetry. Unfortunately, it is still timely today as this book is being catalogued (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984