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 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 299 Collections and/or Records:

northern wild roses / deth interrupts th dansing , 2005

 Item
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

Objects , 1960

 Item — Box 318: [Barcode: 31858072490778]
Identifier: CC-30679-32121
Scope and Contents

This is the original edition later published by d.a. levy as "Objects 2." In this edition and levy's, there are the same as well as different poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1960

Objects 2 , 1963

 Item — Box 318: [Barcode: 31858072490778]
Identifier: CC-26745-27215
Scope and Contents

Cover design by d.a.levy. Atkins is a black poet whose earlier book, "Objects" was published in 1960. In "Objects 2," there are poems that are the same and others different from "Objects." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

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

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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

Pains of Class , 1982

 Item — Box 318: [Barcode: 31858072490778]
Identifier: CC-55960-9999428
Scope and Contents

Adrian Mitchell wrote the introduction and images by Frans Masareel were used to illustrate this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Palimpseste, 1990

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Identifier: CC-23448-23892
Scope and Contents

The calligraphic text in the acquatints by Cortot alternates with the printed text of Butor. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Paracutes, 1966

 Item — Box 617: [Barcode: 31858072461027]
Identifier: CC-03495-3552
Scope and Contents

The cover drawing (gouache, watercolor) was made by maRa. The two issues have distinctly different images. Printed by d.a. levy who ran this press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

pass th food release th spirit book, 1973

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Identifier: CC-20944-21353
Scope and Contents

In this book, the poem "Quebec Bombers" as Jack David describes it, "begins with the phrase "dirty concrete poet' repeated twice, then changes to "the concrete is dirty dirty,' "sum like it clean what dew they ooo.' . . . the comparison presents the clean ordered life of a capitalist system and the dirty chaotic life of the lower classes." [Lori Emerson internet 2011]. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Pianostool Footnotes, 1982

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Identifier: CC-18107-18479
Scope and Contents

Designated Jargon 94. Includes reprints of prior publications, most of which are held by the Sackner Archive in their first issuance. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Pianostool Footnotes , 1982

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Identifier: CC-18108-18480
Scope and Contents

Designated Jargon 94. Includes reprints of prior publications, most of which are held by the Sackner Archive in their first issuance. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Poem For Julie, 1967

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-60488-56234
Scope and Contents The cover photograph was taken by Max Roach. At the time of this poem, Julie was Julie Weisberg, a 15 year old Clevelnd Heights acquaintance of d.a. levy.The following is an excerpt from Cleveland Magazine.com in November 2007 about JUlie Weisberg: "Authorities never said exactly which literature prompted levy and Lowell's indictments. But police arrested levy again in late March, confiscated his mimeograph and charged him with five counts of tending to contribute to the delinquency of minors. The charges could have sent levy to prison for up to five years. He was indicted for publishing the 17-year-old Friedman's "Black Revolt" in his anthology "465"; giving a copy of the book to Julie Weisberg, a 15-year-old Cleveland Heights girl; and reading the poem to a Gate audience that included the two teens. "465" was made up of youthful literary experiments of mixed quality "” a delicate poem about two lovers, an overwritten but vivid scene at Adele's Bar, Vietnam War protests, a...
Dates: 1967

Poema Primero, 1962

 Item — Box 315: [Barcode: 31858072490836]
Identifier: CC-47795-68814
Scope and Contents

The abstract silkscreen print opposite the title page was done by Manuel Baptiste. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1962