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Minimalist poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 782 Collections and/or Records:

Homage to Robert Lax / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-11737-11955
Scope and Contents

The poem plays off the names, Richtofen, the German World War I flying ace and Ad Reinhardt, the American abstract painter using colored black and red inks to signify blood by the former and the black minimalist paintings by the latter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Ian Hamilton Finlay in a Bottle / Darren Wershler-Henry., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-00623-637
Scope and Contents

The poem by Ian Hamilton Finlay, printed on a small paper fragment, reads "warship worship." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

image being / bissett, bill., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-22398-22821
Scope and Contents

bill bissett designed the covers and did the drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

image being / bissett, bill., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-48423-69450
Scope and Contents

bill bissett designed the covers and did the drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

image being / bissett, bill., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-48469-69498
Scope and Contents

bill bissett designed the covers and did the drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Images from the Arcadian Dream Garden / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-11061-11276
Scope and Contents

This book was Finlay's Christmas gift to friends. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

In Few Words: En Pocas Palabras, 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-32281-33842
Scope and Contents

The book consists of brief Spanish proverbs arranged by themes. Jose Antonio Burciago (1940-1996), who taught at Stanford University, died of Cancer as this book was going to press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

In the Light of Passing / Sramek, Peter., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-02843-2886
Scope and Contents

The major part of this book consists of pages that have perforated (die cut) to allow phrases on adjacent pages to form a minimalist poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

In the Manner of the Early Winters / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12955-13247
Scope and Contents

The two poetic lines for morning and evening of February 14th are for Valentine's Day. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995