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Minimalist poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 102 Collections and/or Records:

Eatc, 1965

 Item — Folder 78: [Barcode: 31858072538378]
Identifier: CC-58784-65149
Scope and Contents

his image was printed by Brice Marden. Saroyan received a $5,000 grant from NEA to produce this print and FOUR other minimalist, concrete poems. This grant prompted William Proxmire, senator from Wisconsin, to award his Golden Fleece Award to the National Endowment for the Arts as one of the most outrageous examples of slap-your-forehead misappropriations. In his book "an/thology of pwoermds" Geof Huth writes the following: "I began to write pwoermds after becoming entranced by Saroyan's eyeye. The simple beauty of that poem haunted me, even though (and maybe because) the poem began as a typographical error of Saroyan's and it took a friend of his to point out to him its signficance (Solt, Concrete Poetry, 57)." This print was redone in 1989 as a silkscreen orint in 1989 in an edition of 150 with a priceof $1,000 on the internet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Els Entra-I-Surts Del Poeta: Poemes Publics, 5, 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-22433-22857
Scope and Contents

Originally published in 1973, fifth of seven books covers Brossa's work for the period 1969-1975. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Els Entra-I-Surts Del Poeta: Taranna , 6, 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-31584-33081
Scope and Contents

First of six volumes covering J. Brossa's works of the period 1969-1975. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Epicurus at Chatou, 1985

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Finlay, Ian Hamilton: [Barcode: 31858072491461]
Identifier: CC-10907-11119
Scope and Contents

This book is identical to the edition published by Frankfurter Kunstverein except that the colophon is printed in English rather than German. Both editions are held by the Sackner Archive. The poems, printed one to a page, are left in white on different colored backgrounds of narrow rectangles. Some of the poems have also been issued as cards or prints. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Evening / Sail, 1991

 Item — Box 147: [Barcode: 31858072458007]
Identifier: CC-12421-12648
Scope and Contents

The image is identical to the print with the same title. The complete text is "Evening will come They will sew the blue sail." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Evening / Sail / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1970

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Identifier: CC-58406-10001623
Scope and Contents

The complete text is "Evening will come They will sew the blue sail." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Eyeye, 1966

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Identifier: CC-28066-29224
Scope and Contents

The word "eyeye" is embossed in gold on the front cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

First Suprematist Standing Poem, 1965

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Finlay, Ian Hamilton: [Barcode: 31858072491461]
Identifier: CC-11886-12108
Scope and Contents

The stiff papercard is folded to permit the two columns of poetry to stand up. The poem describes Finlay's impressions of Malevich's suprematist paintings in terse terms. Another copy is stored in a Finlay box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Gallery Number Ten Publications: Line Sails, 1968

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Identifier: CC-18059-18429
Scope and Contents

Edited by Brian Lane and Trevor Wells. Designated No.141 in bibliography of book entitled "The Printed Performance Brian Lane Works 1966-99." The following poem is printed in blue ink on the back inside cover which is white stock paper, A line of thin blue paleness _______________________ A lake This issue was edited by Brian Lane and Trevor Wells. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Ian Hamilton Finlay in a Bottle, 1995

 Item — Box 301: [Barcode: 31858072460912]
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

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

'Joy Through Strength' Say Teapots / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Furnival, John., 1967

 Item — Folder 36: [Barcode: 31858072459963]
Identifier: CC-12402-12628
Scope and Contents

This poem is included in Finlay's Headlines:Eavelines but this drawing has a totally different layout than the print included in the portfolio. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Letter Poetry / Deisler, Guillermo., 1994

 Item — Box 624: [Barcode: 31858073143889]
Identifier: CC-16195-16538
Scope and Contents

The pages consist of envelopes addressed to Deisler from mail artists who contributed to his periodical, Uni/verse. The pages have been rubberstamped by Deisler with a single word, e.g., words, love, hope, media, story, bill, offer, case, panic, gain, plan, dead, date, life, idea, peace, save, deal, cause, etc. It is probably the last book made by Deisler who died in November 1995 of Multiple Myeloma shortly after this book was received. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Line Sails, 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-53741-642820
Scope and Contents

A note on the folder states that this was originally published by Gallery Number Ten, London, 1969. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980