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Reprinted from Stereo Headphones No.5, 1972. The authors debunk the assertion of Stuart Mills who in Akros No.18, 1972 stated that the poem-poster was introduced by Ian-Hamilton Finlay. They go on to further describe the pioneers of Concrete Poetry in their opinion. Rebuttals to their conclusions by Stephan Bann and Henri Chopin are also published. Mentions that Ernest Fenellosa, who died in 1908, used the term 'concrete poetry' in an essay, 'The Chinese Character as a Medium for Poetry' in 1901. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Contains a short biography of Chopin and reproductions of five typewriter works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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One of the loose sheets documents the method that Chopin utilizes to perform th esound poems. Thei tape is allso designated No.9 in the series. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The central image is a newspaper photograph of the Russian Communist leader, Brezhnev. The typings simulate the shape of hanging spaghetti. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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An ampersand is depicted in the middle of each of 40 stamps that are surrounded by repetitive typed characters. The name H. Chopin in miniscule letters is printed at the right lower corner of each stamp. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue provides a bibliographic listing of books, records, and postcards from the contemporary small press scene. Brief comments on this aspect of verbal/visual art are offered by the contributors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Kostelanetz defines 'Text-sound' to mean "language unspecific in pitch, which coheres in terms of sound, rather than syntex or semantics." This book consists of scores, manifestos, self-interviews, scripts, performance instructions, critical essays, and theoretical remarks. In Walter Abish's three page story, "Auctioning Australia," all the words begin with the letter 'a.' Kenneth King's "Word Raid" consists of seven pages of tongue twisters. The cover depicts a sound poem by Bliem Kern. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Kostelanetz defines 'Text-sound' to mean "language unspecific in pitch, which coheres in terms of sound, rather than syntex or semantics." This book consists of scores, manifestos, self-interviews, scripts, performance instructions, critical essays, and theoretical remarks. In Walter Abish's three page story, "Auctioning Australia," all the words begin with the letter 'a.' Kenneth King's "Word Raid" consists of seven pages of tongue twisters. The dust jacket depicts a sound poem by Bliem Kern. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is the text that accompanies Typewriter Poems: 1984. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The French edition was published by Review OU in 1966. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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From his personal collection, Celant mounted an exhibition of record covers as artworks that also featured sound poetry. He includes a definitive discography from 1927-1977 and a listing of record producers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents British Library: "Bob Cobbing (1920"“2002) was a British sound, visual, concrete, and performance poet; a central member of the British Poetry Revival; and an influence on generations of artists, sound experimenters, educators, poets, and printmakers. Perhaps his most famous work is 26 Sound Poems, several poems of which are included here, alongside collaborations with Annea Lockwood, Henri Chopin, François Dufrene, and others, as well as previously unreleased archival recordings from the BBC and the British Library's Sound Archive, in which the listener can hear Cobbing's unique exploration of the visual and auditory possibilities inherent in the English alphabet. In a career marked by the emergence of the 1960s counterculture and the thrilling potential for sound-based performance poetics, the work of Bob Cobbing stands alone as an instrument at play for the human voice; a testament to the core interdisciplinarity between writings for print and sound; and the strangely verbal...

Scope and Contents British Library: "Bob Cobbing (1920"“2002) was a British sound, visual, concrete, and performance poet; a central member of the British Poetry Revival; and an influence on generations of artists, sound experimenters, educators, poets, and printmakers. Perhaps his most famous work is 26 Sound Poems, several poems of which are included here, alongside collaborations with Annea Lockwood, Henri Chopin, François Dufrene, and others, as well as previously unreleased archival recordings from the BBC and the British Library's Sound Archive, in which the listener can hear Cobbing's unique exploration of the visual and auditory possibilities inherent in the English alphabet. In a career marked by the emergence of the 1960s counterculture and the thrilling potential for sound-based performance poetics, the work of Bob Cobbing stands alone as an instrument at play for the human voice; a testament to the core interdisciplinarity between writings for print and sound; and the strangely verbal...