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Cobbing, Bob, 1920-2002

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1920-07-30 - 2002-09-29

Nationality

British

Found in 999 Collections and/or Records:

First Duplicator Print (1942) / Cobbing, Bob., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-17721-18090
Scope and Contents

This is the reconstruction of the First Duplicator Print (1942) for the purpose of publication in Ceolfirth No.26. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Five Visual Poems 2nd edition / Cobbing, Bob., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-17495-17861
Scope and Contents

Designated folder number nine. Poems include "Worm," "Typestract," "Grin," "Are Your Children Safe in the Sea," and "Spontaneous Appealinair." The earliest poem, "Worm" was initially written in 1954 and then revised in 1964. Reprints several poems published in "Eyerun" 1966, also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Five Visual Poems / Cobbing, Bob., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-17494-17860
Scope and Contents

Designated writers forum folder number nine. Poems include "Worm," "Typestract," "Grin," "Are Your Children Safe in the Sea," and "Spontaneous Appealinair." The earliest poem, "Worm" was initially written in 1954 and then revised in 1964. Reprints several poems published in "Eyerun" 1966, also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Five Visual Poems / Cobbing, Bob., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-38285-40181
Scope and Contents

Designated writers forum folder number nine. Poems include "Worm," "Typestract," "Grin," "Are Your Children Safe in the Sea," and "Spontaneous Appealinair." The earliest poem, "Worm" was initially written in 1954 and then revised in 1964. Reprints several poems published in "Eyerun" 1966, also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Fiveways / Cobbing, Bob ; bissett, bill., 1978

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Identifier: CC-17505-17871
Scope and Contents

Designated fives number fifteen. Poems were performed at five Toronto High Schools by Bob Cobbing and bill bissett. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Flowerfall 1st Edition / Okai, John ; Cobbing B., 1969

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Identifier: CC-32898-34513
Scope and Contents

Designated writers forum poets number twentyfive. The handwritten, loose sheet consists of book production notes by Cobbing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Flute Totems / Cobbing, Bob., 1981

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Identifier: CC-17745-18114
Scope and Contents

This poem also appears in Cobbing's book, Northwest Territories. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Flute Trees / Cobbing, Bob., 1976

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Identifier: CC-17752-18121
Scope and Contents

Designated Card series No.17. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

For Bill Keith / Cobbing, Bob., 1999

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Identifier: CC-45019-47195
Scope and Contents

This book is based upon an envelope that Cobbing received from the African-American poet, Bill Keith. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

For D.I.A.S. / Cobbing, Bob., 1966

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Identifier: CC-27239-27733
Scope and Contents

This work was exhibited in the Destruction In Art Symposium organized by Gustav Metzger and held in Prince Albert Hall in London in 1966. The event was a precursor to the art movement of Situationism. The work was composed by crumpling overtyped printed texts and printing them on a monoduplicator device as a single copy. These were then collaged onto a black painted panel. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

For Jack Kerouac: Poems on His Death / Finch, Peter, editor ; Cobbing B ; Hollo A ; Finch P., 1987

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Identifier: CC-11325-11541
Scope and Contents

Second revised edition that was originally published as Second Aeon Booklet Series No.11 in 1970. The sound poem by Cobbing is a phonetic text using Kerouac's name. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

For Poets / Dunning, Stephen, editor ; Eaton, M. Joe, editor ; Glass, Malcolm, editor ; Porter B ; Gross R ; Gomringer E ; Solt ME ; Cobbing B ; Williams E ; Kostelanetz R ; Patchen K ; Morgan E ; Frohman R., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-15596-15923
Scope and Contents

This is a poetry textbook for secondary schools with the following sections: Found Poems, Image Poems, Speaker Poems, Concrete Poems, and Magic Poems. It includes questions for the reader regarding these poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

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Sound poetry 528
Concrete poetry 249
Abstract markings 221
Xerox art 124
Documentation 91