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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:

Hats / Cobbing, Bob., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-17504-17870
Scope and Contents

Designated standing card series number one. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Homage to Theocritus, 1985

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Identifier: CC-24352-24804
Scope and Contents

Bob Cobbing contributed 10 illustrations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

HUJ / Cobbing, Bob., 1974

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Identifier: CC-17780-18149
Scope and Contents

This print was published as page 37 in Ceolfrith No.28: Bob Cobbing & Writers Forum. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

I Poem From The Five Vowels / Cobbing, Bob., 1977

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Identifier: CC-17756-18125
Scope and Contents

This poem was submitted for publication in Pink Peace. Cobbing notes on the verso of this print that this a new - and somewhat differently aimed version of the original two pages of the poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

In Any Language / Cobbing, Bob., 1973

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Identifier: CC-19617-20003
Scope and Contents

Designated Card Seies No.9. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

in memoriam dsh / Houedard, Dom Sylvester ; Cobbing, Bob ; Clark TA ; Cobbing B ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA ; Weaver M., 1995

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Identifier: CC-09884-10080
Scope and Contents It appears that Bob Cobbing was the author/editor of this book that mostly consisted of works of Houedard, several of which are held by the Sackner Archive. Cobbing writes in this book of Houedard's poetry (1949-1972) that he deserves publication of a large body of work because he was important in his innovative religious thinking, philosophy, poetry and criticism. He mentions that much of the material is held by the Sackner Archive and anyone 'doing the big book' would need to see and be inspired by that collection. The current book was edited by Cobbing and/or Thomas Clark.The composition of Houedard's typewriter poems using the portable Olivetti Lettera 22 as described by Houedard In Mary Ellen Solt's 'A World Look at Concrete Poetry': "there are 86 type units available on my machine for use w/2-color or no ribbon - or with carbons of various colors - the maximum size surface w/out folding is abt 10" diagonal--the ribbons may be of various ages--several ribbons may be used on a...
Dates: 1995

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