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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:

The Computer's First Translation / Morgan, Edwin, editor; Cobbing B; Furnival J; Parfitt W; Finch P; Morgan E., 1979

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Identifier: CC-32393-33964
Scope and Contents

The card depict unreadable poems that might have been produced, according to Morgan's imagination, by bugs in computers' first programs on making translations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

The Five Vowels: A, E, I, O, U / Cobbing, Bob., 1974

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Identifier: CC-17688-18056
Scope and Contents

Designated Folders No.16. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

The Flip Side of Language / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Joyce J; Finlay IH; Roth D; Cobbing B; Chopin H; Heidsieck B; Jandl E; levy da; Bayer K; Morgan E; Berge C; Jochims R; Mayer HJ; Bense M; Rawlinson A; Szuter T., 1966

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Identifier: CC-57853-10001104
Scope and Contents

Charles Cameron writes that these pages are "numbered by hand, with many dsh correx + typesetter's markups for 'the flip side of language' -- looks like it might be dsh's entry for the issue of the Oxford mag ISIS on concrete poetry which I edited, but I don't have a copy for comparison & it's hard to say..." This essay appeared in ISIS No.1507, 1966, a periodical hels by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

The Flip Side of Language / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Joyce J; Finlay IH; Roth D; Cobbing B; Chopin H; Heidsieck B; Jandl E; levy da; Bayer K; Morgan E; Berge C; Jochims R; Mayer HJ; Bense M; Rawlinson A; Szuter T., 1966

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Identifier: CC-59905-10002955
Scope and Contents

This essay is another copy of the manuscript with slightly different handwritten correctionss and appeared in ISIS No.1507, 1966, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

The International Concrete Poetry Archive Loan Collection / Claire, Paula, editor ; curry jw ; Claire P ; Cobbing B ; Cross D ; Crozier R ; Garnier P ; Houedard DS ; Kempton K ; Higgins D ; Nichol bp ; bissett b ; Tipping R ; Spatola A ; Ward J ; Helmes S ; Lax R ; Fontana G ; Finch P ; Heidsieck B ; Radin B., 1990

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Identifier: CC-17309-17673
Scope and Contents

This collection was placed on indefinite loan to the Library of Rewley House, Oxford University Department for External Studies. Each citation carries a brief annotation. The collection includes catalogues from the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

The Jack Poem / Cobbing, Bob., 1989

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Identifier: CC-17628-17996
Scope and Contents

Poem consists of phrases which contain the word "Jack." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

The Judith Poem: A Landscape Version / Cobbing, Bob., 1981

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Identifier: CC-46462-49191
Scope and Contents

This is a proof print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

The Last Blewointment Anthology (Vol.1: AC-LE: 1963-1983) / bissett, bill, editor ; Atwood M ; Gilbert G ; bissett b ; Broudy H ; Cobbing B ; Copithorne J ; curry jw ; DiPrima D ; Farrell L ; Gadd M ; Hollingshead R ; Jankola B ; Lachance B ; Lantz C ; levy da ; Kearns L ; Birney E., 1985

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Identifier: CC-23027-23464
Scope and Contents One copy placed has been placed in bill bissett box, the otherin blewointment press box. John W. Doull: BISSETT, Bill. The Last Blewointment Anthology 1963-1983. Volume 1 : AC-LE.(Toronto : Nightwood Editions, 1985). Pp (2),[1]-123,(3). Illustrated. 4to, illustrated blue card covers. "During its twenty-year history blewointment offered unprecedented access to publication to a wide variety of artistsand writers, among them some of Canada's most important and influential poets. In "the last blolewointment anthology," bill bissett has selected excerpts from the press's vast output of books, magazines and anthologies. In his introduction, he explains how the press came into existence and how it brought the work of bissett and many others before the public. "the last blewointment anthology" has been divided into two volumes. Volume 1- "AC to LE"- features Milton Acorn, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Avison, Deidre Ballantyne, Earle Birney, bill bissett, ooljah bissett, Yvonne Bond, Hart...
Dates: 1985

The Last Blewointment Anthology (Vol.2: LI-ZO: 1963-1983) / bissett, bill, editor ; Cobbing B ; Nichol bp ; Thibaudeau C ; UU D ; Vroom I ; West D ; Ball H ; Tzara T ; Schwitters K ; Apollinaire G ; Cage J., 1986

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Identifier: CC-23214-23653
Scope and Contents

Includes concrete poem by David UU on the breath of love, entitled "Verklarte Nacht" meaning Transfigured Night, written in the style of James Joyce with John Cage overtones with employment of neologisms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

The Massacre of the Innocents / Cobbing, Bob ; Rowan, John ; Nuttall J., 1963

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Identifier: CC-17989-18359
Scope and Contents

Designated Poets 2. The cover was designed by Jeff Nuttall. These are Cobbing's first published poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

The Massacre of the Innocents: Working Copy / Cobbing, Bob ; Rowan, John ; Nuttall J., 1963

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Identifier: CC-17990-18360
Scope and Contents

Designated Poets 2. This copy was probably used by Cobbing for a performance/reading as it contains additional printed and handwritten poems pasted onto the pages as well as handwritten notes. The cover was designed by Jeff Nuttall. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

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