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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:

World Visual Poetry / Soroka, Mykola ; Higgins D ; Cobbing B ; Sackner MA ; Rypson P ; Garnier P ; Lora-Totino A ; Padin C ; Nazarenko T ; Miroshnychenko M ; Iov I ; Trubaj V ; Apollinaire G ; Mayer HJ ; Williams E ; Kostelanetz R., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-34017-35693
Scope and Contents

There is a brief, very informative abstract in English at the beginning of the book. The book is divided into three chapters, viz., 1) Evolution of visual poetry to the 20th century, 2) Contemporary visual poetry of the 20th century, and 3) Evolution of Ukrainian visual poetry in a world context. A photograph of Soroka flanked by Dick Higgins and Marvin Sackner taken at the EyeRhymes visual conference at Edmonton, Canada 1997 is reproduced. Marvin Sackner is characterized as "the owner of the biggest archive of visual poetry."The book depicts more than 20 examples in the Old Ukrainian language and 49 examples in many national literatures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Writers Forum 1992 is the Anniversary Year / Cobbing, Bob., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-20345-20742
Scope and Contents

Depicts reproduction of first visual poem made on copying machine in 1942 and another in 1992. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Writers Forum Check List of Publications / Cobbing, Bob, editor., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-17736-18105
Scope and Contents

Provides a listing grouped under the classifications used by Cobbing for the publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Yibble yibble, nee nee nana nunu / Cobbing, Bob ; Upton, Lawrence., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-44945-47118
Scope and Contents

There are two copies of this book with the same titles but with different contents and covers - themes and variations are interchanged between Cobbing and Upton/ -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Yibble yibble, nee nee nana nunu / Upton, Lawrence ; Cobbing, Bob., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-45174-47357
Scope and Contents

There are two copies of this book with the same titles but with different contents and covers - themes and variations are interchanged between Cobbing and Upton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

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