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Mayer, Peter, 1935-

 Person

Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:

Recursive text / Mayer, Peter., 1988

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Identifier: CC-06597-6716
Scope and Contents

The letters of the words of this poem are formed by squares containing micrographic texts. The typography makes reading difficult. The first two word read, "Thank You." The last two words are illegible. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Snap Deus / Mayer, Peter; Jones, Oswald., 1969

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Identifier: CC-55706-54668
Scope and Contents

This poem is derived in terms of its text from Dom Sylvester Houedard (dsh as publisher). The typography is based upon Houedard's reversal ppem of the same tiotle. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Some Myths of Concrete Poetry / Cobbing, Bob; Mayer, Peter; Chopin H; Bann S; Finlay IH; Mills S; Belloli C; Finch P; Gomringer E; Wright E; Fahlstrom O; Themerson S; Jandl E; Morgan E; Furnival J., 1972

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Identifier: CC-17728-18097
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1972

Some Remarks Concerning the Classification of the Visual in Literature / Mayer, Peter., 1980

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Identifier: CC-05933-6045
Scope and Contents

This consists of a draft copy of a classification system for visual/verbal material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Stereoscopic Text / Mayer, Peter., 1987

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Identifier: CC-06593-6712
Scope and Contents

This card prints two identical word lists in vertical columns, one on the left side has an aligned margin, the other on the right side is slanted to the right. The words in order from top to bottom are: Furthest, Further, Far, Near, Nearer, Nearest. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Synaesthesia: Cubic and Pentagrammic Converstions between the Senses / Mayer, Peter; Rimbaud A; Blake W., 1969

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Identifier: CC-55708-54669
Scope and Contents

Another sikgned copy on heavier pape stock as a poem object is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Synaesthetic Conversation (cube) / Peter Mayer., 1969

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Identifier: CC-55707-54681
Scope and Contents

Another copy with detailed explanations was published in the International Telegraph newspaper and is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Synaesthetic Conversation (cube) / Peter Mayer., 1969

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Identifier: CC-55707-54681
Scope and Contents

Another copy with detailed explanations was published in the International Telegraph newspaper and is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

The March of the Centipedes / Mayer, Peter., 1989

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Identifier: CC-06591-6710
Scope and Contents

The poem consists of counting consecutive numbers from one to one hundred using their word equivalents, e.g, one, two, three, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword / Mayer, Peter., 1969

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Identifier: CC-55689-54683
Scope and Contents

The poems are triangular shaped. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Ying-Yang Cube, 1968

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Identifier: CC-55695-9999281
Scope and Contents

This iks the lay-out for assembling the poem in its cubic shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Ying Yang Cube / Mayer, Peter., 1968

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Identifier: CC-06599-6718
Scope and Contents

The editioned Ying Yang Cube with typography by Alan Rickman and its printed flat sheet meant for cutting it its form are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

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Concrete poetry 24
Documentation 16
Reversal poem 9
Repetitious text 5
Reference text 4