The Books Lost to the Fire in the Library of Alexandria Revealed Gate, 2001
Scope and Contents
In Daniels' book, "The Gates of Paradise," this poem is printed on page 19. The shape of the poem appears to be a Greek temple with columns. The titles of the books listed in the poem are made-up raunch phrases, several well known in old and ancient jokes, e.g, "The Yellow River by I.P. Daily; The Aged Car by Denton Fender; The Random Jockstrap by Wun Hung Lo etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2001
Creator
- Daniels, David, 1933 October 11- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 poster (ink jet printed)) ; 77 x 77 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
North flat drawer
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Berkeley, California : David Daniels. Signed by: David Daniels 9/17/2001 (l.r.). Inscription: For Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Nationality of creator: American. General: About 10 total copies. 2 number copy. General: Added by: MARVIN; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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Main Library
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