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The world's a trough and everyman a pig / Sharkey, John J.., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-56708-10000094

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Scope and Contents

This is a poem in the shape of a pig typed with capital letters and each body part is the typed name of that part. The complete quote at the botton of the page "The world's a trough and everyman a pig " is attributed to Swillshere. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 page (typed)) ; 21 x 17 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

shelf binder second bedroom alcove

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: London, England : Sharkey Scrapbook. Nationality of creator: British. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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