Species of Abandoned Light / Berry, Jake ; Foley J., 1995
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Scope and Contents
Foley contributes an Afterword in which he points out that Berry phrases juxtaposed to other phrases may have nothing to do with each other. Foley indicates that readers identify the value of a text with its unity but Berry's text is deliberately & fundamentally incoherent - though it is not insane. Berry is not under the delusion that his text makes sense whereas in fact it does not. It is a glimpse of chaos that allows us to hold our minds, without danger, in constant perception of a powerful force, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1995
Creator
- Berry, Jake (poet) (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (62 pages)) ; 22.8 x 15.1 x .5 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
box shelf
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: Berkeley, California : Pantograph Press. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: CONV; 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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