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The Unica T group consists of Anja Harms, Ines v. Ketelhodt, Doris Preussner, Uta Schneider, and Ulricke Stoltz. The Sackner Archive several books done by members of the group. The catalogue contains critical essays concerning the philosophy and history of book art by Stefan Soltec, Judith Hoffberg, Hartmut Honzera, Gisela Kraut and Harriet Watts. Individual book works by the five women who constitute the members of Utica T are depicted and described. The collage is stored separately in a large notebook in the study. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The letter consists of an English translation of the introductory essay of the book that provides a self-analysis of Miglietta's philosophy underlying his "motor poetry." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is the 2nd edition of the catalogue whose content appears to be the same as the 1st edition (also held by the Sackner Archive). Several works held by the Sackner Archive are reproduced in this extensive international anthology of shaped, concrete and visual poetry, including among others Iliazd & Ernst "Maximilliana," Hrabamus Maurus, Journal Amusant, Mallarme's "Un Coup De Des," Fraenkel's "Visual Interpretations of Un Coup De Des," Apollinaire's "Calligrammes," Lurcat's "Le Bestiaire Fabuleux," King's "Alphabeta Concertina," and Johns and Beckett's "Fizzles." The ancient shaped poems predominate from German sources. The 1986 bibliography of the Sackner Archive is cited as one of the references. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is the 1st edition of the book which differs from the 2nd edition (also held by the Sackner Archive) in terms of the description on the publication page. For example, it has a caption that reads, "Gedruckt mit Unterstutzung der Bergischen Univesitat - Gesamthochschule Wupperthal und des Westfiels College, London." Several works held by the Sackner Archive are reproduced in this extensive international anthology of shaped, concrete and visual poetry, including among others Iliazd & Ernst "Maximilliana," Hrabamus Maurus, Journal Amusant, Mallarme's "Un Coup De Des," Fraenkel's "Visual Interpretations of Un Coup De Des," Apollinaire's "Calligrammes," Lurcat's "Le Bestiaire Fabuleux," King's "Alphabeta Concertina," and Johns and Beckett's "Fizzles." The ancient shaped poems predominate from German sources. The 1986 bibliography of the Sackner Archive is cited as one of the references. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book is a special issue of Fribord No.41-42, 1984. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is an extensively illustrated catalogue is an anthology of worldwide concrete poetry along with reprinted critical essays on concrete poetry, sound poetry, futurism, dada, and surrealism. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Diotallevi's "Poem (1980," the original of which is held by the Sackner Archive is reproduced in this reprint. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Kostelanetz defines 'Text-sound' to mean "language unspecific in pitch, which coheres in terms of sound, rather than syntex or semantics." This book consists of scores, manifestos, self-interviews, scripts, performance instructions, critical essays, and theoretical remarks. In Walter Abish's three page story, "Auctioning Australia," all the words begin with the letter 'a.' Kenneth King's "Word Raid" consists of seven pages of tongue twisters. The dust jacket depicts a sound poem by Bliem Kern. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Kostelanetz defines 'Text-sound' to mean "language unspecific in pitch, which coheres in terms of sound, rather than syntex or semantics." This book consists of scores, manifestos, self-interviews, scripts, performance instructions, critical essays, and theoretical remarks. In Walter Abish's three page story, "Auctioning Australia," all the words begin with the letter 'a.' Kenneth King's "Word Raid" consists of seven pages of tongue twisters. The cover depicts a sound poem by Bliem Kern. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book consists of critical writings by Ben and interviews with Ben about his philosophy of art. The coveer is collaged wth the handwritten aphorism, "la verite." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents These wall texts were from the Reina Sofia Museum exhibition "Encuentros De Pamplona" for the typewriter and scroll sculpture "Word Colmn IV" lent by the Sackner Archive. The original text is dated 11/8/71. The English text is as follows;"Columns or else enumerative lists of words, any or the least utterance, statement of fragment of speech, isolated words chosen at random and therefore not necessarily arranged in alpabetical or other systematic order and in any tense, state, length or form, be it generative, transformational, with or without orthographical errors, comforming to or violating grammatical rules and any other condition of speech, the verbal expression in contrast with action or thought presenting the object to the mind like a picture and composed in sections of text, inscriptions or scriptures approximately 7 feet tall which may accumulate, join, rise and elevate into the depth of the atmosphere of 60 KM and be called THE 21 COLUMNS OF LANGUAGE each one named after a...