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Political poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1438 Collections and/or Records:

L'Escalade, 1973

 Item — Folder 20: [Barcode: 31858072459799]
Identifier: CC-19776-20163
Scope and Contents

The title in English means to scale over. The text consists of a repetition of the words, morte and death over a Manchester Guardian newspaper image of The Communist leader, Brezhnev whispering into the ear of President Nixon. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Less Newspoems / Kupferberg, Tuli., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-43138-45194
Scope and Contents

The book consists of newsprint pages with like covers. Includes reproduced newspaper clippings, found art, advertisements, collages. Poems accompany and embellish select clippings. Cover is photo of VP Nelson Rockefeller giving someone the finger. Another news photo is Virginia police frisking a couple Hari Krishna's posing as Santas. Stored in Yeah magazine box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Letter from an Invisible Greek / levy, d.a.., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-30726-32171
Scope and Contents

This poem was originally published in Quixote under the pseudonym of Gregory X. One copy is printed on white paper stock, the other on yellow paper stock. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Lettre de Cachet / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1981

 Item — Folder 36: [Barcode: 31858072459963]
Identifier: CC-12446-12673
Scope and Contents

The title printed in red is on a reproduction of the Scottish Arts Council stationery and is captioned "Souvenirs of the French Revolution." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Liberty Equality Eternity: An Installation for the New Gallery of Modern Art, Ingram Street, Glasgow / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Simig, Pia Maria; Hincks, Gary., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35265-36999
Scope and Contents

Finlay proposes to inscribe each word of the title onto a guillotine blade to be set into three deeply recessed windows of the gallery. The proposal documents his reasons and depicts line drawings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

License / Hendricks, Jon; Toche, Jean., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-49939-70997
Scope and Contents

Each card is laid out in an identical fashion but the licenses differ as to what is given and the Agency granting the license, e.g., License to Read by The Ku Klux Klan, License to Make a living by The Pentagon, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Ligue des Droits de l'Homme / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-12509-12736
Scope and Contents

This is an attack on Michel Blum, head of the League of Human Rights in Paris for his part in refusing Finlay's commission to the city of Paris. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Ligue / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-12177-12401
Scope and Contents

This is an attack on Michel Blum who was responsible in part for rejection of Finlay's commission for the city of Paris through the "Ligue des Droits de l'Homme." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Line Up / Ligorano, Nora; Reese, Marshall., 2005

 Item
Identifier: CC-44272-46402
Scope and Contents

The political post cards feature six Republican leaders in line-up poses with untruthful quotations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

Listen to the Mocking Bird: Satiric Songs to Tunes You Know / Kupferberg, Tuli., 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-49570-70618
Scope and Contents

This is the first printing. In this book, Kupferberg writes new lyrics for established popular songs. Stored in "Yeah" box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Little Cockroach Press: Concrete Warriors. No.15/Aug / Harvey Manning., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-33151-34778
Scope and Contents

Manning's book consists of realistic photographs of street people who are mainly First Nations people. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Little Sparta Claims 'Secret Weapon' / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Eyres, Patrick., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-11907-12129
Scope and Contents

Deals with Finlay's dispute with the Strathclyde tax authorities.Filed in Finlay box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Little Sparta's Christmas Card / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-12074-12298
Scope and Contents

This card consists of a statement about Finlay's dispute with the Strathclyde region tax collectors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983