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Political poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1438 Collections and/or Records:

Proposition pour un Jardin Commemorant la Revolution Francais et Les Droits de l'Homme 1789-1989: Hotel des Menus Plaisers Versailles / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Chematoff, Alexandre ; Finlay, Sue ; Sloan, Nicholas ; Bann S., 1988

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Identifier: CC-34850-36559
Scope and Contents

Stephen Bann contributed an essay on Finlay's proposal, "A revolutionary garden in Versailles." In it, he explains Finlay's choice of trees and bushes and their arrangement in terms of metaphors for the French revolution and the rights of man. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Protest / Erenberg, Noah., 1999

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Identifier: CC-33774-35438
Scope and Contents

The word "protest" is formed by small, colored beads. A disjointed text written with crude printed leters deals with political themes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

P.S.: Poster Society. No.1 / Chermayeff I., 1986

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Identifier: CC-28324-29503
Scope and Contents

Edited by Robert K. Brown, who is the son of Jean Brown, the collector of Fluxus, artist books, Lettrisme, and concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

P.S.: Poster Society. No.2., 1986

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Identifier: CC-28325-29504
Scope and Contents

Edited by Robert K. Brown. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Puerto Rican Obituary / Pietri, Pedro., 1973

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Identifier: CC-38471-40377
Scope and Contents

In this book of poetry, Pietri writes about the harsh life of Puerto Ricans in NYC. This is the first published collection of poems by Pieri ncluding the title poem "Puerto Rican Obituary" - Pietri's best-known work, and something of an anthem for the Nuyorican Poetry movement. Pietri (1944-2004) was a co-founder, with Miguel Pinero and Miguel Algarín, of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in 1973. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Purgatory and Carousels (2nd Printing) / Billera, Jau ; levy da., 1963

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Identifier: CC-24044-24494
Scope and Contents

This is the second printing by d.a. levy's press; the first printing had the imprint, The Free Lance Poets & Prose Workshop. The Renegade Press edition includes an abstract print and the cover that was made by levy. Billera had a Cleveland radio program on WCLV and editied "Podium" in the mid-1960's. Billera committed suicide in 1981 in his sealed automobile with the motor running from carbon monoxide poisoning. It is stored in a box labeled levy and Renegade Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

Purgatory and Carousels / Billera, Jau., 1963

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Identifier: CC-45768-47977
Scope and Contents

Billera had a Cleveland radio program on WCLV and editied "Podium" in the mid-1960's. He committed suicide in 1981 in his sealed automobile with the motor running from carbon monoxide poisoning. The Sackner Archive also holds the 2nd edition published by Renegade Press. Although this edition was not printed by da levy, it is stored in a box of Renegade Press publications with the 2nd edition that was published by d.a. levy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

Purple Heart Valentine's Greetings, 2005

 Item — Box 321: [Barcode: 31858072490877]
Identifier: CC-43521-45594
Scope and Contents

This is Baker's annual Valentine's gift to the Sackner Archive. It is shaped like a heart, trimmed with gold braid and stitched with 3 gold hearts, ribbon and a metal; a horizontal band across had gray stitched calligraphic markings. The text on the folded sheet reads, "A distinguished medal for those brave persons who have fought and were wounded in wars, tsunamis and elections this past year." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

qbdp: One Flake Over. No.108/Dec / Geof Huth ; Hodges J., 2005

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Identifier: CC-44404-46553
Scope and Contents

Huth has made a postcard of an exhibition announcement for Jim Hodges installation piece at the Hirshhorn Museum. Hodges invited over 90 deligates to translate the phrase "don't be afraid" into their native handwritten language. He enlarged the handwritten phrases into billboard dimensions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

Quabel: Oh! My Life... / Biro, Jozsef., 1978

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Identifier: CC-42882-44924
Scope and Contents

This work was part of a portfolio entitled, "Quabel." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978