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Shaped poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

Maalaus / Ruutsalo, Eino., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-57551-10000828
Scope and Contents

The title in Finnnish translates to 'a painting a work of art' or to the 'act of painting.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Mai Hart Lieb Zapfen Eibe Hold 1st ed. / Jandl, Ernst., 1965

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Identifier: CC-08256-8418
Scope and Contents

Designated Writers Forum Poets No.11. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Mai Hart Lieb Zapfen Eibe Hold 1st ed. / Jandl, Ernst., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-08258-8420
Scope and Contents

Designated Writers Forum Poets No.11. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Mai Hart Lieb Zapfen Eibe Hold 2nd ed. / Jandl, Ernst., 1965

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Identifier: CC-08257-8419
Scope and Contents

Designated Writers Forum Poets No.11. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Man? / Mayer, Peter., 1968

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Identifier: CC-62424-47563
Scope and Contents

This photocopy of a stylized human body alludes to multiple physical malfunctions from "bald" to "cough" to "corns" clipped from newspaper ads. The figure is standing on a base which states "Under capitalism...medicine is a commodity and a business. Disease is a commodity of capitalism. Under capitalism, the businesses and institions of capitalism need disease as merchandise to do business with, to make money, to sell medicine. Fidel Castro - January 8, 1969." This poem was published in Mayer's "earmouth" 1972 and in Delo, 1975. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Man with letters I / Klivar, Miroslav., 1987

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Identifier: CC-32354-33921
Scope and Contents

This is a photograph of the black outlines of MR11 on a gold background that were made with cliche-verre. The letters are arranged in the shape of a human figure. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Man with letters II / Klivar, Miroslav., 1987

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Identifier: CC-32355-33922
Scope and Contents

This is a photograph of the gold outlines of stylized BIY on a black background that were made with cliche-verre. The letters are arranged in the shape of a human figure. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Mandala #1 (after C.G. Jung) / Cook, Geoffrey., 1980

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Identifier: CC-18810-19187
Scope and Contents

This poem is reproduced in Cenizas No.18, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. The word and its letters are typed repetitively to form the shape of a mandala. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Mandala #2 (after C.G. Jung), 1980

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Identifier: CC-18808-19185
Scope and Contents

This poem is reproduced in the periodical, Cenizas No.18, held by the Sackner Archive. The words die and desired are comingled in this poem which is typed in the shape of a mandala. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Mandala #3 (after C.G. Jung) / Cook, Geoffrey., 1980

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Identifier: CC-18809-19186
Scope and Contents

The words "world" and "word" are repetitively typed to form the shape of a mandala. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Mandala'rt, 1991

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Identifier: CC-14564-14875
Scope and Contents

This piece was commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. A calligraphed, rubberstamped tag meaning magic denotes a cross-section of lung, with the clear center the airway. The image relates to breathing as a binary event, i.e, in & out, full & empty, dirty & clean. The red ink elements symbolize oxygen and the violet elements, carbon dioxide. Dautricourt was inspired by a book by Souzanelle on Human Body Symbolism, viz., the pulmonary tree in Hebrew is rea, but if pronounced roe meaning to see, this word could be interpreted as "light in breath." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Manhattan / Horowitz, Howard., 1997

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Identifier: CC-28358-29553
Scope and Contents

This poem, with its text confined to an outline of a Manhattan map, describes well known events taking place on the island at their approximate locations on the map. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Manhatten - A Detail / Furnival, John., 1971 - 1972

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Identifier: CC-12666-12907
Scope and Contents

This is a detail photograph of the Statue of Liberty that was composed with words on a 6 x 4 foot screen done with pen and ink on board. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971 - 1972

Manhatten: Centre Panel / Furnival, John., 1971 - 1972

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Identifier: CC-12672-12915
Scope and Contents

This photograph of the center panel of one of Furnival's screens shows the Statue of Liberty which is totally composed of text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971 - 1972