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Typewriter poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1812 Collections and/or Records:

Mahayana: Art / Burgess, Molly., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-57185-10000511
Scope and Contents

Mahayana typewritings are stored in a custom wooden box made by Molly Burgess whereas Theravada typewritings are stored between two plexiglas book covers. The limited edition book, 'Still,' of 25 copies depcits excellent reproductions of the originals to the extent that it is difficult to distinguish the original from the letterpress reproductions. However, the originals are typed on a single page whereas the reproductions in the book are printed on sleeve pages. A comparison between the blackness of the lettering generally showed more blackness with the originals than the reproductions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Mahayana: Center / Burgess, Molly., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-57186-10000512
Scope and Contents

Mahayana typewritings are stored in a custom wooden box made by Molly Burgess whereas Theravada typewritings are stored between two plexiglas book covers. The limited edition book, 'Still,' of 25 copies depcits excellent reproductions of the originals to the extent that it is difficult to distinguish the original from the letterpress reproductions. However, the originals are typed on a single page whereas the reproductions in the book are printed on sleeve pages. A comparison between the blackness of the lettering generally showed more blackness with the originals than the reproductions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Mahayana: dream / unreal / Burgess, Molly., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-57192-10000518
Scope and Contents

Mahayana typewritings are stored in a custom wooden box made by Molly Burgess whereas Theravada typewritings are stored between two plexiglas book covers. The limited edition book, 'Still,' of 25 copies depcits excellent reproductions of the originals to the extent that it is difficult to distinguish the original from the letterpress reproductions. However, the originals are typed on a single page whereas the reproductions in the book are printed on sleeve pages. A comparison between the blackness of the lettering generally showed more blackness with the originals than the reproductions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Mahayana: illusion / cause effect / Burgess, Molly., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-57190-10000516
Scope and Contents

Mahayana typewritings are stored in a custom wooden box made by Molly Burgess whereas Theravada typewritings are stored between two plexiglas book covers. The limited edition book, 'Still,' of 25 copies depcits excellent reproductions of the originals to the extent that it is difficult to distinguish the original from the letterpress reproductions. However, the originals are typed on a single page whereas the reproductions in the book are printed on sleeve pages. A comparison between the blackness of the lettering generally showed more blackness with the originals than the reproductions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Mahayana: realization / Burgess, Molly., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-57189-10000515
Scope and Contents

Mahayana typewritings are stored in a custom wooden box made by Molly Burgess whereas Theravada typewritings are stored between two plexiglas book covers. The limited edition book, 'Still,' of 25 copies depcits excellent reproductions of the originals to the extent that it is difficult to distinguish the original from the letterpress reproductions. However, the originals are typed on a single page whereas the reproductions in the book are printed on sleeve pages. A comparison between the blackness of the lettering generally showed more blackness with the originals than the reproductions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Mahayana: Rebirth / Release / Burgess, Molly., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-57187-10000513
Scope and Contents

'Still 1' typewritings are stored in a custom wooden box made by Molly Burgess whereas Theravada typewritings are stored between two plexiglas book covers. The limited edition book, 'Still,' of 25 copies depcits excellent reproductions of the originals to the extent that it is difficult to distinguish the original from the letterpress reproductions. However, the originals are typed on a single page whereas the reproductions in the book are printed on sleeve pages. A comparison between the blackness of the lettering generally showed more blackness with the originals than the reproductions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Mahayana: self / no self / Burgess, Molly., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-57191-10000517
Scope and Contents

Mahayana typewritings are stored in a custom wooden box made by Molly Burgess whereas Theravada typewritings are stored between two plexiglas book covers. The limited edition book, 'Still,' of 25 copies depcits excellent reproductions of the originals to the extent that it is difficult to distinguish the original from the letterpress reproductions. However, the originals are typed on a single page whereas the reproductions in the book are printed on sleeve pages. A comparison between the blackness of the lettering generally showed more blackness with the originals than the reproductions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Mahayana: Womb / Tomb / Burgess, Molly., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-57179-10000505
Scope and Contents

Mahayana typewritings are stored in a custom wooden box made by Molly Burgess whereas Theravada typewritings are stored between two plexiglas book covers. The limited edition book, 'Still,' of 25 copies depcits excellent reproductions of the originals to the extent that it is difficult to distinguish the original from the letterpress reproductions. However, the originals are typed on a single page whereas the reproductions in the book are printed on sleeve pages. A comparison between the blackness of the lettering generally showed more blackness with the originals than the reproductions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

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

 Item
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

 Item
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

mantrascore for john cage (070368) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Phillips T; Eno B; Tilbury J; Cage J., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-55905-9999372
Scope and Contents

Houedard writes next to the title," really to be played on 4 foghorns - one each of 4 islands." Other instructions are for playing with variations of the letters cage and two long bars of notes also based on the name cage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

manuscript: [Instructions Kinetic Poems] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Mayer HJ; Carroll L., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-08857-9032
Scope and Contents

This unpublished manuscript provides instructions for making highly advanced kinetic poems that apparently were never realized. Houedard recommended devices, film or programs without mentioning computers for making them. These projected poems anticipate digital poetry. For storage purposes, the staple was removed and the individual pages stored in a binder with other Houedard manuscripts.. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Manuscript to david w harris: that Eagle waiting, 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-48682-69714
Scope and Contents

This manuscript was not published during levy's life. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Manuscript to david w harris: that Eagle waiting (again) ThIs TiMe WiTh FlOwErS, 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-48683-69715
Scope and Contents

This manuscript was not published during levy's life. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Man/Vrouw / Vroom, Ivo., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-00835-854
Scope and Contents

This poem relates to sexuality between men and women. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Marquee / Di Palma, Ray ; McCaffery S., 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-53991-642965
Scope and Contents

Steve McCaffery contributed an afterward. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Marquee / Di Palma, Ray ; McCaffery S., 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-15417-15741
Scope and Contents

Steve McCaffery contributed an afterward. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977