Conventional non-fiction
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rag & boneshop, 1971
This is an outstanding compilation of Birney's concrete and visual poems. Several poems are written in the linguistic style used by bill bissett. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Random Sightings [Reprint], 1999
Several poems are word portraits of artists that include Francis Bacon, William Baziotes, James Ensor, Paul Gauguin, Turner, and Robert Motherwell. The book also includes reprints of levy's introductory essay to 306, 5 Cleveland Poems, you murders with your indifference, and the "IN" Group. The cover was designed by Alan Horvath, the publisher. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Raus Mit Der Sprache, 1969
This book is an anthology of the diverse styles of poetry written by Schauffelen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Razor with No Obligation, 1976
Reality Slices / Vieira, John., 1996
Recovery from Codependence / Olitzky, Rabbi Kerry M. ; Grunberg, Maty., 1993
This book was added to the collection because of drawings contributed by Maty Grunberg whose artist book dealing with concrete poetry is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Rectangular Morning Poem, 1989
Recursive Spirals / Harris, Ken., 2000
The book consists of short poems, one to a page, and a single concrete poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Red Cat of Reason (Barking Too) / levy, d.a. ; bissett b ; Heilbrun S ; Scott JR., 1976
In a reprinted mimeographed letter from levy to neal emerson, editor of Love, levy writes: "...- just sent you 2lbs of poetry mags etc & wish you luck - i cant take it here much longer & hope ill be leaving the city in one way or another very soon - i just wan to let you know that when you get busted for trying to communicate, when you get busted for trying to love... some catholic is going to get a nice paying promotion into the city hierarchy - so your blood wasnt a complete waste - yrs in the slow death d.a. levy.Some of these poems were published previously, e.g., red lady, the madiason envelope, etc.According to a letter from Alan Horvath, the publisher of this book, most copies including the Sackner copy were printed with a blue flip cover with a red image. A rarer copy had a brown cover with a black image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
red shifts / O'Sullivan, Maggie., 2001
Red Streams of George through Pages / Hansen, Jefferson., 1993
Red Wagon / Berrigan, Ted., 1976
The handwritten poem reads, "The river is flowing again between its banks, Nevertheless - The Landscape is rushing away." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Reft and Light , 1997
This book consists of poems by Ernst Jandl along with multiple versions in text and layout of the poem by American poets. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
refusing the ledge / Taylor, Kent., 2004
Regression, 1988
Remarks on the Disorders of Literary Men or An Inquiry into the Means of Preventing the Evils Usually Incident to Sedentary and Studious Habits (Facsimile) / Greenwood, Francis William Pitt., 1974
This is a facsimile of the book first published in 1825 by Cummings, Hilliard, & Co, Boston, Massachusetts. The facsimile was commisioned by Chandler Robbins. A particularly noteworthy section of this book deals with the beneficial effects of moderate exercise in literary men prone to avoid it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Renew Jerusalem / Dowden, George ; Houedard DS., 1969
A part of the book deals with Dowden's encounter with Dom Sylvester Houedard in Prinknash Chapel. The poems in the book appear to be composed after Burroughs' cut-up method. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Republikanische Gedichte / Marti, Kurt., 1959
The book is one of a series (No.2) designated "die quadrat-bucher" by the publisher. Another book in this series held by the Sackner Archive is Gomringer's "33 konstellationen" (No.11). The enclosed card to gomringer is dated the same as the inscription in the book, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Res: Digital Culture. No.1/Fall / Abess M ; Mulholland M ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA ; Pignatari D ; Solt ME ; Nichol bp ; Olson C., 2006
Mathew Abess contributes an essay dealing with digital archiving of concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.