Cobbing, Bob, 1920-2002
Nationality
British
Found in 662 Collections and/or Records:
Whisper Piece / Cobbing, Bob., 1969
Designated Writers Forum Folder 6. Two of the prints are stored in a binder containing typewriter poems. This copy does not have Cobbing's handwriting across the prints. Another copy held by the Sackner Archive does. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Whississippi / Cobbing, Bob., 1969
Designated writers forum pamphlet number two. "Whississippi" written in London and recorded in Stockholm, is the fourth part in a series of whisper pieces consisting of a vocal interpretation of typewriter-picture poems based of the letters in the words "whisper piece." It was read by two voices (Kersten M. Lundberg & Bob Cobbing) and then manipulated in the recording studio. The maquette for this work is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Why Shiva Has Ten Arms, 1969
Designated writers forum folder number seven. This tenth publication of Cobbing includes new versions of the following poems: "Soma," "Whisper Piece," "Vertigo," "Marvo Movies Natter," and "Transcript." Colophon states "Why Shiva has ten arms / for he represents the dance of life / the omnipotence of being able to do innumerably / many things at once / .the joyous cosmology -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Why Shiva Has Ten Arms (Number One) / Cobbing, Bob., 1969
Designated writers forum folder number seven. This tenth publication of Cobbing includes new versions of the following poems: "Soma," "Whisper Piece," "Vertigo," "Marvo Movies Natter," and "Transcript." Cobbing writes on the envelope that this copy number one was finished at 3AM on August 14, 1969. Colophon states "Why Shiva has ten arms / for he represents the dance of life / the omnipotence of being able to do innumerably / many things at once / .the joyous cosmology. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Why Shiva Has Ten Arms: Soma / Cobbing, Bob., 1969
Will Read Their Work , 1979
Windwound / Cobbing, Bob., 1977
Designated chapbooks number seven. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Winter Poem 15 / Cobbing, Bob., 1992
Winter Poem 17 / Cobbing, Bob., 1993
Winter Poem No. 16 / Cobbing, Bob., 1992
Winter Poem No.2 , 1975
Performed for the first time at 8th international sound-poetry festival in London, May 1975. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Winter Poem No.3 / Cobbing, Bob., 1980
One of the copies has a printed "Christmas Greetings" inside the back cover. Their cover image is identical. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Winter Poem No.6 / Cobbing, Bob., 1981
Winter Poem No.7 / Cobbing, Bob., 1982
Winter Poem No.8 / Cobbing, Bob., 1983
Winter Poem No.8J / Cobbing, Bob., 1983
Winter Poem No.9 / Cobbing, Bob., 1984
Winter Poem No.11 / Cobbing, Bob., 1988
Winter Poem No.12 / Cobbing, Bob., 1988
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