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Concrete poetry

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1101 Collections and/or Records:

Poem-Painting Buttons Signs Flags 1966-1977, 1967

 Item — Box 614: [Barcode: 31858072461001]
Identifier: CC-62063-57177
Scope and Contents

According to Barbara Moore, there were two versions of this book, one with gallery information that served as an exhibition catalogue and the other without such information as in this copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

POEM - TAKISTRUCT (or BIRHOPAL TAKISTRUCT (281164) & POEM - THE A & H DE CAMPOS BROS (061264), 1964

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55822-59680
Scope and Contents

Houedard has typed two poems a week apart on the same page. He utilized a complex mathematical procedure to arrive at this performance poetry presentation, much like the workings of Oulipo. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

poeme offert a alain neame (230864), 1964

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-56369-59675
Scope and Contents

This poem is typed in somewhat the style of e.e.cummings. Alain Neame was the co-liiterary editor with houedard of the Jerusalem Bible. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Poemobiles, 1985

 Item — Box 310: [Barcode: 31858073143640]
Identifier: CC-14884-15197
Scope and Contents

This is the third edition of this collection of pop-ups first published in 1969; the second edition is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Poemobiles, 1974

 Item — Box 310: [Barcode: 31858073143640]
Identifier: CC-14883-15196
Scope and Contents

This is the second edition of the book also called Objetos first published in 1969 -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Poems 1972-1997, 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-29941-31332
Scope and Contents

This is one of 25 signed and numbered copies. The remaining 25 copies in the run were unsigned. In the introduction, Helmes writes "In the late 70's I met Ruth and Marvin Sackner and Richard Kostelanetz. They, along with Karl Kempton and Kay Arndt, have been critical supporters of my work for which I am continually grateful." This book consists of a varied selection of Helmes' poems, reproduced from rubberstamping, line stencilling and letraset collaging. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Poems to Hear and See, 1971

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Identifier: CC-11713-11931
Scope and Contents

This trade anthology of Finlay's concrete poetry is printed with several different inks on paper with several different colors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Poesia 1949-1979, 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-16359-16709
Scope and Contents

The recording was made by Caetano Veloso who provides a musical interpretation of two De Campos poems. viz., dias dias dias from Poetamenos and o pulsar. The book was designed by Julio Plaza. The first concrete poems appeared as colored texts in 1953. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Poesia Visual, 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-30866-32317
Scope and Contents

The first section in this exceptional catalogue consists of essays by Josep Salvador and Pilar Parcerisas that comment on the Brossa's visual poetic works. The second section contains essays by Jaume Perez Montaner and Pilar Palomer about Brossa's artist books and literary works. Both sections are profusely illustrated. This catalogue also reproduces images from the books "Oda a Joan Miro"1969 and "Tres Joans" 1978 as well as the print, "Poema Visual" [Letter poem enclosed within a piano image] 1982, works held by the Sackner Archive. All works are well documented. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Poesie Provisoire Vol 3, 2012

 Item
Identifier: CC-60102-10003121
Scope and Contents

This book contains Bory's well known poem "La poesie est..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012

Poetamenos 1953 1973, 1973

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: D: [Barcode: 31858072491370]
Identifier: CC-16358-16708
Scope and Contents

This is the second edition of poems that were composed from January to July 1953 and first published in Noigandres 2, 1955, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. The colored text of these poems has its origins in the musical melodies of Anton Webern. The images accompanying this record include three scans of the originals from 1953 donated to the Sackner Archive by Augusto De Campos and three offset prints from this 2nd edition of poetamenos as well as two reproduced poems in Emmett Williams' "Antholology of Concrete Poetry." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Poeticke Pradlo, Kosile - Poetic Wash, red-shirt / Karel Trinkewitz., 1983

 Item — Box 1149: [Barcode: 31858070812098]
Identifier: CC-34811-36519
Scope and Contents

The outside long sleeve shirt is made of red, orange, white and black cut and collaged words and word fragments. The inner side is collaged with smaller black and white words and word fragments. The original shirt fit Trinkewitz. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Poeticke Pradlo, t-shirt - Poetic Wash, t-shirt / Karel Trinkewitz., 1983

 Item — Box 1148: [Barcode: 31858070812080]
Identifier: CC-34812-36520
Scope and Contents

The short sleeve t-shirt is collaged with light blue, navy blue, turquoise and white words and fragments of words on its outer surface. The inner surface is collaged with smaller black and white words and fragments of words. The original shirt fit Trinkewitz. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Poetische Sprachspiele: Vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-41138-43119
Scope and Contents

Raoul Hausmann's "sound-reel," a sound poem held by the Sackner Archive is depicted on page 146. It depicts the hand writtem added letters, signs and numbers that are often not present in other reproductions of the poem. However, it lacks the hand printed inscription of the title at its bottom and the typed R. Hausmann signature. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Poetry First, 1993

 Item — Box 256: [Barcode: 31858072458254]
Identifier: CC-03110-3158
Scope and Contents

The porcelain cup is inscribed "Poetry First" on one side and Petr Sevcik on the other side. The shipping box is collaged in part with poems taken from newspapers by Chistian Morgenstern and Ernst Jandl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Poetry into Music / Cobbing, Bob ; Nichol bp., 1986

 Item — Box 395: [Barcode: 31858072461597]
Identifier: CC-17531-17897
Scope and Contents

Two copies have an isbn number on the front cover but one copy does not. The back cover of one copy with the isbn number has a different image than the other copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986