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Typewriter poetry

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 310 Collections and/or Records:

& thunder storms (220163-011063), 1963

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55745-59670
Scope and Contents

The earlist poem on this page of multiple small poems dated 220163 reads 'the creator's - primordial crime - scrubbed.' Another poem that Houedard produced on 160263 reads 'Bang sid gpd - bangbang said i - we are both a bit kinky.' In a concrete poetic version of this poem with the same date also held by the Sackner Archive entitled 'dialogue,' the ending has been changed to 'we are both a bit crazy.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

Tribute to 'Vladimir Komarov' Cosmonaut, 1969

 Item — Box 608: [Barcode: 31858073143558]
Identifier: CC-14136-14441
Scope and Contents

The poem consists of the lower case and handwritten letters in red and black of the word moon streaming out up-side-down as if they were streams of smoke from a rocket. The work is dedicated to the first Russian cosmonaut who died in space. Original typewriter poems by Edmonds have not been readily available. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Typerighter bk 23 , 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-17080-17438
Scope and Contents

The books in this edition have different covers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

[Typewriter Poems from Portfolio Chopin], 1978

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Chopin, Henri: [Barcode: 31858072491297]
Scope and Contents

Typewriter poems/art from Portfolio Chopin. Titled works include: "Rockets", "Il gele", "oui non", "vol volauvent". + 2 handwritten supplementary notes on the pieces, dated 1991

Dates: 1978

Typings (1974-1977), 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-37675-39549
Scope and Contents

Knowles suffers from autism. This book has two chapters: first chapter: Poems, most were used as lyrics for the opera Einstein on the Beach by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass; second chapter: Other Typings, mostly visual material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

uma vez, 1957

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: D: [Barcode: 31858072491370]
Identifier: CC-58342-10001559
Scope and Contents

This page was personally scnned underthe direction of Augusto De Campos. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1957

Unicorn, 1966

 Item — Box 621: [Barcode: 31858072461084]
Identifier: CC-19173-19553
Scope and Contents

These poems that were first published in Vision Magazine, Bristol, England constitutes Carter's first book. She later wrote Children's books and books about cats. The cover design is an example of typewriter, concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Until It Changes, 1988

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Identifier: CC-57538-54099
Scope and Contents

Eva Ensler wrote an introduction to thei book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

[Veil Related Poems], 1978

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir: [Barcode: 31858072491172]
Identifier: CC-22247-22669
Scope and Contents

These five typewriter poems are related to Bernstein's "Veil" but dated two years later. The original book is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Visual Poem, 1953

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: D: [Barcode: 31858072491370]
Identifier: CC-58343-10001560
Scope and Contents

This page was personally scnned under the direction of Augusto De Campos. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1953

Vite: Poem-Graphique pour un Cerf-Volant, 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Chopin, Henri: [Barcode: 31858072491297]
Identifier: CC-18783-19159
Scope and Contents

This is the original of the typing which appears in Chopin's book, "Le Dernier Roman du Monde." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

was an old woman lived in the buddhashoe (290663-060763), 1963

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-08879-9055
Scope and Contents This page includes 11 typewriter poems including a oiem in five parts as an homage to Leopold Sedar Senghor. Wikipedia: Léopold Sédar Senghor (9 October 1906 "“ 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who for two decades served as the first president of Senegal (1960"“1980). Senghor was the first African elected as a member of the Académie française. Before independence, he founded the political party called the Senegalese Democratic Bloc. He is regarded by many as one of the most important African intellectuals of the 20th century. He graduated from the University of Paris, where he received the Agrégation in French Grammar. Subsequently, he was designated professor at the universities of Tours and Paris, where he taught during the period 1935"“1945. Senghor decided to start his teaching years at the Lycée René-Descartes in Tours; he also taught at the Lycée Marcelin Berthelot in Saint-Maur-des-Fosses near Paris.[14] He also studied linguistics...
Dates: 1963

Willem Boshoff, 2005

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Identifier: CC-45910-48612
Scope and Contents

The author states that Boshoff's typewriter, concrete poetry book entitled "KykAfrikaans" is one of the most remarkable books ever published in South Africa. Twelve pages of this book deal with the making of "KykAfrikaans" along with representative images. The published book as well as the original typings are held by the Sackner Archive. Vladislavic also describes and provides reproductions of Kleinpen I and Bangboek. The former is held in its entirety by the Sackner Archive; for the latter, one original page, photocopied pages of the remainder, and the code decipher are held by the Sackner Archive. In the postscript essay, Ivan Vladsilavic declares, "In recent years, Boshoff has become one of South Africa's most visible, successful artists. This has awakened interest in his early works, such as KykAfrikaans and Bangboek, which have been shown internationally after long obscurity. He continues to make dictionaries." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005