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D S H (Dom Sylvester Houédard), 1924-1992

 Person

Found in 1306 Collections and/or Records:

poem for a demon lover (170970) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-08618-8790
Scope and Contents

The poem reads "persian passion." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

poem for mike chapman 2 (080568) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-56312-9999737
Scope and Contents

This second page of three shows distribution of letters on a three dimentional screen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

poem for mike chapman 3 (080568) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-56313-9999738
Scope and Contents

This third page of three depicts the two dimensional construction of the screen with "distribution of letters behind screen and one possible phrase appearing on screen." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

poem for mike chapman1 (080568) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-08672-8845
Scope and Contents

This first page of three lists 8 possible words and discusses construction of a screen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[Poem Notes] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1971

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Identifier: CC-09689-9882
Scope and Contents

Work relates in part to Greek mythology. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

POEM - TAKISTRUCT (or BIRHOPAL TAKISTRUCT (281164) & POEM - THE A & H DE CAMPOS BROS (061264) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Takis; DeCampos A; DeCampos H., 1964

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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 blanc (140663) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1963

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Identifier: CC-09393-9579
Scope and Contents

The poem follows the title as an empty space. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

poeme offert a alain neame (230864) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1964

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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

POEME PAR LA MOTHE - FENELON & HOUEDARD (220964) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1964

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Identifier: CC-56371-59678
Scope and Contents

The poem is typed in blue ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

[Poems] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Furnival J; Cox K; Verity S; Warner M., 1992 - 1999

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Identifier: CC-09593-9784
Scope and Contents

This represents a posthumous homage to Dom Sylvester Houedard from John Furnival who reprinted the poet's most famous poems and included a photographic silkscreened portrait as well as two photographs of the poet. Contains a tribute page by Marina Warner which she begins with "A letter from dom Sylvester Houedard was an archive (though always succinct), a poem (of an unusual kind), and, sometimes, a personal message of touching kindness..." Marina Warner provided an introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992 - 1999

poems of dsh / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1964

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Identifier: CC-57846-10001098
Scope and Contents

Charles Cameron writes about this collection of 36 pages and one cover page, "A collection of non--concrete poems on mainly religious topics, some on the beat & raunchy side, typed by me (cc) on dsh's typewriter and inscribed by him on title page "& copied in my presence dsh" - erotic, quixotic, off beat, beat, wild stuff." The poems iknclude adescription os dsh's typewriter, Jack Kerouac, and a poetry definition as 'misplaced sex.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

police / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-56860-10000225
Scope and Contents

The recto is orange colored and contains a copy of the seal of the house of lords. The verso is turquoise and contains a postmark from the House of Commons. Houedard writes "for Dave & the midyard." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Poor Old Tired Horse. No.12, 1961 - 1967

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Identifier: CC-50595-71668
Scope and Contents

Note that one of the three copies has price list of publications on a loose sheet. The optical illustrations throughout the pages of this issue are taken from paintings by Jeffrey Steele. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1961 - 1967

[por ne] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1963

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Identifier: CC-57869-10001121
Scope and Contents

These are dsh's notes on "paid sex literature" according to Charles Cameron or commercialized sex. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963