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Concrete poetry

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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 6407 Collections and/or Records:

Kykafrikaans: Page 90 / Boshoff, Willem Hendrik., 1980

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Identifier: CC-57532-10000815
Scope and Contents This is a page from the manuscript for the only typewritten, concrete poetry book published in South Africa. Boshoff achieved optical effects by weighting the density of typewritten letters in different portions of the poem through overtyping and creating diagonals by placement of the same letter in that direction. Includes an optical effects poem in a circular shape achieved by formating typewritten fragments in the manner of Houedard. Missing page 87. This work was purchased from Tony Zwicker after the Sackners met Boshoff in 1996 in Zwicker's Grammercy Park loft. It was exhibited at Miami Art Museum during the Global Conceptualism show. Boshoff in "word forms and language shapes 1975 - 2007" writes the following: The first edition of this work is an anthology of concrete poetry published by Uitgewery Pannevis, which was founded by Markus de Jong. During its short existence it focused on printing alternative Afrikaans literature. The book comprises black and white reproductions...
Dates: 1980

L O V E [Permutations] / Depew, Wally., 1973

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Identifier: CC-53136-74288
Scope and Contents

This work includes permutations of the word 'LOVE' in a 2 x 2 square & 2 x 2 diamond shaped grids along with grids with missing letters or totally blank spaces. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

La Danse Des Oh!, 1992

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Identifier: CC-20073-20467
Scope and Contents

The Letter "O" has been typed as an overlay to create Moire effects. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

La Escritura en Libertad Antologia de Poesia Experimental 2nd Edition / Millan, Fernando ; Garcia-Sanchez, Jesus ; Aberasturi JC ; Accame V ; Amato O ; Arias-Misson A ; Azeredo R ; Belloli C ; Bense M ; Bentivoglio M ; Bergsson G ; Bertini G ; Beuys J ; Blaine J ; Boltanski C ; Bory JF ; Boso F ; Bremer C ; Brossa J ; Cabrera-Infante G ; Caceres JA ; Cage J ; Campal JL ; DeCampos A ; DeCampos H ; Caruso L ; Carrega U ; DellaCasa G ; Castillejo JL ; Celaya G ; Chopin H ; Cirlot JE ; Cirne M ; Claus CF ; Clavin H ; Cobbing B ; Corazon A ; Daligand D ; Damen H ; Deisler G ; Dencker KP ; Dohl R ; Ehrenberg F ; Fahlstrom O ; Ferlinghetti L ; Finch P ; Fernbach-Flarscheim C ; Finlay IH ; Furnival J ; Gappmayr H ; Garcia-Sanchez J ; Garnier I ; Garnier P ; Garzon-Cespedes F ; Gerz J ; Gibbs M ; Ginsberg A ; Golkowski W ; Gomringer E ; Groh K ; Grunewald JL ; Heidsieck B ; Heissenbuttel H ; Hidalgo J ; Higgins D ; Hodell A ; Houedard DS ; Iglesias del Marquet J ; Indiana R ; Isou I ; Jacoby R ; Jandl E ; Johnson BE ; Joseph R ; Kaprow A ; Kitasono K ; Kolar J ; Kostelanetz R ; Kriwet F ; Kosuth J ; Ladik K ; Lappalainen K ; Lemaitre M ; Lora-Totino A ; McCarthy C ; Marcheschi L ; Marchetti W ; Marcucci L ; Marcus A ; Mayrocker F ; Melo E Castro EM ; Miccini E ; Miles C ; Millan F ; Moineau JC ; Mon F ; Morgan E ; Mustill N ; Nannucci M ; Niccolai G ; Niikuni S ; Novak L ; Oberto A ; Oberto M ; Ori L ; Padin C ; Partum E ; Pazarkaya Y ; Perfetti M ; Phillips MJ ; Pignatari D ; Pignotti L ; Porter B ; Riddell A ; Roche M ; Roussel A ; Ruhm G ; Russo V ; DeSa A ; Sarduy S ; Sarenco ; Schauffelen KB ; Sharkey JJ ; Shohachiro T ; Solt ME ; Spatola A ; Spatola M ; Stembera P ; Todorovic M ; Toshihiko S ; Ullan JM ; Ulrichs T ; Urban J ; Vaccari F ; Valoch J ; Vandrepote P ; Ben ; Verey C ; Vigo EA ; Viladot G ; Vostell W ; DeVree P ; DeVries H ; Williams E ; Zagoricnik F ; Ferro L ; Paz O ; Celaya G., 2005

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Identifier: CC-47590-68599
Scope and Contents

This is a very extensive anthology of mainly works by concrete poets, some well known, others not. The accompanying images were captured from the book to provide examples from lesser known concrete poets. A photographic reproduction of Mon's [Untitled] decollage is depicted on page 201, held by the Sackner Archive. Purportedly a second edition of this book, it is actually a second printing of the first edition that is held by the Sackner Archive; it differs in the cover design. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

La Escritura en Libertad Antologia de Poesia Experimental / Millan, Fernando ; Garcia-Sanchez, Jesus ; Aberasturi JC ; Accame V ; Amato O ; Arias-Misson A ; Azeredo R ; Belloli C ; Bense M ; Bentivoglio M ; Bergsson G ; Bertini G ; Beuys J ; Blaine J ; Boltanski C ; Bory JF ; Boso F ; Bremer C ; Brossa J ; Cabrera-Infante G ; Caceres JA ; Cage J ; Campal JL ; DeCampos A ; DeCampos H ; Caruso L ; Carrega U ; DellaCasa G ; Castillejo JL ; Celaya G ; Chopin H ; Cirlot JE ; Cirne M ; Claus CF ; Clavin H ; Cobbing B ; Corazon A ; Daligand D ; Damen H ; Deisler G ; Dencker KP ; Dohl R ; Ehrenberg F ; Fahlstrom O ; Ferlinghetti L ; Finch P ; Fernbach-Flarscheim C ; Finlay IH ; Furnival J ; Gappmayr H ; Garcia-Sanchez J ; Garnier I ; Garnier P ; Garzon-Cespedes F ; Gerz J ; Gibbs M ; Ginsberg A ; Golkowski W ; Gomringer E ; Groh K ; Grunewald JL ; Heidsieck B ; Heissenbuttel H ; Hidalgo J ; Higgins D ; Hodell A ; Houedard DS ; Iglesias del Marquet J ; Indiana R ; Isou I ; Jacoby R ; Jandl E ; Johnson BE ; Joseph R ; Kaprow A ; Kitasono K ; Kolar J ; Kostelanetz R ; Kriwet F ; Kosuth J ; Ladik K ; Lappalainen K ; Lemaitre M ; Lora-Totino A ; McCarthy C ; Marcheschi L ; Marchetti W ; Marcucci L ; Marcus A ; Mayrocker F ; Melo E Castro EM ; Miccini E ; Miles C ; Millan F ; Moineau JC ; Mon F ; Morgan E ; Mustill N ; Nannucci M ; Niccolai G ; Niikuni S ; Novak L ; Oberto A ; Oberto M ; Ori L ; Padin C ; Partum E ; Pazarkaya Y ; Perfetti M ; Phillips MJ ; Pignatari D ; Pignotti L ; Porter B ; Riddell A ; Roche M ; Roussel A ; Ruhm G ; Russo V ; DeSa A ; Sarduy S ; Sarenco ; Schauffelen KB ; Sharkey JJ ; Shohachiro T ; Solt ME ; Spatola A ; Spatola M ; Stembera P ; Todorovic M ; Toshihiko S ; Ullan JM ; Ulrichs T ; Urban J ; Vaccari F ; Valoch J ; Vandrepote P ; Ben ; Verey C ; Vigo EA ; Viladot G ; Vostell W ; DeVree P ; DeVries H ; Williams E ; Zagoricnik F ; Ferro L ; Paz O ; Celaya G., 1975

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Identifier: CC-38197-40093
Scope and Contents

This is an extensive anthology of mainly works by concrete poets, some well known, others not. The accompanying images were captured from the book to provide examples from lesser known concrete poets. A photographic reproduction of Mon's [Untitled] decollage is depicted on page 201; the original Mon decollage is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

La Lettre et l'Image 2nd Ed. / Massin ; Albert-Birot P ; Apollinaire G ; Aragon L ; Arp J ; Artaud A ; Ball H ; Baudelaire C ; Beckett S ; Belloli C ; Bory JF ; Bowler B ; Brau JL ; Breton A ; Bryen C ; Burroughs WS ; Butor M ; Carmi E ; Carra C ; Carroll L ; Cendrars B ; Chopin H ; Claus CF ; Delaunay S ; Desnos R ; Dienst KP ; Dotremont C ; Duchamp M ; Dufrene F ; Ernst M ; Fludd R ; Garnier I ; Garnier P ; Gomringer E ; Grosz G ; Gysin B ; Hains R ; Hausmann R ; Heartfeld J ; Herbert G ; Herrick R ; Hoffmeister A ; Houedard DS ; Hrabanus Maurus ; Huelsenbeck R ; Iliazd ; Ionesco E ; Isou I ; Janco M ; Jarry A ; Joyce J ; Kriwet F ; Leger F ; Lemaitre M ; Mallarme S ; Ray M ; Marinetti FT ; Mayer H ; Michaux H ; Mon F ; Morgenstern C ; Picabia F ; Roth D ; Ruhm G ; Russolo L ; Schwitters K ; Soffici A ; Spacagna J ; Steinberg S ; Queneau R., 1973

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Identifier: CC-38115-40007
Scope and Contents This book is subtitled "La Figuration dans l'alphabet latin du huitieme siecle a nos jours." Raymond Queneau contributed a preface. This is a new and augmented edition with the dust jacket cover by Andre Francois. The anthology, with text by Massin, is divided into three main sections. The first section is a discussion of the letter itself, the letter as symbol and the history of letters. The next section contains figurative verse and calligrams, shaped poetry and prose throughout history. The final section of the book examines the use of letters in fine art and how the letter form has grown in importance throughout the history of art. The diverse illustrations are international in scope and range from early Christian prayer books and Gothic alphabets to contemporary works.On the title page, the caption that this is a new and expanded edition appears; the first edition was published in 1970. The dust jackets differ between the two second editions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or...
Dates: 1973

La Lettre et l'Image 2nd Ed. / Massin ; Albert-Birot P ; Apollinaire G ; Aragon L ; Arp J ; Artaud A ; Ball H ; Baudelaire C ; Beckett S ; Belloli C ; Bory JF ; Bowler B ; Brau JL ; Breton A ; Bryen C ; Burroughs WS ; Butor M ; Carmi E ; Carra C ; Carroll L ; Cendrars B ; Chopin H ; Claus CF ; Delaunay S ; Desnos R ; Dienst KP ; Dotremont C ; Duchamp M ; Dufrene F ; Ernst M ; Fludd R ; Garnier I ; Garnier P ; Gomringer E ; Grosz G ; Gysin B ; Hains R ; Hausmann R ; Heartfeld J ; Herbert G ; Herrick R ; Hoffmeister A ; Houedard DS ; Hrabanus Maurus ; Huelsenbeck R ; Iliazd ; Ionesco E ; Isou I ; Janco M ; Jarry A ; Joyce J ; Kriwet F ; Leger F ; Lemaitre M ; Mallarme S ; Ray M ; Marinetti FT ; Mayer H ; Michaux H ; Mon F ; Morgenstern C ; Picabia F ; Roth D ; Ruhm G ; Russolo L ; Schwitters K ; Soffici A ; Spacagna J ; Steinberg S ; Queneau R., 1973

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Identifier: CC-38117-40009
Scope and Contents This book is subtitled "La Figuration dans l'alphabet latin du huitieme siecle a nos jours." Raymond Queneau contributed a preface. The dust jacket has an illustration by Folon. The antholgy, with text by Massin, is divided into three main sections. The first section is a discussion of the letter itself, the letter as symbol and the history of letters. The next section contains figurative verse and calligrams, shaped poetry and prose throughout history. The final section of the book examines the use of letters in fine art and how the letter form has grown in importance throughout the history of art. The diverse illustrations are international in scope and range from early Christian prayer books and Gothic alphabets to contemporary works.The dust jacket of this copy is frayed at the top. The caption on the other copy of this book does not indicate that this is a second edition; however, the first edition was published in 1970 not 1973 as in this edition. he dust jackets differ...
Dates: 1973