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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 6414 Collections and/or Records:

Canal Stripe Series 3 / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-11258-11473
Scope and Contents

A single word on facing pages in different size typeface signifies distances for the object on viewing them as a landscape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Cancer In My Left Ball: Poems 1970-1972, 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-36319-38109
Scope and Contents

Cover was designed by Les Levine. The poems deal with the Vietnam war, homoeroticism, heteroeroticism, and Buddhist religion. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Cancer In My Left Ball: Poems 1970-1972 / Giorno, John ; Levine L., 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-36320-38110
Scope and Contents

The cover photographs were taken by Les Levine. The poems deal with the Vietnam war, homoeroticism, heteroeroticism, and Buddhist religion. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Cancion Amereida / Wright, Edward., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-48367-69393
Scope and Contents

This scroll consists of single lower case letters of three to five letters in each word. The first three are ama (landlady), eme (m), and noe (Noah). Several other words in the vertical text are made up. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Cantilena Diabolica / Varela, Dailor; Silva F; Cirne M., 1993

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Identifier: CC-00901-925
Scope and Contents

Falves Silva was the editor. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Capital Ship / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Michael., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-12378-12604
Scope and Contents

The word "Capital" at the top of this print is set in large capital bold letters and the word "Ship" in smaller normal typeface. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Carbontetrachloride (Vol.1) / Maki, William., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-37921-39801
Scope and Contents

The typewriter poems in this book are printed on blue colored stock. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Carbontetrachloride (Vol.1) / Maki, William., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-37922-39802
Scope and Contents

The typewriter poems in this book are printed on blue colored stock. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

[Card to Bob (Cobbing)] / Furnival, John., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-13201-13502
Scope and Contents

Furnival requests additional information about the proposed Stedlijk Museum exhibition, the dates and the financial arrangements. The recto of the card is Openings Press Card Series No.6: Furnival: Bestiary. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

[Card to Emmett Williams] / Merton, Thomas; Williams E., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-30788-32234
Scope and Contents

This card of December 10, 1968, eight days before Merton's death, was typed by Patrick Hart, secretary to Thomas Merton. He gives permission to Williams to use poems in a forthcoming anthology that was never published. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[Card to George (Dowden)] / Furnival, John., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-13202-13503
Scope and Contents

Message is written on verso of Openings Press Card Series No. 6 (Bestiary). Furnival invites Dowden to give a reading at Corsham Court and sends him six Plakat cards. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

[card to John Sharkey: in glascow now] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; McCarthy C., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-56731-10000109
Scope and Contents

This card elates to Houedard's schedule after visit to Glasgow - "edinbrgh thursd - leeds frid (organized by cavan mccarthy bristol: you must know eachother)." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[card to John Sharkey: thanks letter] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Mayer H; Verey C., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-56729-10000107
Scope and Contents

This card that is letter is addressed to John Sharkey deals with a request by Hansjorg Mayer for his contributions to his concrete poetry portfolio. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966