Eclipse: Concrete Poems (Calder Publications): Alan Riddell - Softcover

Alan Riddell

 
9780714549149: Eclipse: Concrete Poems (Calder Publications): Alan Riddell
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0714549142 ISBN 13: 9780714549149
Publisher: Calder Publications Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

In this volume of typographical poems, or 'concrete poems', Alan Riddell weaves words and the very letters they're made of into shapes and patterns that heighten or, in some cases, completely undermine the professed message of the poems. When Eclipse was first published in 1972, concrete poetry was still a relatively new art form, and this book was the first substantial one-man collection to be published in Britain. Now, almost fifty years since its inception, this volume provides a unique perspective on the cutting-edge technique.

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About the Author

Alan Riddell (1927-77) was an Australian-born Scottish poet, artist and journalist who is mainly known for his concrete poems, as well as the Scottish poetry magazine he founded, Lines. His best-known books - anthologies of works he produced - are Eclipse and Typewriter Art.

From the Back Cover

In this volume of typographical poems, or 'concrete poems', Alan Riddell weaves words and the very letters they're made of into shapes and patterns that heighten or, in some cases, completely undermine the professed message of the poems. When Eclipse was first published in 1972, concrete poetry was still a relatively new art form, and this book was the first substantial one-man collection to be published in Britain. Now, almost fifty years since its inception, this volume provides a unique perspective on the cutting-edge technique.

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Publisher
Calder Publications Ltd
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0714549142
ISBN 13 
9780714549149
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
200