Guide to the David Seaman Concrete Poetry and Lettrism Publications, 1968-2015 SPEC.RARE.0257 Finding aid prepared by Nicole Miller Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2019 January This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-02-19T14:36-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard David Seaman Concrete Poetry and Lettrism Publications SPEC.RARE.0257 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.6 Cubic feet 1968-2015 The David Seaman Concrete Poetry and Lettrism Publications collection includes Concrete and Lettrist publications by Seaman along with an exhibition pamphlet. As of 2018, David Seaman is a Letterist and Concrete poet who has participated in Lettrist shows since 1982. He is a scholar of avant-garde poetry and has published numerous books and articles on Lettrism. He is a faculty member in the College of Arts and Humanities in the Department of Foreign Languages at Georgia Southern University. (1) flat box, (1) card box, (1) 2.5" letter box English Seaman, David W. Arrangement of Materials

This collection is arranged chronologically by publication date.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. RARE.2019.0017: David Seaman, 2019 January

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], David Seaman Concrete Poetry and Lettrism Publications, SPEC.RARE.0257, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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 Biographical Note

As of 2018, David Seaman is a Letterist and Concrete poet who has participated in Lettrist shows since 1982. He is a scholar of avant-garde poetry and has published numerous books and articles on Lettrism. Seaman has degrees from the College of Wooster and Stanford University. He is a faculty member in the College of Arts and Humanities in the Department of Foreign Languages at Georgia Southern University.

 Scope and Contents

The David Seaman Concrete Poetry and Lettrism Publications collection includes Concrete and Lettrist publications by Seaman. It also includes an exhibition pamphlet from the exhibition From Letters to Lettrisme: The ancient Origins of an Avant-garde Movement".

 Seaman, David W. American poetry--20th century American poetry--21st century Avant-garde Concrete poetry Lettrism--20th century Lettrism--21st century Poets, American--20th century Poets, American--21st century Publications (documents) "America Can: A Concrete Poem" 1 1 1968 "Pollution: A Concrete Poem" No. 5 1 2 1968 "Some Permutations of Pollution: a Concrete Poem" design sheet 3 1 1968 "From Letters to Lettrisme: The ancient Origins of an Avant-garde Movement" exhibition pamphlet 3 2 2000 February- April "Georgics: Tobacco" No. 17 portfolio 2 1 2002 "Georgics: Cotton" No. 24 portfolio 2 2 2002 "Pomegrenades" book 3 3 2015