Guide to the James Sanders Collection of Experimental and Visual Poetry, circa 2009 SPEC.RARE.0283 Finding aid prepared by Beth Crowner Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2019 May

Split from SPEC.RARE.CMS.0342

 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-07-15T10:49-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard James Sanders Collection of Experimental and Visual Poetry SPEC.RARE.0283 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.2 Cubic feet circa 2009 As of 2015, James Sanders was a visual poet and member of the Atlanta Poets Group. The Group ran a magazine named Spaltung as late as 2009. Sanders has frequently read his poetry, producing vocal performance recordings that were sometimes accompanied by music. The James Sanders Collection of Experimental and Visual Poetry collection contains visual poetry, including a compact disc stamped with the words "Spalzw tungei," and a black and white visual poetry booklet. It also contains an envelope stamped with the words "Spaltung" and an experimental poetry item that is a decorated cigarette box with the words "more," and "wait" printed on it. The collection is dated circa 2009. (1) 2.5" letter document box English, German Sanders, James, 1972- Arrangement of Materials

The collection is arranged alphabetically by format description or given title.

 Acquisitions Information

Donated by: James Sanders, 2010 February

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], James Sanders Collection of Experimental and Visual Poetry, SPEC.RARE.[add call#], Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains a compact disc.

 Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only. Computer media may need a use copy produced before access is allowed.

 Use of Materials

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 Processing Information

Processed by: Beth Crowner, 2019 March; Finding aid written by: Beth Crowner, 2019 March

 Biographical Note

As of 2015, James Sanders was a visual poet and member of the Atlanta Poets Group. Founded in 1997, the Group ran a magazine named Spaltung as late as 2009. Sanders has frequently read his poetry, producing vocal performance recordings that were sometimes accompanied by music. Modern visual poetry can range from more conventionally presented poetry to poems that are very interpretive and dependent on the context that they are displayed in, often relying on visual or auditory accompaniment, while experimental poetry can encompass physical objects and other nonconventional forms.

 Scope and Contents

The James Sanders Collection of Experimental and Visual Poetry contains visual poetry, including a compact disc stamped with the words "Spalzw tungei," and a black and white visual poetry booklet. It also contains an envelope stamped with the words "Spaltung," meaning "splitting" in German. The collection also contains an experimental poetry item that is a decorated cigarette box with the words "more," and "wait" printed on it. The collection is dated circa 2009.

 Experimental poetry--21st century Poets--21st century Spaltung Visual poetry Visual poetry--21st century Cigarette box 1 1 circa 2009 Scope and Contents

Box is painted, has the words "more" and "wait" printed on it, tied with plastic string.

 "Spaltung" envelope 1 1 circa 2009 German Scope and Contents

"Spaltung" (English translation is "splitting") is stamped in red on the top left corner, words appear to be splitting apart.

 Spalzw tungei 1 2 circa 2009 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Compact disc

 Visual poetry leaflet 1 3 circa 2009 Scope and Contents

8 pages; "Repugno" written very small on the first page.