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                <titleproper>Guide to the Andrew Topel Visual Poetry Publications, 2015-2016
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                <author>Finding aid prepared by David Mezick</author>
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                <publisher>Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections</publisher>
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                    <addressline>1858 Neil Avenue</addressline>
                    <addressline>Columbus, OH, 43210</addressline>
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                <date>2025 September</date>
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                <date>2025-09-29T15:23-0400</date>
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            <abstract id="ref3" label="Abstract">Andrew Topel is a visual poet and the publisher of avantacular press, which specializes in visual poetry. The Andrew Topel Visual Poetry Publications contain publications of visual poetry and concrete poetry created by Topel and published by Topel through avantacular press. The publications are dated from 2015-2016.</abstract>
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                <persname rules="rda" source="naf">Topel, Andrew</persname>
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            <head>Arrangement of Materials</head>
            <p>The Andrew Topel Visual Poetry Publications are arranged chronologically.</p>
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            <head>Acquisitions Information</head>
            <p>Accession No. RARE.2025.0164: Purchased, 2016 September</p>
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            <head>Preferred Citation</head>
            <p>[identification of item], Andrew Topel Visual Poetry Publications, SPEC.RARE.MMS.0417, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University</p>
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            <head>Access to Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.</p>
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            <head>Use of Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.</p>
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            <p>Processed by: David Mezick, 2025 September; Finding aid written by: David Mezick, 2025 September</p>
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            <head>Biographical Note</head>
            <p>Andrew Topel is a visual poet and the publisher of avantacular press, which specializes in visual poetry. As of 2025, he lives in Quincy, Illinois. He previously lived in Florida.</p>
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            <head>Scope and Contents</head>
            <p>The Andrew Topel Visual Poetry Publications contain publications of visual poetry and concrete poetry created by Andrew Topel and published by Topel through avantacular press. The publications are dated from 2015-2016.</p>
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            <subject source="lcsh">Concrete poetry, American--Florida--21st century</subject>
            <subject source="lcsh">Poets, American--Florida--21st century</subject>
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            <subject source="lcsh">Small presses--Florida--21st century</subject>
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                        <emph render="italic">An Anatomy</emph></unittitle>
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                        <emph render="italic">Avantacular: explorations in languagescapes</emph></unittitle>
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