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Barnesbook : four poems derived from sentences by Djuna Barnes

Title: Barnesbook : four poems derived from sentences by Djuna Barnes / Jackson Mac Low.
Author: Mac Low, Jackson.
Publication: Los Angeles : Sun & Moon Press, 1996.

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Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Text	Request in advance	PS3568.A228 B37 1996	Off-site

Additional Authors

Barnes, Djuna.

Description

53 pages, 11 unnumbered pages; 19 cm.

Summary

Long an admirer of the work of Djuna Barnes, noted poet Jackson Mac Low used five of her works as the source material to which he applied the method of "involving irregularly biased random digit triplets to lead...to a chance-determined number of sentences in these works and to mix them." He then entered each group of mixed sentences into the DIASTEXT program and edited the output.
The result is a wonderful nonintentional work that "whispers" Barnes's incredible words "something quick" into the ear. In this work the distinguished American poet - winner of the 1994 America Award for Poetry - continues to explore the dynamics and excitement of the American language and its meaning.

Series Statement

Sun & Moon classics ; 127

Uniform Title

Sun & Moon classics ; 127.

ISBN

1557132356 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

96035905

OCLC

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries