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'This paper is an investigation into the apparent fluctuating interest in and practice of visual poetry in Western culture through its history and form. The article will address in particular visual poetry (VP) in the 20th and early 21st centuries and the notion that the fluctuation coincides with the ‘crisis of sign’, reflecting a crisis of culture. While the crisis of sign may have been, and may continue to be, a fundamental driver of the 20th-century manifestation of VP, this article will argue that there are other possible factors contributing to its surges of interest, especially in the 20th century.' (Publication abstract)
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Author's note: It might be worth noting the recent evidence of resurgence of interest in VP in Australia, with the Born to Concrete exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art in 2011, and a recent issue (Volume 3, Issue 2) of the Australian Poetry Journal which is entirely devoted to the wide and various types of VP.
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http://www.axonjournal.com.au/issue-6/visual-poetry%E2%80%94crisis-and-neglect-20th-century-and-now
Visual Poetry - Crisis and Neglect in the 20th Century and Now
Axon : Creative Explorations
Axon : Creative Explorations
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