Helmes, Scott, 1945-

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Birth 1945-10-27
Americans,

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Scott Helmes (Fort Snelling, Minnesota, Oct. 27, 1945), is a widely recognized visual poet, who, since the early 1970's has published his work in the U.S. and internationally in small press and other journals and anthologies, in artists' books and fine press books, as broadsides and posters, and in some two dozen books and chapbooks. He has also exhibited his work in galleries around the world, and read and performed his poetry and visual poetry. Since 2001 those performances have often been with the sound poetry performance ensemble The Be Blank Consort, of which he is a founding member. He is regarded as a major figure in the field of visual poetry and has been an important promoter of that genre.

From the description of Scott Helmes collection. 1972-1999. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 156909066

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Subjects:

  • American poetry
  • Literature, Experimental
  • Experimental poetry
  • Mail art
  • Visual poetry

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