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Visual Poetry by Bob Cobbing Click on any thumbnail to enlarge the poem. | |
 "A lot of these visual things that I do which may look completely abstract are not so completely abstract as you think they are; quite often they are realism slightly manipulated or more than slightly." --Bob Cobbing |
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Bob Cobbing
is one of the great sound and visual poets, still producing after over half a century of innovative work.
Cobbing founded Writers Forum in the 50s and this is its 750th publication; yet Writers Forum retains its independence, aesthetic and financial, in totality. It remains one of the main outlets for "experimental writing", putting out a torrent of cheap but sensitively-designed publications. Bob Cobbing is an inveterate collaborator. He has worked with a huge range of poets, musicians and artists especially in performances. His Collected Poems which have been appearing, volume by volume, since 1977 include: A PEAL IN AIR, SOCKLESS IN SANDALS, PROCESSUAL, POEMS BY RWC FOR RWC and GIBBERING HIS WARES There are also two volumes of selected work: BILL JUBOBE and BOB JUBILE Cobbing has single-handedly and single-mindedly changed the way we view poetry, opening up the possibilities available to poets. In addition to making his own poetry, and to publishing the work of others, Cobbing has also been active in the promotion of poetry through a variety of organisations and associations, official and ad hoc. His Writers Forum Workshop continues to meet every few weeks over 40 years after its first meeting. 
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