Joan Brossa

Poema objecte, 1969

Object Poem, 1969

Object, 1 x 8 x 8 cm

ROLY-POLY
(1963)

PRELUDE

These verses, like
a score, are nothing but
a series of signs to be
deciphered. The reader of the poem
is the performer.

But,
today, I leave
my spirit in
its natural state. I don’t
want it altered by thoughts
or ideas.

Brossa, Joan: El saltamartí. Barcelona: Llibres de Sinera (col. Ocnos), 1963

Original title:: Poema objecte
Registration number:: 4757
Artist:: Brossa, Joan
Date created:: 1969
Date acquired:: 2011
Fonds:: MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium
Object type:: Object
Media:: Printed paper and plastic
Dimensions:: 1 x 8 x 8 cm (height x width x depth)
Credits:: MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium. Joan Brossa Fund. Long-term loan of Fundació Joan Brossa
It has accessibility resources:: No

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Poema objecte, 1969

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