Herman Damen, extensive collection of text works and essays

by the Dutch experimental poet and sonic artist, mostly in Dutch. (1) Contents sheet for his publication AH, Nos. 1/2, 3/4, 5, 6 and 8. (2) Stencilled typed texts, often paper clipped together, titles read amongst others: Kinetische Kunst Manifesto, Plastische Kunst, Organan-radiophonic piece, Reveil du Chaos score, Towards a new Dimensional Pou-itry (with ill. poster), Verbofonie + Fonografie, Aantekeningen bij verbo fonische powezie. (3) Added is a printed envelope titled Six-Clus, containing 5 sheets with rubberstamped and printed visual poems, in mint state. (total ca. 80 sheets)

Damen published ten issues of AH tijdschrift voor verbaal- plasticisme/ Review for verbal-plasticism between 1966 and 1972. The magazine appeared irregularly in various formats and was filled with analytical texts and explorations of visual poetry by Damen himself as well as contributions by a broad range of international visual/concrete poetry artists such as Paul de Vree, Timm Ulrichs, Herman de Vries, Sarenco, Jirí Valoch, Jean-François Bory. Damen (also operating as Deman) wanted to apply spatial and kinetic aspects to poetry (such as movement of 3 dimensional letters). His manifests of Verbal Plasticism stress the playful connections of language with space, sound (verbo-phonic poetry), smell, taste (edible poems) and touch.