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Cobbing, Bob, 1920-2002

LC control no.n 83050561
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPR6053.O17
Personal name headingCobbing, Bob, 1920-2002
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See alsoCorporate body: Oral Complex (Poetry group)
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Birth date1920-07-30
Death date2002-09-29
Place of birthEnfield (London, England)
Field of activitySound poetry Visual poetry Concrete poetry Performance poetry
AffiliationBognor Regis Emergency Teacher Training College
Profession or occupationPoets Artists Authors
Found inHis Etcetera, 1970.
BGMI WWW site, May 14, 2007 (Bob Cobbing; 1920-2002)
Sackner, Marvin A. The art of typewriting, 2015: page 322-324 (Bob Cobbing (1920-2002) was a major cultural force in the United Kingdom in the post-war period as a writer, concrete and sound poet, performer, editor, publisher, printer, and "artpoe" typist.)
Wikipedia WWW site, March 15, 2016: (Bob Cobbing (30 July 1920 - 29 September 2002) was a British sound, visual, concrete and performance poet who was a central figure in the British Poetry Revival. Cobbing was born in Enfield and grew up within the Plymouth Brethren. He attended Enfield Grammar School and then trained as an accountant. He later went to Bognor Training College to become a teacher. During the Second World War, he was a conscientious objector.)
Burnett, Elizabeth-Jane. A social biography of contemporary innovative poetry communities, 2017: Page 112 (Oral Complex; poetry performance group comprised of Bob Cobbing and Clive Fencott)
Associated languageeng