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200
Books
More than 200 books, chapbooks, and audio recordings,
including:
WHITE
SCREEN, NY, 1976;
FOUND
OBJECTS, NY, 1973;
MEAT
WATCH, Columbus, 1977;
NIPS
POEMS, Columbus, 1980;
PUKING
HORSE, Columbus, 1980;
TIME
RELEASE, Columbus, 1978;
JERKS,
Woodinville, 1980;
SOME
BLOOD [with C. Mehrl Bennett], Columbus, 1982;
BLENDER,
E. Lansing, 1983;
BURNING
DOG, Columbus, 1983;
ANTPATH,
Toronto, 1984;
NOSE
DEATH, Columbus, 1984;
NO
BOY, Denver, 1985;
13
SPITS, Minneapolis, 1986;
THE
SPITTER [cassette tape], Columbus, 1985;
AX
TONGUE [cassette tape with Byron Smith], Columbus,
1986;
THE
BLUR [cassette tape with Byron Smith], Columbus 1987;
THE
THE POEMS, Toronto, 1987;
CASCADE,
Columbus, 1987;
STONES
IN THE LAKE, Columbus & Madison, 1987;
TWITCH,
Teanek NJ, 1988;
SWELLING,
Pt. Charlotte FL 1988;
REGRESSION,
Columbus, 1988;
LICE
Hoffman Estates IL, 1989;
MILK,
Columbus, 1990;
SPAN,
Pt. Charlotte, 1990;
WAS
AH, Cleveland, 1991;
FENESTRATION,
Columbus 1991;
BLEACHED,
Racine, 1992;
WAVE
Columbus 1993;
NEUF
POEMES Lyon, France, 1992;
POD
KING/UTTERED THOUGHT CLIMATOLOGY
[cassette tape, with Tom Furgas, Dave Clark, Walter Drake],
Columbus, 1992;
BLIND
ON THE TEMPLE, Columbus, 1993;
DRY,
San Francisco, 1993;
BLANKSMANSHIP, Columbus, 1994;
PETRO
BREATH/EL NINGUNEO
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AUTOPHAGIA [cassette tape with Mike Hovancsek], Columbus 1993;
BONE-FLAG [cassette tape with Dick Metcalf], Taegu Korea, 1994;
JUST
FEET, Norman 1994;
SPINAL
SPEECH, Pt. Charlotte 1995;
FISH
MAN CONTROL ROOM, JACKSON MS, 1995.
JOHNEE’S
BOX, Columbus, 1991;
SLEEPING
THE LOAF
[cassette tape with Dick Metcalf], Columbus, 1995;
CORUSCATION
DRAIN
[cassette tape with Ficus strangulensis], Columbus, 1993;
INFUSED,
Columbus, 1994;
EDDY
Columbus, 1995;
PRIME
SWAY, A TRANSDUCTION OF PRIMERO SUENO
BY SOR JUANA INES DE LA CRUZ, Norman, 1996;
RIDGED,
POETA Charlottesville 1996;
MILKY
FLOOR: SHEILA E. MURPHY AND JOHN M. BENNETT READ COLLABORATIONS,
THEIR OWN AND EACH OTHER’S POEMS [cassette tape],
Columbus, 1996;
DOOR
DOOR, San Francisco, 1997;
CUL
LIT Elmwood, CT, 1997;
CLOWN
DOOR, Ben Lomond, CA, 1997;THE SEASONS, Peterborough,England 1997;
BENNETT-WIESE
LIVE AT ACME, Columbus 1997
[cassette tape with Jim Wiese];
Editor, LOOSE
WATCH:
A LOST AND FOUND TIMES ANTHOLOGY, London, 1998;
SENDERO
LUMINOSO IN CONTEXT, London, 1998;
KNOW
OTHER, Columbus 1998;
MAILER
LEAVES HAM, Berkeley, CA 1999;
rOlling
COMBers, Bedford, 2001;
CHAC
PROSTIBULARIO [with Ivan Arguelles] Columbus, 2001;
DECIMA
MUCHO [with Ivan Arguelles], Columbus, 2001;
YR
CREAM DIP [with Reed Altemus] Columbus, 2001;
GREATEST
HITS 1978-2000, Johnstown, OH, 2001;
PON
A TIME FLAME [with K.S.Ernst], Farmingdale, NJ, 2001;
CLUNK [with Scott Helmes], Columbus, 2001;
DITCH
CLOTH, Charlottesville, VA, 2001;
THE
CHAPTERS, 1980-2001 [with Robin Crozier], Columbus, 2002;
WOR
d [with Jim Leftwich], Columbus, 2002,
SOUND
MESS + OTHER POEMS, CD
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Magazines,
Journals, and Anthologies
Poetry,
word art graphics articles reviews and translations in hundreds of
magazines, journals, and anthologies, including:
INVISIBLE CITY, ASSEMBLING, VIS LIT
CRIT, WEST COAST POETRY REVIEW, BEYOUND BAROQUE, REVISTA HISPANICA MODERNA,
THE FAULT THE MINNESOTA REVIEW, CLOWN WAR, MARGINS, VAGABOND, INTERSTATE,
INTERMEDIA, QUOZ?, PORCH, LIGHTWORKS, WHITE WALLS, THE LATIN AMERICAN
LITERARY REVIEW, ZAHIR, SCREE, SECOND COMING, CONTACT, DOC(K)S, ARTIFACT,
BEEF, THE OXIDIZED LOOK, THE GAMUT, NRG, ABRAXAS, ANTENNA, BENZENE,
HIGH PERFORMANCE, ATTICUS REVIEW, THIS IS IMPORTANT, NICE, ARTIST’S
PULP, RAMPIKE, SUB ROSA, RED LINES, INDUSTRIAL SABOTAGE, BOGG, PIG IRON,
POETRY MOTEL, GYPSY, CRAWLSPACE, SCORE, ALPHABETS SUBLIME, GENERATOR,
BLADES, SMALL POND, IT STILL DOESN’T MATTER, HOT FLASHES, VELOCITY,
BLACK BEAR REVIEW, BOSTON LITERARY REVIEW, GIANTS PLAY WELL IN THE DRIZZLE,
BLUE LIGHT REVIEW, FINE MADNESS, MALLIFE, YAK, CENTRAL PARK, CALIBAN,
THE QUARTERLY (Vintage), SCRAP, ANDROGYNE, ALTERNATIVE FICTION AND POETRY,
CONTACT II, DIRIGIBLE, NOOSPAPERS, CATHAY, TIGHT, SHATTERED WIG, JUXTA,
BULLHEAD, EXPERIODDICIST, NEXUS, FOUND STREET, MINOTAUR, RIBOT, TAPROOT
REVIEWS, INDEFINTE SPACE, RAW NERVZ HAIKU, ANT ANT ANT ANT ANT, LYNX,
TRANSMOG, KIOSK, ARRAS, THE VISION PROJECT, 33 REVIEW, X-RAY, SMELT
MONEY SYNAESTHETIC, SITUATION, TEXTURE, DROP FORGE, XIB, REPARATION
DE POESIE, MEAT EPOCH, BALLPEEN, ATELIER, SPINNE, OPEN 24 HOURS, TERAZ
MOWIE, CAMELLIA, UNDERPASS, FUEL, LETTERBOX, LOWER LIMIT SPEECH, ALABAMA
DOGSHOE MOUSTACHE, LOGODAEDALUS, GESTALTEN, THE TYPEWRITER, NEOLOGISMS,
WORLD LETTER, POTEPOETZINE, KOBISENA, KEY SATCH(EL), ABRAXAS, ANGLE,
KOJA, ESSEX, PACIFIC COAST JOURNAL, FELL SWOOP, PROSODIA
EDITOR,
LOST AND FOUND TIMES,
journal of experimental and avant-garde writing and
art since 1974
PUBLISHER
AND EDITOR LUNA BISONTE PRODS,
producer of artists’ books, poetry, chapbooks,
broadsides,
cassette tapes, CDs, and other art and poetry products since 1974
Films
E Z SLEEP, with John McClintock, 1978
TIME’S T-BONE, with John McClintock, 1979.
(Awards at San Francisco Poetry Film Festival
and Ann Arbor Film Festival)
MAIL ART ROMANCE, with John McClintock
1982 BE BLANK, videotape with
John McClintock
1988 SEEDS OF GLASS, videotape with Byron Smith, 1993
Grants
1998
Recipient of $10,000 Individual Artist Fellowship for poetry,
Ohio Arts Council.
Since 1979, received grants almost annually for publication support,
film projects, audio projects and/or artist fellowships
from the Ohio Arts Council.
Associate Fellowship at The Atlantic Center for the Arts,
New Smyrna Beach, FL, May-June 2002 under Writer in Residence,
Richard Kostelanetz, NYC, NY.
Major
Exhibitions
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Hopkins Gallery, Columbus, 1974;
one-man show & reading
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Hopkins Gallery, Columbus, 1975;
one-man show
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Hopkins Gallery, Columbus 1975;
participation in CONTAINMENT show
• Ohio State University Galleries Columbus, 1979;
participation and reading in COLUMBUS FOCUS,
show of 8 artists curated by Peter Frank
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Ten Windows on 8th Ave. NYC 1980;
one-man show
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Contemporary Media Study Center, Dayton 1980;
one-man show
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1708 E. Main Gallery, Richmond, VA, 1981;
participation in show of 13 artists
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Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, 1981;
participation in large 3-person show
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Artreach Gallery, Columbus, 1981;
participation & reading in 2-person show
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C.A.G.E. Gallery Cincinnati 1981;
participation & reading in 2-person show
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UCC Gallery, Columbus 1985;
participation and reading in 3-person show
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C.A.G.E. Gallery, Cincinnati, 1987;
participation & performance in 3-person show
•
Joyce Porcelli Gallery, Cleveland, and at Windows on White, NYC, 1987;
participation & reading in SIX OHIO ARTISTS PRESENT VISUAL LITERATURE
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Ft. Hayes Visual Arts Gallery, Columbus 1988;
curated group show & a performance
• School of Fine Arts Willoughby OH, 1990;
participation in 5-person curated show
WRITING VISION VISUAL WRITING
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Cultural Art League Columbus, 1989;
participation in 6-person curated show,
THE WORDS OF ART
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The Art Gallery, Dayton, OH, 1991;
participation in 3-person curated show
•
Art in General New York City, 1992;
audio installation
•
Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH. 1993;
several collaborations with Mary Albrecht in
CHAIN REACTION, exhibition of photographs by Albrecht
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Columbus Art League, Columbus, OH, 1993;
several pieces in curated show
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Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, OH, 1993;
several pieces in curated show, SIGHT AND INSIGHT
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Musee de la Poste, Paris, France, 1995;
several pieces in curated show, TAMPONS D’ARTISTES
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City Art Museum, Kaliningrad, Russia, 1995;
numerous pieces in invitational show WORD THEATRE
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Provincial Centrum voor Beeldende Kunsten, Hasselt, Belgium 1999;
show of visual poetry & publications
•
Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2002,
several works in curated show, 02TXT;
A CELEBRATION OF THE WRITTEN WORD.
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Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Miami, FL, 2003,
several works in curated show, WORDSEEN:
WORDWORKS BY 13 VISUAL POETS AND ARTISTS.
• Minnesota Center for Book Arts,
Minneapolis, MN, 2003,
several works in curated show, WRITING TO BE SEEN:
BOOK AND RELATED ARTS BY VISUAL POETS
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Readings and performances in many galleries, bookstores, universities,
etc. in the USA and Canada
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Participation in hundreds of group shows, invitational, juried, and
unjuried, worldwide
Collections
•
The Special Collections Dept., Washington University Library, St. Louis;
manuscripts, publications, artwork and other materials in their collection
of Modern Authors
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The Poetry/Rare Books Collection, State University of New York, Buffalo;
manuscripts, publications, artwork and other materials in their permanent
collection
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Avant Writing Collection, The Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus;
manuscripts, publications, artwork and other materials in their permanent
collection
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Exhibitions
Curated
AN AMERICAN AVANT GARDE: FIRST
WAVE,
The Ohio State University Libraries, 2001
AN AMERICAN
AVANT GARDE: SECOND WAVE,
The Ohio State University Libraries, 2002
(Click to download and view catalog as
a PDF file.)
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Personal:
Born 1942 in Chicago, IL Foreign travel and study:
Japan, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Ecuador
Married to C. Mehrl Bennett with three sons, William, Benjamin, and
John Also
Education:
BA Cum Laude, Washington Univ. St. Louis 1964,
Spanish and English MA, Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1966
Spanish Certificate of Competence in Latin American Studies,
Washington Univ., St. Louis 1966
PhD, Univ. of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 1970,
Latin American Literature
CPT (Certified Poetry Therapist),
National Association for Poetry Therapy, 1985
Major Employment:
Ohio State University, Assistant Professor of Spanish 1969-1976
Ohio State University Libraries, Latin American Bibliographic Assistant
and Special Collections Editor 1976 -1998 Ohio State University Libraries,
Curator, Avant Writing Collection, 1998 - (present)
Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital,
Volunteer Poetry Therapist (once a week), 1979 -1986
Autobiography:
in CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS
AUTOBIOGRAPHY SERIES,
Vol. 25 Detroit: Gale Research, 1997
Contact:
LUNA BISONTE PRODS,
137 Leland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43214
Home: (614) 846-4126
Work: (614) 292-3029
E-mail: bennett.23@osu.edu
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