Haptic asemic Trashpo object poem from Richard Can-ard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

[De Villo Sloan]

Mail-art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

May 16, 2012 - Erni Baer (Hamburg, Germany) is a master of crushed can, anti-art. Veteran mail-artist Richard Canard has also made some noted contributions to the genre.  I am thrilled and honoured indeed to have received one of Richard's object poems. This, fashioned from a Red Bull energy drink can, also makes use of the words and letters on the can.

Many know the story of the haptic-asemic poem Richard sent Geof Huth in 2010, and which Geof posted and discussed on his much-admired vispo blog.  This was all part of a fascinating discussion about what is and isn’t poetry. As we recall, the “poem” in Geof’s possession is a beer can that had been run over by a truck. The tread marks made asemic patterns. 

As ever, thank you Richard Canard for this FAB mail-art!