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Definition of Asemic Writing - Adapted from Wikipedia 13 Replies

Adapted from Wikipedia Asemic writing is a wordless open semantic form of writing. The word asemic means “having no specific semantic content.” With the nonspecificity of asemic writing there comes a vacuum of meaning which is left for the reader to…Continue

Started by De Villo Sloan. Last reply by Chris Wells Jun 12.

In your words 4 Replies

What is ascemic writing?What is visual poetry?I have a pen pal who is interested in learning about them after telling her that I read Judith women making visual poetry and it was my favorite art book of 2021.Your responses will be printed and mailed…Continue

Tags: writing, ascemic, poetry, Visual

Started by JAC MAIL. Last reply by Oberdada Jr. Aug 4, 2025.

Personal shorthand jazz writings with words. 5 Replies

Can ideas like this be included in the asemic type of development?Jazzy script in a kind of shorthand notation?Continue

Started by Bill Newbold. Last reply by Gerald Jatzek Feb 7, 2022.

Spontaneous Asemics 18 Replies

I am curious how members view the phenomenon of spontaneous asemics and if they ever experience something like I did this afternoon. I was tidying my workspace and while lifting a pile of paper I detected marks of ink that got stuck to the plastic…Continue

Started by Carien van Hest. Last reply by JCW Maine May 8, 2021.

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The Martha Stuart School of Asemic Wallpaper - Start Your Career Today! - Special Discount for Prisoners 164 Replies

The Martha Stuart School of Asemic WallpaperFounder:Martha StuartAdministration:Katerina Nikoltsou, Dean of AsemicsDiane Keys, Minister of Propaganda, Student AmbassadorSnooker the Amazing Mail-art Dog, Dean of MenDavid Stafford, Dean of WomenDe…Continue

Started by De Villo Sloan. Last reply by Francis Lammé Dec 9, 2020.

font creator program 2 Replies

Hi I am new here because by chance I saw your question. I have used Fontographer to create my own fonts from drawings and it is easy and free. It will work with W7, I think. You need a painting /graphic program to create tiny drawings of each…Continue

Started by Mail Art Martha. Last reply by Francis Lammé Aug 24, 2020.

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Comment by Jason C. Motsch on June 6, 2019 at 7:12am

Comment by iWunder on June 3, 2019 at 2:11am: I just logged back in after a significant hiatus. Is anyone exchanging asemic pieces? How do I get involved to create/send/receive?

Group Owner Comment by De Villo Sloan on May 30, 2019 at 6:15am: Fantastic collabs at Asemic Front 2 by Rosaire Appel (New York City, USA) & group founder and former IUOMA member Cheryl Penn (South Africa). Great stuff!

https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2019/05/asemic-visual-poetry-coll...

Comment by Richard Canard on May 29, 2019 at 4:06pm: 29.05.19 Dare Ms. Jayne Barket Lyons, If you are gonna push the rest of us into new levels of seeing & viewing the world it seems a bit much to expect De Villo Sloan to come up with the necessary terminology---although (on second thought) he does seem to be the only logical & concerned Professor in Asemics 101. Thanx for sharing. Richard Canard

Group Owner Comment by De Villo Sloan on May 29, 2019 at 3:32pm: Thanks Jayne. Perfect. You have another example of what Richard calls "readymade" and I call "found" asemics.

They are things you stumble upon in everyday life that suggest language and text but you cannot read them in the way you are reading my comments here.

Asemic writing via calligraphy is an entirely different process to achieve the same end.

Maybe these humanmade accidents are industrial asemics - we don't have a formal name.

Comment by Jan Hodgman on May 26, 2019 at 12:40am

Group Owner Comment by De Villo Sloan on May 25, 2019 at 6:01pm: Asemic readymade aka Found Asemics from Nancy Bell Scott (Maine, USA).

http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/asemic-readymade-by-na...

Comment by Mark Rossmiller on May 23, 2019 at 11:05pm: :)

Group Owner Comment by De Villo Sloan on May 23, 2019 at 10:14pm: Mark, your view of asemics is somewhat notorious among asemic writers and visual poets. You brought our group to a standstill during the A-16 project back in the day. But I've always encouraged you to express your views. That still stands.

My experience shows this is not a great venue for asemic theory but go ahead if that's what people want.

Mark, I think you create great asemic work, which I think is more important than your theories that most agree are somewhat unorthodox,

I hope you keep sharing in the group.

yer ol' bud dvs

Group Owner Comment by Mim Golub Scalin on May 23, 2019 at 8:25pm: Ha ha ha you cracked me up!

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