Houédard was a leading exponent of concrete poetry, with regular contributions to magazines and exhibitions from the early 1960s onward.[2] His elaborate, typewriter-composed visual poems ("typestracts") were scattered across many chapbooks, including Kinkon (1965) and Tantric Poems Perhaps (1967).[4] Among his best-known works is the poem "Frog-Pond-Plop", his English rendition of a zenhaiku by Matsuo Bashō.[3][4] He also edited four issues of the magazine Kroklok (1971–1976), a periodical devoted to research into the history of sound poetry.
Houédard cultivated an interest in multiple religious traditions; he wrote commentaries on Meister Eckhart and was a founder-member of the Eckhart Society, as well as an honorary fellow of the Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society.[5] He published several works of literary criticism, often with eccentric typography,[4] and corresponded widely with leading poets, artists, theologians and philosophers of his day, including Robert Graves, Edwin Morgan, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Lionel Kearns, Mark Boyle, John Blofeld, Michael Horovitz and Ian Hamilton Finlay.[3] In 1965, he collaborated with Jasia Reichardt from the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London on a book about the connection between poetry and painting.[6] Houédard collaborated next with Filipino poet and artist David Medalla in a modern ballet entitled The Yellow Wrinkled Pea, inspired by the life and scientific discoveries of the monk Gregor Mendel; the modern ballet, choreographed by Medalla, was performed in 1967 by members of the Exploding Galaxy at Middle Earth in Covent Garden, London, in 1967. Houédard contributed a poem to Signals, the avant-garde news bulletin by Medalla in the sixties. Houédard, Medalla and Antonio Sena exhibited together at the Lisson Gallery in London in 1967. Medalla curated the first solo exhibition by Houédard in 1976 at Artists for Democracy's Fitzrovia Cultural Centre, 143 Whitfield Street, London.
Publicationsedit
In 2012, Occasional Papers published Notes from the Cosmic Typewriter, a book devoted to Houédard, edited by Nicola Simpson, with essays by Gustavo Grandal Montero, Rick Poynor, David Toop and Charles Verey.
Referencesedit
^"Pierre's grandfather, whom he knew as LaLa, was born 'Gouédart', a name that derives from the Breton dialect and means 'river of blood'. LaLa changed the spelling of his name when he migrated to Jersey because the pronunciation that he used was closer to an aspirated 'h' than to the guttural 'g' that an English reader would give it ... Pierre suggested that Houédard should sound like 'wed are'." Charles Verey, "Dom Sylvester Houédard: to widen the context" in Dom Sylvester Houédard, edited by Andrew Hunt and Nicola Simpson (Richard Saltoun/Ridinghouse, 2017), pp. 29–37 at p. 33.
^Houédard, Sylvester; Reichardt, Jasia (1965). Between Poetry and Painting. London: Institute of Contemporary Arts. ASIN B01N7CN9E1
Further readingedit
Rawsthorn, Alice (16 December 2012). "The Eccentric Monk and His Typewriter". The New York Times. Article about Houédard, noting Simpson, Nicola, ed. (2012). Notes from the Cosmic Typewriter: The Life and Work of Dom Sylvester Houédard. London: Occasional Papers. ISBN978-0-9569623-3-1. This book incorporates several essays and images of Houédard's art.
January 01, 1970
sylvester, houédard, pierre, ɑːr, february, 1924, january, 1992, also, known, initials, british, benedictine, priest, theologian, noted, concrete, poet, born, 1924, february, 1924guernsey, united, kingdomdied15, january, 1992, 1992, aged, nationalitybritishkno. Dom Pierre Sylvester Houedard ˈ w ɛ d ɑːr WED ar 1 16 February 1924 15 January 1992 also known by the initials dsh was a British Benedictine priest theologian and noted concrete poet Dom Sylvester HouedardBorn 1924 02 16 16 February 1924Guernsey United KingdomDied15 January 1992 1992 01 15 aged 67 NationalityBritishKnown forpoetry concrete poetry literary criticism theology translation spirituality Contents 1 Life 1 1 Concrete poet 1 2 Bible translator 1 3 Other interests 1 4 Publications 2 References 3 Further readingLife editBorn on Guernsey as Pierre Peter Thomas Paul Jean Houedard he was educated at Jesus College Oxford 2 He served in British Army Intelligence from 1944 to 1947 and in 1949 joined the Benedictine Prinknash Abbey in Gloucestershire being ordained as a priest in 1959 and taking the religious name Sylvester 2 3 Concrete poet edit Houedard was a leading exponent of concrete poetry with regular contributions to magazines and exhibitions from the early 1960s onward 2 His elaborate typewriter composed visual poems typestracts were scattered across many chapbooks including Kinkon 1965 and Tantric Poems Perhaps 1967 4 Among his best known works is the poem Frog Pond Plop his English rendition of a zen haiku by Matsuo Bashō 3 4 He also edited four issues of the magazine Kroklok 1971 1976 a periodical devoted to research into the history of sound poetry Bible translator edit Houedard became literary editor of the Jerusalem Bible in 1961 2 Other interests edit Houedard cultivated an interest in multiple religious traditions he wrote commentaries on Meister Eckhart and was a founder member of the Eckhart Society as well as an honorary fellow of the Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society 5 He published several works of literary criticism often with eccentric typography 4 and corresponded widely with leading poets artists theologians and philosophers of his day including Robert Graves Edwin Morgan Allen Ginsberg William S Burroughs Jack Kerouac Lionel Kearns Mark Boyle John Blofeld Michael Horovitz and Ian Hamilton Finlay 3 In 1965 he collaborated with Jasia Reichardt from the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London on a book about the connection between poetry and painting 6 Houedard collaborated next with Filipino poet and artist David Medalla in a modern ballet entitled The Yellow Wrinkled Pea inspired by the life and scientific discoveries of the monk Gregor Mendel the modern ballet choreographed by Medalla was performed in 1967 by members of the Exploding Galaxy at Middle Earth in Covent Garden London in 1967 Houedard contributed a poem to Signals the avant garde news bulletin by Medalla in the sixties Houedard Medalla and Antonio Sena exhibited together at the Lisson Gallery in London in 1967 Medalla curated the first solo exhibition by Houedard in 1976 at Artists for Democracy s Fitzrovia Cultural Centre 143 Whitfield Street London Publications edit In 2012 Occasional Papers published Notes from the Cosmic Typewriter a book devoted to Houedard edited by Nicola Simpson with essays by Gustavo Grandal Montero Rick Poynor David Toop and Charles Verey References edit Pierre s grandfather whom he knew as LaLa was born Gouedart a name that derives from the Breton dialect and means river of blood LaLa changed the spelling of his name when he migrated to Jersey because the pronunciation that he used was closer to an aspirated h than to the guttural g that an English reader would give it Pierre suggested that Houedard should sound like wed are Charles Verey Dom Sylvester Houedard to widen the context in Dom Sylvester Houedard edited by Andrew Hunt and Nicola Simpson Richard Saltoun Ridinghouse 2017 pp 29 37 at p 33 a b c d British Council website dead link a b c Archives Hub Dom Silvester Houedard Papers a b c Richard Kostelanetz H R Brittain A Dictionary of the Avant Gardes p 291 Beshara Publications author info Houedard Sylvester Reichardt Jasia 1965 Between Poetry and Painting London Institute of Contemporary Arts ASIN B01N7CN9E1Further reading editRawsthorn Alice 16 December 2012 The Eccentric Monk and His Typewriter The New York Times Article about Houedard noting Simpson Nicola ed 2012 Notes from the Cosmic Typewriter The Life and Work of Dom Sylvester Houedard London Occasional Papers ISBN 978 0 9569623 3 1 This book incorporates several essays and images of Houedard s art Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sylvester Houedard amp oldid 1169192416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
