Kob Bok: Selected Texts of Bob Cobbing, 1948-1999

by Bob Cobbing

Poetry. "The written versions of Cobbing's sound poems are not to be regarded merely as scores for performance. They are poems in their own right and have important visual qualities which alone justify their existence as printed poetry. They can be appreciated without knowledge of their sound interpretations even though that knowledge would add a dimension to them"--Sten Hanson.

117 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Cobbing was a British sound, visual, concrete and performance poet who was a central figure in the British Poetry Revival.
He grew up within the Plymouth Brethren community. 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.
He left teaching in the 60ies and managed Better Books on Charing Cross Road, London. Better Books was more than a mere bookshop. Once described as a ‘mini Arts Lab’ it served as stage, cinema and gallery. Its cross-disciplinary approach welcomed new art forms like assemblage, performance art, and radical poetry. Together with other alternative galleries such as 26 Kingly Street and Indica Bookshop, Better Books was one of the hot spots of the London underground scene.