Mail Art Collections

The John M. Bennett Collection. The John M. Bennett Collection is composed of the archive of Bennett's long running magazine The Lost and Found Times , a large archive of his work sheets and manuscripts, and thousands of letters and pieces of mail art sent to Bennett. The Poetry Collection also holds Bennett's books, chapbooks, tapes, poem cards and broadsides, and the publications from Bennett's own publishing imprint Luna Bisonte Prod. John M. Bennett lives in Columbus , Ohio .

The Sticker Dude Collection. The Sticker Dude is Joel S. Cohen. He is the owner and publisher of Ragged Edge Press, NYC. His press specializes in stickers, notepads and other publications such as The Irreverant Rubber Stamp catalog. He is an avid graphic artist, poet, painter, editor and appropriationist, with a penchant for the generation of easily accessible, low cost art. The Sticker Dude is also a mail artist and an organizer of Mail Art Projects and Exhibitions. The Sticker Dude Collection features a complete set of Ragged Edge Press publications. His Millennium Mail Art Project is part of The Sticker Dude Collection.

The Baron Collection. Baron's Mail Art Collection at The Poetry Collection consists of mail art and correspondence from Ficus Strangensis, Jim Leftwich, John M. Bennett, Scott Helmes and many others. He lives in Cleveland , Ohio . The Baron Collection was donated to The Poetry Collection in 2006. We thank Baron for his generosity.

The Luc Fierens Collection. Luc Fierens has become Belgium 's most active mail artist and visual poet. In 1987 he founded Postfluxpostbooklets. The Postflux books are held by The Poetry Collection as are all of Luc Fierens's books. Since 1984 he has participated in more than 2000 Mail Art shows. Much of the Mail Art in The Luc Fierens Collection was donated by him, and for this gesture we are indebted. Many of the works in The Luc Fierens Collection were culled from his Youth and Mail Art project.

The Amelia Etlinger Collection. Amelia Etlinger was an active mail artist during the 1970s. Her book At the Time of Writing , is part of The Poetry Collection

The Hallwalls Mail Art Collection. The Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center was founded in Buffalo in 1974. The archives of the gallery are held by The Poetry Collection. A facet of the Hallwalls Archive is a collection of Mail Art assembled by Daniel Mark Graham.

For more information on Mail Art, please contact The Poetry Collection.