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What exactly is lettrism?

I know some things about the particular movement, but I would like to hear your answers particularly in relation to poetry.


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I have little background information myself on lettrism -
but have used this website... (especially with poetry)
http://www.thing.net/~grist/l&d/lettrist...

Of course there is wikipedia - it gives good links to lettrist poets:
Lettrists past and present
Isidore Isou
Maurice Lema㮴re
Jaques Spacagna
Roland Sabatier
Altagor
Gabriel Pomerand <----------------------------(... like his work!)
Roberto Altmann
Jean-Louis Brau (Ultra-Lettrist)
Gil J. Wolman (Ultra-Lettrist)
Francois Dufrene (Ultra-Lettrist)
Guy Debord
Ivan Chtcheglov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lettrist...

Good luck finding what you need!!