“‘ideogramas’: Brazilian Concrete and Post-Concrete Poetry from the Collection of Claus and Maria Clüver” will be on display in the Lincoln Room of the Lilly Library from October 14 through December 15, 2016. The selections feature aspects of the poetic production of the five poets who created a new type of avant-garde poetry in the 1950s that relied strongly on the visual (and sound) aspects of their material. They became leaders in an international movement that lasted for two decades and is commemorated in Brazil until today. The exhibition documents the publication and reception of their work in Brazil and abroad and its close connection to concrete art, with some emphasis on the poets’ connection to Indiana University.

Claus Clüver, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature, will give a talk on Thursday, December 1, 5:30 p.m., entitled “’ideogramas’: Brazilian Concrete and Post-Concrete Poetry and Its Transposition by Composers and Translators.”