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Poor. Old. Tired. Horse. (POTH) was a British periodical of visual poetry, running for 25 issues from 1962 to 1967. [1] It was published by Wild Hawthorn Press, which was set up a year earlier in 1961 by Ian Hamilton Finlay. [2] Although most associated with the concrete poetry movement, POTH also contained traditional and avant-garde works. [1] The name originates from a poem by the American poet Robert Creeley. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Stewart (2011). "The Poet's Blueprint: The Pastoral and the Avant-Garde in Ian Hamilton Finlay's Poor.Old.Tired.Horse". Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses R.c.e.i. ISSN   0211-5913.
  2. Pagan, Victoria Emma, 1965- (2006). Rome and the literature of gardens. London: Duckworth. ISBN   0715635069. OCLC   71164340.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Crompton, Sarah (17 June 2009). "Poor. Old. Tired. Horse at the ICA". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 June 2019.