DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Preferred Citation
BIOGRAPHY
SCOPE AND CONTENT
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title: Ron Silliman. Disappearance of the word, appearance of the world,
Date (inclusive): 1976
Collection number: MSS 0403
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (1 item (16 leaves).)
Repository:
Mandeville Special Collections Library, Geisel Library, UC, San Diego
Shelf Location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Preferred Citation
Ron Silliman. Disappearance of the word, appearance of the world, MSS 0403. Mandeville
Special Collections Library, UCSD.
BIOGRAPHY
San Francisco poet associated with the LANGUAGE movement.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Essay on the social contexts of language in literature and poetry, and the relation of
language and history in the language arts.