"The Seagull's Alphabet" by Geof Huth (New York City) (August 2025)
(Image courtesy of the poet)
"The Seagull's Alphabet" & Other Recent Eco-Asemics
& Object Poems by Geof Huth
by De Villo Sloan
These days writing about esoteric abstractions such as metasmics and patasemics makes it easy for me to forget my first serious asemic theory to receive attention in our broader community was my writing about eco-asemics:
When Peter Schwenger was doing the research for his book Asemic: The Art of Writing (2019), he contacted me about some of my blog posts where Nancy Bell Scott (Maine, USA) and I had traded tree bark as mail art and called it asemic. Both she and I had been involved in some extensive online discussions about identifying asemic symbols in nature as well as in found material generated by humans.
I deeply appreciate that Peter Schwenger found Nancy and I interesting and - in turn - that we could help him frame his thinking for what has become a classic book. When Nancy and I were trading Birch bark, I know we weren't thinking too seriously about conceptual art or the roots of language: (But the asemic seed was planted.) We were, honestly, having some fun and enjoying the creative freedom mail art allows. Nancy Bell Scott is a singular talent who significantly contributed to the growth of the asemic movement.
Thus, I always try to represent eco-asemic visual poets on the blog. I have tremendous admiration for the poets who find their true visions in nature. Veteran visual poet Geof Huth is - as far as I'm concerned along with many other AF2 readers - doing spectacular work with eco-asemics, object poetry and the exciting synthesis taking place between the two.
- De Villo Sloan
Elbridge, New York, USA
August 8, 2025
"Shull 451: and may change and alter the same" by Geof Huth
(July 2025) (Image courtesy of the poet)
"The See-E" by Geof Huth (July 2025)
(Image courtesy of the poet)
"Woud 49: AT a/ti" by Geof Huth (July 2025)
(Image courtesy of the poet)
"Untitled" by Geof Huth (July 2025)
(Image courtesy of the poet)
"Shull 456: fhall be velted in" by Geof Huth (August 2025)
(Image courtesy of the poet)
"perfon, who fhall throw any carcafe" by Geof Huth
(July 2025) (Image courtesy of the poet)
De Villo Sloan is a concrete poet living in Upstate, New York. He writes frequently about postavant art & culture. He is director of the Winifred & De Villo Sloan, Jr., Charitable Fund.
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