Harris Broadsides

Broadsides are single-sheet publications, often issued as ephemera or announcements. The Harris Broadsides Collection is a comprehensive collection of American poetry published in broadside format from colonial times to the present. The collection offers materials covering a broad spectrum of American life, and includes poetry of every description: 18th and 19th century ballads, verse describing newsworthy events, poetic effusions of sentimentality and patriotism, comic verse, and much more. When completed, this digital project will include over 20,000 titles.
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Oysters Sir: and A steamboat row

Printed in two columns. At end of text: Printed and sold, wholesale and retail, at 211 Water Street, New York. Brown is listed at above address from 1825 to 1834.

Oyez!

Oyez!

Brown University

Poem, illustrated by the poet, and issued as a Christmas greeting in about 150 copies. Cf. Kherdian. At end of text: David Meltzer, December 1965. Text on p. [3]; p. [2] and [4] blank. First line: In hope I offer a fire-wheel.

Oyez

Oyez

Brown University

Advertisement for a series of new poems Printed in black on cream cardstock; red ornaments

Over the top

Over the top

Brown University

Pages [1, 4] within double line border.

Over the top

Over the top

Brown University

Pages [1] and [4] blank. At head of text: Dedicated to the village of Clark Mills, Oneida County, N.Y. At end of text: Copyright, 1918. A. Smales.

Over the road to Provincetown

Poetry. Broadsheet printed in blue and black on heavy paper in postcard format. Text superimposed on reproduction of color photograph of monument captioned: Pilgrim Memorial Monument, Provincetown, Mass.; at head of title reproduction of color photograph of road. At end of text: From The Provincetown book by Nancy W. Paine-Smith. On verso: Cordial greetings from the Hyannis Rotary Club, Poland Spring conclave, October, 1927.

Over the restless sea

Over the restless sea

Brown University

At end of text: Written for the Garfield memorial meeting of The Literary Society of Washington, held Nov. 19, 1881.

Over here: Liberty bond song, to the tune of the famous "Over there"

At head of text: The words really fit the music: Try it and be convinced. Broadsheet containing poem on recto, typesigned "R.S.W."; advertising for Liberty Bonds on verso, captioned "The what, why, and how of Liberty Bonds"; text on verso printed in two columns.

Over here

Over here

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments.

Over here

Over here

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments.

Outs and ins: Half horse--half alligator

Poetry in twelve four-line stanzas with four-line refrain, beginning: Sing yankee doodle in good mood. Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear type ornament sections. At end of text in second column, below line of type ornaments: Printed and sold by Christian Brown, 211 Water near Fulton-Street, New-York. C. Brown is listed at above address from 1825 to 1834. Cut of horse-alligator creature separating title.

Outhouse poem

Outhouse poem

Brown University

Robert Bly. Poetry; issued in postcard format with imprint information on verso. Text printed on orange paper within chalked outline.