This issue includes a critical essay on Language Poetry by Susan Nash Smith. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This issue includes a section from Jake Berry's "Brambu Drezi Book Two." The Sackner Archive holds the manuscript of this book as well as the trade edition book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Six pages from Jake Berry's Brambu Drezi Book 2 are reprinted; the Sackner Archive holds the manuscript of this book. This issue includes one of the early appearances of Michael Basinski's calligraphic poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The covers were designed by John M. Bennett and Tim Gaze. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Jack Foley writes about language poetry, He states that in its movement away from speech and towards "writing as such," language poetry emphasizes the visual; writing is a visual art! However, it does not push visual into the realm of concrete or pattern poetry, which often cannot be spoken at all. "The words in language poetry CAN be spoken, even if speech is not the key to opening the poem. Concrete poetry is just one aspects of the 'experimental' with with language poetry does not concern itself." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Five of the poems (one to a page) in this book were composed in collaboration with John M. Bennett, Andre Repeschko, anf Miekal And. The poems are done in several diverse styles. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The poetry by Ken Harris is similar is style to the work of John M. Bennett. The graphics are manipulated images by R.G. Lasley mostly incorporating text and abstractions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The book consists of short poems, one to a page, and a single concrete poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.