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The title page reads - Gnostic: the nome of she are words of power, unspeakable and dwelling in forrest shadow in the midst of insect song. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This drawing as well as many of other works by Basinski is performed by Basinski in his unique, extemporaneous manner. Basinski writed in an accompanying letter, "Here in paper work from mailed FISH FRY (A favorite in Catholic Lent old time buffalo - I find it most amsusing (sic) like a spring rite of passage). Hope you are well and thank you for adding FISH FRY to your marvelous collection." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The theme of this poem is mushrooms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This work is also designated as Card 26 from "Stories from the Flats." Tom Kryss conributed the envelope and cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The drawing is done on a page from a book on mushrooms and includes printed drawings of mushrooms and a caption. One of the mushrooms in the drawing is titled, "Scleroderma verrucosum." The title and subject of Sackner's first published medical book was "Scleroderma," a disease of humans and unrelated to the mushroom. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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An abstract form is filled with black ink letters and abstract markings typical of Basinski's style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The image on the cover of a drawing/collage was part of the SoundVision/VisionSound III exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This work is also designated as Card 22 from "Stories from the Flats." Tom Kryss contributed the envelope and cover designs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents On the back cover and internet, it is stated that Michael Basinski is the Curator of the Poetry Collection, the University at Buffalo. He performs his work as a solo poet and in ensemble with BuffFluxus. Among his many books of poetry are Poems Popeye Papyrus (Slack Buddha Press), Of Venus 93 (Little Scratch Pad) and All My Eggs Are Broken (BlazeVox). His poems and other works have appeared in many magazines including Dandelion, BoxKite, Open Letter, Torgue, Explosive Magazine, First Offense, Terrible Work, Kenning, Lungfull, Lvng, Generator, Tinfish, Curicule Patterns, Score, Unarmed, Rampike, House Organ, Ur Vox, Damn the Caesars, Pilot, 1913, Filling Station, Public Illumination, and Poetry. Michael says: "SNAP! is a narrative "opem' (a poem with many points of entry) improvisational (out of mind reading aloud at point of encounter), aural and visual/manuscipted, comic book, performable and emergent poetry. "Hell has no power over pagans.' -- Rimbaud." -- Source of annotation:...

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This drawing on irregularly shaped cardboard, consists of sections of multi-colored calligraphic texts, found, painted texts and handcolored images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This was printed in an edition size of 30 copies; the duplicate is a facsimile and the 31th copy printed 10.25.01. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.