The cover depicts a rotopoem by Kriwet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The Biografie pages contain a photograph of Carlfriedrich Claus with Heiner Muller of Galerie Arkade in East Berlin. The Sackners met Mr Muller and purchased a print from him by Claus at that meeting. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The two prints by Carlfriedrich Claus included in this portfolio are depicted and described on page 60 of Claus' "Das druckgraphische Werk." Claus also provided an introductory essay. The Werkman piece is a reproduction from an Issue of "Next Call" and the folded print reproduces the text and illustrations for "Explodity." The original of the latter is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This poster was hung in the most important exhibition of concrete poetry in its time. The numbering scheme used to classify the posters is based upon the pages of the exhibition catalogue with the same title. In this case, the poster was not depicted in the catalogue and the page reference is to Claus's biography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This poster was hung in the most important exhibition of concrete poetry in its time. The numbering scheme used to classify the posters is based upon the pages of the exhibition catalogue with the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This print was hung in the most important exhibition of concrete poetry in its time. The numbering scheme used to classify the posters is based upon the pages of the exhibition catalogue with the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Provides listing and current prices for the books in this series. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Several listings in this catalog refer to the Sackner Archive catolog of 1986. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Auction catalogue. This auction consisted of a major collection of German literature and contemporary book arts. It is a useful source for dates of birth and death of the authors. The Sackners purchased several artist books by Barbara Fahrner at this auction. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The typewriter concrete poems date to 1959. Carl-Friedrich Claus was born in 1930 and died in 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The cover depicts a letter picture by Clemente Padin. The contributors to this exhibition constituted all the major artists/poets working contemporaneously in concrete and visual poetry. Stored in Ovum 10 box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The photographs of prints by Claus are all signed on the verso and their titles also inscribed. Presumably, these were used for a publication. Carl-Friedrich Claus was born in 1930 and died in 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This manifesto on the "New Poetry" was drawn up by an international group of poets who are listed as contributors. Other poets working in this field are cited in the contributor field. According to this document, the new poetry can be classified as concrete poetry, phonetic poetry, objective poetry, visual poetry, and sound poetry, Othe related poetries include cybernetic poetry, serial poetry, permutations, word sounds, etc. The major periodicals publishing new poetry are as follows: 1) Germany: Rot, Texturen; 2) England: Poor Old Tired Horse; 3) Belgium: De Tafelronde; 4) Brazil: Invencao, Praxis; 5) France: Cinqueme Saison, Les Lettres; 6) Holland: Kentering; 7) Japan: Vou; 8) Switzerland: Konkrete Poesie; 9) Austria: Manuskripte. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.