The works reproduced in this book demonstrate that Emmett Williams is a giant in the field of concrete and performance poetry. The first section of this book consists of limericks, concrete, optical and typewriter poems. The next section deals with Fluxus and performance poems. There are also photographs documenting Williams' performances. Seven colored plates of Williams' concrete poems are placed in the middle of the book. The remainder of the book provides a mix of short poems. The silkscreen print depicts a profile of Williams face with large stencilled letters over it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The works reproduced in this book demonstrate that Emmett Williams is a giant in the field of concrete and performance poetry. The first section of this book consists of limericks, concrete, optical and typewriter poems. The next section deals with Fluxus and performance poems. There are also photographs documenting Williams' performances. Seven colored plates of Williams' concrete poems are placed in the middle of the book. The remainder of the book provides a mix of short poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Compiled by John Janssen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each page is made up of the word(s) "sweetheart" in the form of different arrangements on the page or in a deconstructed format. A kinetic effect is obtained by flipping the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each page is made up of the word(s) "sweetheart" in the form of different arrangements on the page or in a deconstructed format. A kinetic effect is obtained by flipping the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each page is made up of the word(s) "sweetheart" in the form of different arrangements on the page or in a deconstructed format. A kinetic effect is obtained by flipping the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each page is made up of the word(s) "sweetheart" in the form of different arrangements on the page or in a deconstructed format. A kinetic effect is obtained by flipping the pages. This is a repint copy of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Stored in Emmett Williams box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the 2nd edition of the catalogue whose content appears to be the same as the 1st edition (also held by the Sackner Archive). Several works held by the Sackner Archive are reproduced in this extensive international anthology of shaped, concrete and visual poetry, including among others Iliazd & Ernst "Maximilliana," Hrabamus Maurus, Journal Amusant, Mallarme's "Un Coup De Des," Fraenkel's "Visual Interpretations of Un Coup De Des," Apollinaire's "Calligrammes," Lurcat's "Le Bestiaire Fabuleux," King's "Alphabeta Concertina," and Johns and Beckett's "Fizzles." The ancient shaped poems predominate from German sources. The 1986 bibliography of the Sackner Archive is cited as one of the references. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the 1st edition of the book which differs from the 2nd edition (also held by the Sackner Archive) in terms of the description on the publication page. For example, it has a caption that reads, "Gedruckt mit Unterstutzung der Bergischen Univesitat - Gesamthochschule Wupperthal und des Westfiels College, London." Several works held by the Sackner Archive are reproduced in this extensive international anthology of shaped, concrete and visual poetry, including among others Iliazd & Ernst "Maximilliana," Hrabamus Maurus, Journal Amusant, Mallarme's "Un Coup De Des," Fraenkel's "Visual Interpretations of Un Coup De Des," Apollinaire's "Calligrammes," Lurcat's "Le Bestiaire Fabuleux," King's "Alphabeta Concertina," and Johns and Beckett's "Fizzles." The ancient shaped poems predominate from German sources. The 1986 bibliography of the Sackner Archive is cited as one of the references. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The text is by Emmett Williams and the illustrations are by Tom Wasmuth. Each page contains four lines of poetry. The upper right corner of each page is filled with black step-like forms. As the poem becomes more complex, the black areas grow larger black areas that gradually recede altogether from the page. The poems in turn also become simpler in form. The note in the back of the book states that "the cover illustrates the intention of the artist...to realize this intention the reader may cut out the black area of each page and remove the cover photograph." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The text is by Emmett Williams and the illustrations are by Tom Wasmuth. Each page contains four lines of poetry. The upper right corner of each page is filled with black step-like forms. As the poem becomes more complex, the black areas grow larger black areas that gradually recede altogether from the page. The poems in turn also become simpler in form. The note in the back of the book states that "the cover illustrates the intention of the artist...to realize this intention the reader may cut out the black area of each page and remove the cover photograph." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The letters of the typings in this exhibition made with an IBM Selectric electrical typewriter were done in lowercase Letter Gothic font. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Checklist for the exhibition of works from international experimental artists and writers curated by Barbara Moore and Jon Hendricks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.